Table 2 Primary analysis - Determinants of the need for the respite of informal carers

Variables

Coef.

p-value

M.E.

Coef.

p-value

M.E.

Coef.

p-value

Health Status – (Very good)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Good

0.188*

(0.021)

0.04

0.177*

(0.015)

0.03

0.178**

(0.008)

 Fair

0.350***

(0.000)

0.07

0.310***

(0.000)

0.06

0.304***

(0.000)

 Bad

0.492***

(0.000)

0.10

0.438***

(0.000)

0.09

0.417***

(0.000)

 Very bad

0.690*

(0.013)

0.15

0.645*

(0.016)

0.14

0.608*

(0.019)

Length of time for care - (< 1 year)

(ref.)

–

(ref.)

 1–5 years

−0.106

(0.393)

–

−0.110

(0.350)

 >  5 years

−0.135

(0.267)

–

−0.097

(0.434)

Income Level – (<  800€)

(ref.)

–

 800€ - 1200€

0.192

(0.267)

–

0.112

(0.520)

 1200€ - 1800€

0.231

(0.133)

–

0.174

(0.272)

 1800€ - 2500€

0.244

(0.108)

–

0.120

(0.430)

 >  2500€

0.360*

(0.016)

0.07

–

0.286

(0.055)

Marital status – (Single)

(ref.)

–

(ref.)

 Married

−0.048

(0.547)

–

−0.055

(0.452)

 Divorced

0.148

(0.292)

–

0.290*

(0.016)

 Widowed

−0.114

(0.284)

–

−0.029

(0.769)

Filiation – (Partner by marriage)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Child

0.159

(0.134)

0.211**

(0.007)

0.04

0.159

(0.087)

 Family member

0.186

(0.117)

0.225*

(0.022)

0.05

0.143

(0.164)

 Close acquaintance

−0.546**

(0.008)

−0.10

−0.546**

(0.003)

−0.09

−0.617*

(0.010)

Care for other persons

0.165**

(0.010)

0.03

0.174**

(0.003)

0.04

0.144**

(0.008)

Cohabitation

0.193*

(0.019)

0.04

0.177*

(0.014)

0.04

0.145*

(0.043)

Feeling of loneliness

0.380***

(0.000)

0.08

0.369***

(0.000)

0.08

0.366***

(0.000)

Lack of time

1.342***

(0.000)

0.28

1.383***

(0.000)

0.29

1.332***

(0.000)

Replacement in case of unavailability

−0.064

(0.304)

–

−0.125*

(0.032)

Age (CG)

0.026

(0.053)

–

0.015

(0.205)

Age squared (CG)

−0.000*

(0.031)

–

0.000

(0.144)

Female

0.071

(0.201)

–

0.095

(0.057)

Care duration – (< 30 h)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 30 h–60 h

0.279***

(0.000)

0.06

0.258***

(0.000)

0.05

0.320***

(0.000)

 60 h–150 h

0.465***

(0.000)

0.10

0.436***

(0.000)

0.09

0.450***

(0.000)

 > 150 h

0.727***

(0.000)

0.17

0.710***

(0.000)

0.16

0.749***

(0.000)

Use of training

0.427***

(0.000)

0.09

0.454***

(0.000)

0.09

0.414***

(0.000)

Use of support group

0.235

(0.076)

0.296*

(0.015)

0.06

0.316**

(0.007)

Health status (CR) ^a

0.194*

(0.016)

0.04

–

0.171*

(0.016)

More than one Disease (CR)

0.136*

(0.021)

0.03

0.137*

(0.011)

0.03

0.120*

(0.021)

Formal care (CR)

0.022

(0.710)

–

−0.020

(0.729)

ADL (CR)

0.032

(0.627)

–

0.036

(0.578)

IADL (CR)

−0.025

(0.659)

–

−0.010

(0.836)

MHI5 (CR)

0.002

(0.081)

0.002*

(0.032)

0.001

0.002

(0.109)

Constant

−3.435***

(0.000)

−2.507***

(0.000)

−2.946***

(0.000)

Number of observations