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 age | 0.79 | 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 status | 0.76 |
| Epilepsy characteristics | Age of onset epilepsy | 0.36 | Duration of epilepsy | 0.16 | Number of seizures per month | 0.89 | Number of AEDs | 0.0009 | Compliance | 0.40 | Type of seizures | 0.78 | Etiology | 0.52 |
| Paraclinical characteristics | AEDs level | 0.70 | EEG posterior dominant rhythm | 0.58 | EEG findings | 0.95 | EMU diagnosis | 0.51 | MRI findings | 0.10 |
| Neuropsychological and sleep characteristics | Patient MoCA | 0.003 | Patient Beck Depression | 0.18 | Patient Beck Anxiety | 0.10 | Patient Epworth | 0.11 | Patient SDQ-SA | 0.84 |
| Quality of life characteristics (QOLIE-31) | Seizure worry | 0.005 | Overall quality of life | 0.07 | Emotional well-being | 0.04 | Energy/Fatigue | 0.4413 | Cognitive functioning | 0.006 | Medication effects | 0.32 | Social Functioning | 0.05 | Overall score | 0.004 |
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(b) Caregiver characteristics associated with caregiver burden |
| Variable | -value |
| Age | 0.15 | Gender | 0.50 | Race | 0.62 | Religion | 0.44 | Relationship to patient | 0.16 | Employment | 0.94 | Education | 0.05 | Marital status | 0.60 | Cohabitation | 0.44 | Time spent for patient care | 0.01 |
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