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Table 6 Predictors of caregiver’s burden

From: Prevalence and correlates of psychiatric morbidity in Egyptian sample of dementia patients’ caregivers: a comparative descriptive study

Factors

Regression

T

Sig.

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Hours of caring

0.087

0.272

0.788

− 0.578

0.751

Years of caring

− 1.092

− 1.203

0.244

− 2.992

0.808

GHQ

1.774

4.824

<0.001**

1.005

2.544

ADL/IADL

1.586

3.733

<0.001**

0.697

2.475

BPSD

0.104

0.327

0.946

− 0.694

0.902

MMSE

− 0.174

− 0.348

0.731

− 1.216

0.869

  1. GHQ General Health Questionnaire, ADL activities of daily living, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, BPSD behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination
  2. **Highly significant statistical difference