Burden and Depression among Caregivers of Visually Impaired Patients in a Canadian Population

Table 3

Covariates impacting caregiver burden (2 linear regression models).

	Regression coefficient	Standard error	value
Personal estimate of overall burden ()
Hours of close supervision	0.67	0.34	<0.01
Completion of vision rehabilitation
Yes (reference)	—	—	—
No	0.59	0.34	0.04
Modified BIC total ()
Hours of close supervision	0.94	0.31	<0.01
Completion of vision rehabilitation
Yes (reference)	—	—	—
No	0.64	0.36	0.04

BIC: Burden Index of Caregivers.