High Burden among Older Family Caregivers is Associated with High Prevalence of Symptoms: Data from the Swedish Study “Good Aging in Skåne (GÅS)”
Table 4
Multiple logistic regression models for domains of symptoms, comparing caregivers with noncaregivers (reference), high-burden caregivers with low-burden caregivers (reference), and high-burden caregivers with noncaregivers (reference).
Caregivers vs. noncaregivers (ref.)
Caregivers, high burden vs. low burden (ref.)
Caregivers, high burden vs. noncaregivers (ref.)
Domains of symptoms, n (%)
CG n = 560
NCG n = 4897
OR
CI 95%
CHB n = 88
CLB n = 411
OR
CI 95%
CHB n = 88
NCG n = 4897
OR
CI 95%
Depressive
440 (80.4)
3781 (79.5)
1.35
1.05–1.73
82 (95.3)
318 (79.3)
5.02
1.76–14.37
82 (95.3)
440 (80.4)
5.26
1.91–14.50
Musculoskeletal
395 (73.4)
3565 (75.5)
0.96
0.77–1.19
69 (80.2)
285 (71.3)
1.42
0.79–2.56
69 (80.2)
395 (73.4)
1.30
0.75–2.26
Gastrourinary
272 (51.6)
2471 (51.5)
1.13
0.93–1.37
61 (70.9)
185 (46.5)
2.41
1.42–4.08
61 (70.9)
272 (51.6)
2.36
1.44–3.84
Head related
326 (63.1)
3023 (65.1)
1.06
0.86–1.30
64 (74.4)
237 (59.8)
1.76
1.01–3.09
64 (74.4)
326 (63.1)
1.61
0.96–2.71
Cardiopulmonary
260 (49.6)
2333 (49.9)
1.12
0.93–1.36
45 (52.3)
195 (49.0)
1.10
0.67–1.80
45 (52.3)
260 (49.6)
1.14
0.73–1.78
Tension related
403 (73.4)
3290 (69.2)
1.35
1.08–1.67
78 (90.7)
283 (70.2)
3.76
1.74–8.13
78 (90.7)
403 (73.4)
4.12
2.00–8.60
Metabolic
351 (66.7)
3044 (65.1)
1.20
0.98–1.47
66 (76.7)
255 (64.1)
1.64
0.93–2.88
66 (76.7)
351 (66.7)
1.78
1.06–2.98
Note. Significant ORs are in bold, . All regression models are adjusted for sex, age, education level, cohabiting status, MMSE, and financial status.
