Table 5 Multiple linear regression analysis for independent variables and informal caregiver’s self-reported anxiety symptoms in Italy and Sweden.
Variables | Self-reported anxiety symptoms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
β Coefficient (SE) | p* | β Coefficient (SE) | p* | β Coefficient (SE) | p* | β Coefficient (SE) | p* | |
Italy (n = 316) | ||||||||
Gender (female vs. male) | 1.367 (0.504) | 0.007 | 1.266 (0.511) | 0.014 | 1.322 (0.510) | 0.010 | 1.474 (0.518) | 0.005 |
Caregiving, hours/day (≤5 vs. ≥6) | −0.795 (0.496) | 0.110 | −1.243 (0.549) | 0.024 | −1.205 (0.549) | 0.029 | ||
Occupation (yes vs. no) | −0.988 (0.528) | 0.062 | −0.956 (0.527) | 0.071 | ||||
Type of relationship (ref. spouse) | ||||||||
Child | −0.599 (0.534) | 0.263 | ||||||
Other | −1.293 (0.758) | 0.089 | ||||||
Constant | 6.753 (1.283) | < 0.001 | ||||||
Adjusted R-squared changes | 0.020 | 0.029 | 0.041 | 0.051 | ||||
R-squared | 0.051 | |||||||
Sweden (n = 74) | ||||||||
Caregiving, hours/day (0–24) | 0.142 (0.062) | 0.025 | 0.148 (0.061) | 0.017 | 0.164 (0.062) | 0.010 | 0.148 (0.062) | 0.019 |
Additional caregivers (yes vs. no) | −1.146 (0.497) | 0.024 | −1.133 (0.521) | 0.033 | −1.443 (0.539) | 0.009 | ||
Severity of disease, MMSE (mild vs. moderate) | −1.181 (0.536) | 0.031 | −0.906 (0.547) | 0.103 | ||||
Marital status (yes vs. no) | 1.136 (0.612) | 0.068 | ||||||
Constant | 3638 (0.837) | < 0.001 | ||||||
Adjusted R-squared changes | 0.047 | 0.093 | 0.141 | 0.170 | ||||
R-squared | 0.215 | |||||||