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Table 2 Characteristics of the study dyads N = 355 & unadjusted associations of each characteristic with monthly cost of care (third party payer & societal perspective

From: Factors associated with costs of care in community-dwelling persons with dementia from a third party payer and societal perspective: a cross-sectional study

 

Percentage (n)

Unadjusted association soc perspa

Unadjusted association 3rd pp perspb

Caregiver age in years, mean (SD)

67.38 (12.04)

p < 0.001*,°

p = 0.446

Caregiver gender, % (n)

 

p = 0.012*

p = 0.711

 Female

65.4 (232)

  

Region, % (n)

 Flanders

52.4 (186)

  

 Wallonia

38.6 (137)

  

 Brussels

9 (32)

  

Caregiver professional situation, % (n)

 

p < 0.001*

p = 0.649

 Active on the labor market

20 (71)

  

 Non-active on the labor market

12.1 (43)

  

 Retired

67.9 (241)

  

Caregiver educational level, % (n)

 

p = 0.001*

p = 0.002

 Low

27.9 (99)

  

 Moderate

29.3 (104)

  

 High

42.8 (152)

  

Type of relationship caregiver/person with dementia, % (n)

 

p = 0.111*

p = 0.332

 Partner/spouse

66.5 (236)

  

 Daughter/son

26.2 (93)

  

 Other family member or friend

7.3 (26)

  

Cohabitation with person with dementia, % (n)

 

p = 0.309

p = 0.362

 Yes

79.7 (283)

  

Number of caregivers, mean (SD)

1.5 (0.98)

p = 0.093

p = 0.02

Caregivers burden, mean (SD)

33 (16.18)

p < 0.001*,°

p = 0.012

EQ-5D index, mean (SD)

0.74 (0.22)

p < 0.001*

p = 0.014

Intention to institutionalize, mean (SD)

1.7 (1.72)

p = 0.016*

p = 0.005

Time spent in caregiving hours/day, mean (SD)

7.5 (6.21)

  

Person with dementia age in years, mean (SD)

78.7 (8.62)

p = 0.569

p = 0.281

Person with dementia gender, % (n)

 

p = 0.875

p = 0.246

 Female

53.5 (190)

  

Person with dementia educational level, % (n)

   

 Low

44.2 (156)

  

 Moderate

26.6 (94)

  

 High

29.2 (103)

  

Severity of dementia, % (n)

 

p < 0.001*,°

p < 0.001*,°

 Moderate cognitive decline

29 (103)

  

 Moderately severe cognitive decline

39.4 (140)

  

 Severe cognitive decline

25.9 (92)

  

 Very severe cognitive decline

5.6 (20)

  

Level of dependency, mean (SD)

17.2 (6.43)

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001

Frequency of behavioral problems/last week, mean (SD)

1.4 (0.53)

p < 0.001*

p = 0.033

Impact of behavioral problems on the caregiver/last week, mean (SD)

1.5 (0.78)

p = 0.151*

p = 0.360

  1. *eligible for inclusion in the generalized linear model, asocietal perspective, b3rd party payer perspective, °excluded in model due to multicollinearity