Table 2 The association between informal caregiving and self-reported depressive symptoms and anxious distress at baseline and 10-year follow-up
No. of participants | No. of cases | Odds ratios (95% confidence interval)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
Baseline (n = 9346) | |||||
Self-reported depressive symptoms | |||||
No caregiving | 8562 | 1683 | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | |
Caregiving without limitations | 312 | 53 | 0.83 (0.62–1.12) | 0.96 (0.70–1.32) | |
Caregiving with limitations | 472 | 146 | 1.85 (1.52–2.26) | 2.00 (1.63–2.47) | |
Self-reported anxious distress | |||||
No caregiving | 8562 | 714 | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | |
Caregiving without limitations | 312 | 20 | 0.76 (0.48–1.20) | 0.89 (0.55–1.45) | |
Caregiving with limitations | 472 | 69 | 1.91 (1.46–2.49) | 2.07 (1.57–2.74) | |
10-year follow-up (n = 5108) | |||||
Self-reported depressive symptoms | |||||
No caregiving | 4626 | 721 | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) |
Caregiving without limitations | 197 | 22 | 0.68 (0.44–1.07) | 0.82 (0.52–1.31) | 0.86 (0.53–1.40) |
Caregiving with limitations | 285 | 60 | 1.43 (1.07–1.91) | 1.44 (1.06–1.96) | 1.13 (0.81–1.57) |
Self-reported anxious distress | |||||
No caregiving | 4626 | 269 | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) |
Caregiving without limitations | 197 | 10 | 0.87 (0.45–1.66) | 1.04 (0.53–2.03) | 1.11 (0.56–2.19) |
Caregiving with limitations | 285 | 24 | 1.49 (0.97–2.31) | 1.52 (0.96–2.41) | 1.23 (0.76–1.99) |