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Table 4 Health-related factors associated with the number of caregivers’ rejections (n = 226)

From: Why do family dementia caregivers reject caregiver support services? Analyzing types of rejection and associated health-impairments in a cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial

 

b

z

p

CI95−

CI95+

Covariates

 Caregiver gender (female)

−0.156

− 0.52

0.602

− 0.741

0.430

 Caregiver currently working

0.440

1.39

0.165

−0.182

1.061

 Caregiver age

0.008

0.62

0.535

−0.170

0.033

 PwD gender

0.201

0.64

0.520

−0.413

0.816

 PwD age

0.013

0.57

0.571

−0.032

0.059

 PwD living situation (living alone)

−0.024

−0.09

0.928

−0.539

0.491

 PwD severity of dementia (MMST)

0.024

0.94

0.346

−0.026

0.074

 PwD depression (GDS)

−0.211

−0.67

0.506

−0.831

0.409

 PwD functional status (B-ADL)

0.136

2.53

0.011

0.031

0.241

Predictors

 Caregivers SF-12 physical health

−0.022

−1.61

0.107

−0.048

0.005

 Caregivers SF-12 mental health

−0.006

−0.38

0.707

−0.039

0.026

 Caregivers SF BSI-18 somatization

−0.038

−0.67

0.500

−0.149

0.072

 Caregivers SF BSI-18 depression

−0.013

−0.21

0.830

−0.128

0.102

 Caregivers SF BSI-18 anxiety

0.055

1.00

0.319

−0.053

0.162

R 2

    

0.09

  1. Footnote: Conditional negative binomial regression model with random effects for GP; Number of caregivers’ rejection was the predictor of interest; p-values are given one-sided, CI = Confidence interval, MMST = Mini Mental State Test ranging from 0 to 30 (higher score indicates better cognitive functioning), B-ADL = Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale ranging from 0 to 10 (lower score indicates better performance), GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale ranging 0–15 (score ≥ 6 indicates depression), SF-12 = 12-Item short form survey assessing physical and mental health, BSI-18 = brief symptom inventory short form assessing syndromes of somatization, depression, and anxiety