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Table 3 Univariate analysis of the caregivers’ IEQ-EU scores according to caregiver and patient variables

From: Caregivers consequences of care among patients with eating disorders, depression or schizophrenia

IEQ-EU

 

Tension

 

Supervision

 

Worrying

 

Urging

 

IEQ-EU Total

 
 

\( \overline{x} \) (SD)

p-value

\( \overline{x} \) (SD)

p-value

\( \overline{x} \) (SD)

p-value

\( \overline{x} \) (SD)

p-value

\( \overline{x} \) (SD)

p-value

Caregiver variables

          

Age

 

0.32

 

<.05

 

0.29

 

0.15

 

0.95

≤45a

0.18 (0.21)

 

0.09 (0.16)b,c

 

0.40 (0.32)

 

0.19 (0.21)

 

0.21 (0.17)

 

45-60b

0.16 (0.19)

 

0.07 (0.16)a

 

0.44 (0.31)

 

0.18 (0.20)

 

0.20 (0.16)

 

>60c

0.14 (0.18)

 

0.07 (0.16)a

 

0.44 (0.34)

 

0.23 (0.23)

 

0.21 (0.17)

 

Gender

 

0.10

 

0.57

 

<.05

 

0.29

 

0.05

Female

0.17 (0.20)

 

0.08 (0.17)

 

0.45 (0.32)

 

0.20 (0.22)

 

0.22 (0.17)

 

Male

0.14 (0.18)

 

0.08 (0.14)

 

0.39 (0.31)

 

0.18 (0.19)

 

0.19 (0.15)

 

Relationship of caregiver to patient

<.01

 

0.05

 

<.001

 

0.20

 

<.001

Mothera

0.17 (0.20)e

 

0.09 (0.19)

 

0.53 (0.30)c,d,e

 

0.21 (0.21)

 

0.24 (0.17)e

 

Fatherb

0.14 (0.17)

 

0.07 (0.14)

 

0.51 (0.32)c,e

 

0.18 (0.17)

 

0.21 (0.15)e

 

Spouse/partnerc

0.18 (0.20)e

 

0.09 (0.16)

 

0.34 (0.30)a,b

 

0.20 (0.22)

 

0.20 (0.17)e

 

Sibling/childd

0.15 (0.20)

 

0.05 (0.12)

 

0.41 (0.34)a

 

0.18 (0.21)

 

0.19 (0.17)

 

Friende

0.07 (0.13)a,c

 

0.05 (0.12)

 

0.26 (0.26)ab

 

0.14 (0.17)

 

0.12 (0.12)a,b,c

 

Educational level

 

0.15

 

0.13

 

<.001

 

<.001

 

<.001

Primary educationa

0.18 (0.18)

 

0.10 (0.19)

 

0.54 (0.32)b

 

0.23 (0.19)b

 

0.25 (0.15)b

 

Secondary educationb

0.17 (0.20)

 

0.07 (0.13)

 

0.37 (0.31)a,c

 

0.16 (0.19)a

 

0.19 (0.16)a,c

 

Higher educationc

0.18 (0.22)

 

0.11 (0.20)

 

0.50 (0.32)b

 

0.19 (0.17)

 

0.24 (0.17)b

 

Marital status

 

0.58

 

0.07

 

0.64

 

0.51

 

0.94

Singlea

0.17 (0.22)

 

0.09 (0.18)

 

0.40 (0.32)

 

0.20 (0.22)

 

0.21 (0.18)

 

Married/partnerb

0.16 (0.19)

 

0.08 (0.15)

 

0.42 (0.32)

 

0.19 (0.20)

 

0.21 (0.16)

 

Divorcedc

0.19 (0.24)

 

0.15 (0.23)

 

0.49 (0.34)

 

0.16 (0.21)

 

0.23 (0.21)

 

Widow(er)d

0.12 (0.16)

 

0.05 (0.17)

 

0.43 (0.32)

 

0.20 (0.21)

 

0.19 (0.16)

 

Contact with patient

 

<.01

 

<.05

 

0.15

 

0.14

 

0.37

≤32 hours/week

0.14 (0.19)

 

0.07 (0.14)

 

0.44 (0.31)

 

0.18 (0.19)

 

0.20 (0.16)

 

≥32 hours/week

0.18 (0.20)

 

0.09 (0.17)

 

0.41 (0.33)

 

0.21 (0.22)

 

0.22 (0.17)

 

Living with the patient

 

<.001

 

<.001

 

0.13

 

<.01

 

<.001

No

0.08 (0.13)

 

0.04 (0.12)

 

0.39 (0.34)

 

0.15 (0.18)

 

0.16 (0.14)

 

Yes

0.19 (0.20)

 

0.09 (0.17)

 

0.44 (0.31)

 

0.21 (0.21)

 

0.23 (0.17)

 

Patient variables

          

Duration of illness

<.05

 

0.33

 

0.48

 

0.20

 

0.13

≤3 yearsa

0.19 (0.20)b

 

0.10 (0.18)

 

0.42 (0.29)

 

0.22 (0.22)

 

0.23 (0.17)

 

3-10 yearsb

0.15 (0.20)a

 

0.07 (0.15)

 

0.42 (0.33)

 

0.18 (0.20)

 

0.20 (0.17)

 

>10 yearsc

0.15 (0.19)

 

0.08 (0.16)

 

0.39 (0.33)

 

0.20 (0.23)

 

0.20 (0.17)

 

Age §

-0.001 (0.0005)

<.05

-0.0008 (0.0005)

0.07

-0.005 (0.0009)

<.001

0.0005 (0.0006)

0.39

-0.001 (0.0005)

<.01

Gender

 

0.73

 

0.69

 

0.29

 

0.85

 

0.48

Female

0.16 (0.19)

 

0.08 (0.17)

 

0.41 (0.32)

 

0.19 (0.20)

 

0.20 (0.16)

 

Male

0.16 (0.20)

 

0.08 (0.15)

 

0.38 (0.32)

 

0.20 (0.23)

 

0.20 (0.18)

 
  1. Note.\( \overline{x} \) (SD) mean (standard deviation), §Beta (standard error), IEQ Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire, Superscript letters in the first column represent statistical differences between groups
  2. P-values in bold indicated a significance level of p < 0.05