Table 4 Regression: Factors associated with Zarit’s Burden Score – Parsimonious Model
3-Months Point | 12-Months Point | |
|---|---|---|
Number of Observations | 168 | 101 |
Coefficient (95%-CI) | Coefficient (95%-CI) | |
Covariates: Patients | ||
Patient’s Age | ||
Patients’ age group: <= 50 | – | – |
Patients’ age group: 51–65 | 0.25 (−0.15, 0.66) | − 0.28 (−1.05, 0.48) |
Patients’ age group: > 65 | 0.24 (− 0.18, 0.66) | −0.32 (−1.06, 0.42) |
Patients’ ethnicity: Chinese | − 0.05 (− 0.29, 0.19) | −0.03 (− 0.41, 0.35) |
Patients’ gender: Female | 0.05 (− 0.27, 0.37) | −0.43 (− 0.87, 0.02)* |
Patients’: married | −0.34 (− 0.66, − 0.02)** | 0.27 (− 0.2, 0.74) |
Ward class | ||
Ward class: A&B1 | −0.47 (− 0.99, 0.06)* | −0.02 (− 0.72, 0.69) |
Ward class: B2 | − 0.07 (− 0.34, 0.19) | 0.13 (− 0.31, 0.56) |
Ward class: C | – | – |
Modified Rankin Scale | ||
Modified Rankin Scale: No symptom or disability | – | – |
Modified Rankin Scale: slight or moderate disability | 0.27 (−0.002, 0.53)* | 0.47 (0.002, 0.94)** |
Modified Rankin Scale: moderate severe or severe disability | 0.60 (0.29, 0.91)*** | 0.75 (0.29, 1.21)*** |
Hypertension | NA | 0.69 (0.23, 1.16)*** |
Depressed | 0.34 (0.09, 0.58)*** | NA |
Covariates: Caregivers | ||
Caregivers’ Age | ||
Caregivers’ age group: <= 50 | – | – |
Caregivers’ age group: 51–65 | 0.05 (−0.23, 0.32) | 0.35 (−0.11, 0.81) |
Caregivers’ age group: > 65 | − 0.28 (− 0.64, 0.09) | 0.33 (− 0.21, 0.87) |
Caregivers’ gender: Female | 0.39 (0.04, 0.75)** | 0.61 (0.09, 1.14)** |
Caregivers’ work status: full-time workers | 0.29 (0.05, 0.54)** | NA |
Co-care with foreign domestic workers | −0.62 (− 0.97, − 0.28)*** | NA |