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Table 2 Predictors of persistent burden in the 6-month and 12-month Post-Placement Panels (N = 1,015; 560 respectively)a

From: Clinically significant changes in burden and depression among dementia caregivers following nursing home admission

 

6-Month Post-Placement Panel

12-Month Post-Placement Panel

Variables

B

SE

OR

B

SE

OR

Context of Care

      

   Site

      

   Florida

1.85***

.44

6.36

2.05***

.81

7.78

   Illinois

-.12

.40

.77

-.32

.70

.73

   Minnesota

.00

.39

1.00

-.31

.68

.73

   New York

.57

.42

1.76

-1.62

1.01

.20

   Ohio

.51

.39

1.66

.75

.66

2.11

   Oregon

1.11*

.44

3.02

1.87*

.78

6.51

   Tennessee

.32

.43

1.38

.10

.80

1.10

   West Virginia (reference)

      

   CR is female

.26

.37

1.30

-.64

.67

.53

   CR is Caucasian

.65*

.33

1.92

2.28**

.75

9.77

   CR age

-.01

.01

.99

-.01

.03

.99

   CR is Medicaid eligible

.19

.19

1.21

.50

.39

1.65

   CR lives with CG

.23

.27

1.26

.14

.62

1.15

   Treatment

-.10

.18

.91

-.42

.36

.66

Kin relationship

      

   Wife

2.18***

.49

8.84

3.37**

1.01

29.16

   Husband

.77

.43

2.15

2.33*

.96

10.26

   Daughter

1.01***

.28

2.75

1.36*

.57

3.89

   Other (reference)

      

   CG age

-.01

.01

.99

-.03

.03

.97

   CG income

.00

.04

1.00

.09

.08

1.10

   CG is employed

.59*

.24

1.81

1.13*

.46

3.10

   CG education

.11

.08

1.12

-.29*

.15

.75

   Duration of care

.01**

.00

1.01

.01**

.00

1.01

Time to NHA from pre-placement

      

   0 to 61 days (reference)

      

   61.01 to 105 days

-.13

.26

.87

-.53

.49

.59

   105.01 to 151 days

-.01

.25

.99

-.63

.50

.53

   Over 151 days

.19

.25

1.21

-.22

.47

.81

Dementia severity

      

   MMSE at baseline

.01

.01

1.01

.05

.02

1.05

   Pre-placement behavior problems

.13***

.03

1.14

.24***

.05

1.28

Functional impairment

      

   Pre-placement ADLs

-.04

.05

.96

.12

.10

1.13

   Pre-placement IADLs

.05

.10

1.05

-.07

.22

.94

   Pre-placement caregiving Hours

      

   0 to 20 hours (reference)

      

   20.01 to 70 hours

1.20***

.27

3.32

1.11*

.56

3.05

   70.01 hours to 118 hours

1.58***

.30

4.83

1.77**

.63

5.85

   Over 118 hours

1.57***

.31

4.81

2.51***

.59

12.28

   Pre-placement unmet needs

.13***

.02

1.14

.18***

.05

1.20

Resources

      

   Any pre-placement chore service use

.15

.20

1.16

.11

.40

1.12

   Any pre-placement personal care use

.09

.21

1.09

-.04

.41

.96

   Any pre-placement adult day service use

-.08

.20

.93

-.42

.40

.66

   Any pre-placement overnight hospital use

.08

.22

1.09

.17

.43

1.19

   Any pre-placement secondary caregiving hours

-.17

.18

.84

-1.14**

.36

.32

   CG pre-placement self-reported health

.86***

.13

2.36

1.10***

.25

3.01

   CG pre-placement ADLs

-.23

.15

.79

.10

.28

1.10

   CG pre-placement IADLs

.08

.08

1.08

-.09

.15

.91

  1. aCaregivers who did not indicate clinically significant burden at pre-placement or post-placement intervals was the reference category (n = 659 in 6-month post-placement panel; n = 459 in the 12-month post-placement panel)
  2. NOTE: CR = care recipient; CG = caregiver; NHA = nursing home admission; ADL = activities of daily living; IADLs = instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination
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