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Table 4 Predictors of general mental health problems in formal and informal caregivers

From: Predictors of mental health problems in formal and informal caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Predictors

β

t

R2

F

Informal caregivers

 GSES Self-efficacy

−0.36

−2.71**

0.12

7.35**

 SCQ Comprehensibility

−0.20

−1.31

 SCQ Manageability

−0.15

−0.89

Formal caregivers

 SCQ Meaningfulness

−0.38

−2.76**

0.34

13.70***

 SSQ Tangible support

−0.31

−2.27*

 SCQ Comprehensibility

−0.13

−0.48

 SCQ Manageability

−0.02

−0.06

 SSQ Emotional support

0.11

0.51

 SSQ Social integration

0.18

0.65

 GSES Self-efficacy

0.12

0.73

  1. Note. For informal caregivers, the following variables were excluded from the statistical model: SCQ Comprehensibility and SCQ Manageability. For formal caregivers, the following variables were excluded from the statistical model: SCQ Comprehensibility, SCQ Manageability, SSQ Emotional support, SSQ Social integration, and GSES Self-efficacy
  2. GSES Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, SCQ Sense of Coherence Questionnaire, SSQ Social Support Questionnaire, β standardized regression coefficient, t Student’s t test to determine the significance of a standardized regression coefficient; R2 = size of the explained variance of the dependent variable (explained) including the correction for the number of subjects and the number of predictors introduced into the regression equation; F = fit of the regression model
  3. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001