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Table 6 Multivariate linear multiple regression results for covariates of economic cost

From: Economic cost and quality of life of family caregivers of schizophrenic patients attending psychiatric hospitals in Ghana

 

Cost

  
 

Direct

Indirect

Joint effect

Covariates

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

F-test statistic

p-value

  

**

  
 

0.71

3.25

  

Age in years

(−0.17,1.59)

(0.99,5.52)

10.18

0.0001***

Sex

 

*

  

 Female

Ref

Ref

  

 Male

12.06

−61.09

3.65

0.0269*

(−11.58,35.70)

(−121.77,-0.41)

  

Marital status

 Single

Ref

Ref

  

 Married

19.30

53.42

3.93

0.0203*

(−5.58,44.17)

(−10.43,117.28)

  

Proximity

*

   

 Close

Ref

Ref

  

 Far

32.33

0.84

2.91

0.0554

(5.52,59.15)

(−68.00,69.67)

  

Education

 

***

  

 None

Ref

Ref

  

 Primary/junior high school

12.27(−26.56,51.11)

−64.17(−163.87,35.52)

18.61

0.0001***

 Secondary

16.19(−22.77,55.16)

−79.76(−179.78,20.27)

  

 Tertiary

39.84(−4.43,84.11)

−215.75(−329.41,-102.10)

  

Employment status

 

***

  

 None

Ref

Ref

  

 Private

1.07(−40.83,42.96)

−327.68(−435.22,-220.14)

  

 Public

5.58(−41.69,52.86)

−302.55(−423.91,-181.19)

2.36

0.0953

 Self-employed

7.35(−25.48,40.17)

−45.51(−129.79,38.76)

  

 Student/apprentice

66.56(−6.26,139.38)

−19.64(−206.58,167.30)

  

R 2

50.8%

64.2%

  
  1. β is the estimated effect of covariate; R 2 is the adjusted coefficient off determination; CI is confidence interval; ref. is the reference category
  2. *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001