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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of caregivers’ IEQ-EU subscales

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

   

IEQ-EU subscales

    
 

Tension

 

Supervision

 

Worrying

 

Urging

 
 

Beta (s.e.)

p-value

Beta (s.e.)

p-value

Beta (s.e.)

p-value

Beta (s.e.)

p-value

Intercept

0.16 (0.04)

<.001

0.05 (0.04)

0.20

0.42 (0.05)

<.001

0.23 (0.04)

<.001

Caregivers of patients with

        

Depression (n = 252)

-0.01 (0.02)

0.62

-0.05 (0.02)

<.05

-0.18 (0.04)

<.001

-0.11 (0.03)

<.001

Schizophrenia (n = 151)

-0.05 (0.02)

<.05

-0.04 (0.02)

0.05

-0.19 (0.03)

<.001

-0.01 (0.02)

0.75

Eating Disorders (n = 251)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Relationship of caregiver to patients

       

Mother

0.07 (0.03)

<.05

0.04 (0.03)

0.12

0.19 (0.05)

<.001

0.03 (0.04)

0.44

Father

0.02 (0.04)

0.54

0.02 (0.03)

0.51

0.16 (0.05)

<.01

-0.01 (0.04)

0.74

Spouse/partner

0.10 (0.03)

<.01

0.07 (0.03)

<.05

0.09 (0.05)

0.09

0.09 (0.03)

<.01

Sibling/child

0.06 (0.03)

0.08

-0.01 (0.03)

0.63

0.11 (0.05)

0.04

0.02 (0.04)

0.53

Friend

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Marital status of caregiver

        

Single

-

 

0.05 (0.03)

0.11

-

 

-

 

Married/partner

-

 

0.01 (0.03)

0.69

-

 

-

 

Divorced

-

 

0.10 (0.04)

<.01

-

 

-

 

Widow(er)

-

 

Reference

 

-

 

-

 

Caregiver’s age

        

≤45

-

 

-

 

-

 

-0.05 (0.02)

0.06

45-60

-

 

-

 

-

 

-0.05 (0.02)

<.05

>60

-

 

-

 

-

 

Reference

 

Patient age

-0.002 (0.0007)

<.05

-

 

-

 

-

 

ICC

0.34

 

0.38

 

0.44

 

0.61

 
  1. Note. (s.e.) standard error, IEQ Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire, - variable not considered in the final model. Reference: Reference category group. ICC Intraclass Correlation Coefficient. A positive estimate indicates an increment in caregiver burden. IEQ Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire
  2. P-values in bold indicated a significance level of p < 0.05