Epilepsy Research and Treatment

Research Article

Caregiver Burden in Epilepsy: Determinants and Impact

Table 3

Factors associated with caregiver burden: univariate analysis.
(a) Patient characteristics associated with caregiver burden
Variable value
Demographic characteristics
Patient age0.79
Patient gender 0.77
Patient race 0.62
Patient religion 0.85
Patient employment 0.48
Patient education 0.83
Living situation 0.07
Marital status0.76
Epilepsy characteristics
Age of onset epilepsy0.36
Duration of epilepsy0.16
Number of seizures per month0.89
Number of AEDs0.0009
Compliance 0.40
Type of seizures 0.78
Etiology 0.52
Paraclinical characteristics
AEDs level 0.70
EEG posterior dominant rhythm0.58
EEG findings 0.95
EMU diagnosis 0.51
MRI findings0.10
Neuropsychological and sleep characteristics
Patient MoCA0.003
Patient Beck Depression0.18
Patient Beck Anxiety0.10
Patient Epworth0.11
Patient SDQ-SA0.84
Quality of life characteristics (QOLIE-31)
Seizure worry0.005
Overall quality of life0.07
Emotional well-being0.04
Energy/Fatigue0.4413
Cognitive functioning0.006
Medication effects0.32
Social Functioning0.05
Overall score0.004
(b) Caregiver characteristics associated with caregiver burden
Variable -value
Age0.15
Gender0.50
Race 0.62
Religion 0.44
Relationship to patient0.16
Employment0.94
Education 0.05
Marital status 0.60
Cohabitation0.44
Time spent for patient care0.01