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Table 2 Logistic regression model to relate to program participation (n = 2653)

From: Participation factors in a self-quantification program for family caregivers of community-dwelling older adults with long-term care in Japan

Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

P values

CG gender

  

 Female

1.00

 

 Male

1.44 (1.02–2.04)

0.041

 DK

2.64 (0.30–23.62)

0.385

CG age

1.00 (0.97–1.02)

0.694

CG marital status

  

 Unmarried

1.00

 

 Married

1.18 (0.79–1.75)

0.428

 Divorced/Deceased

1.30 (0.74–2.28)

0.368

CG employment status

  

 Unemployed

1.00

 

 Full-time

1.80 (1.22–2.66)

0.003

 Part-time

0.79 (0.44–1.42)

0.433

 Others

0.70 (0.16–3.10)

0.638

Self-rated health

1.00 (0.86–1.17)

0.979

Financial status

1.02 (0.88–1.17)

0.802

CG-CR relationship

  

 Spouse

1.00

 

 Mother

1.04 (0.41–2.66)

0.938

 Father

0.92 (0.34–2.55)

0.878

 Mother-in-law

0.95 (0.33–2.73)

0.918

 Grandparents

0.80 (0.17–3.79)

0.783

 Others

1.42 (0.49–4.12)

0.518

CR age

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

0.806

CR living arrangement

  

 Live-in

1.00

 

 Live-out

1.40 (0.94–2.10)

0.097

ADL

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

0.274

Dementia symptoms

  

 No

  

 Yes

0.83 (0.59–1.16)

0.274

Caregiving frequency

1.28 (1.07–1.54)

0.008

Caregiving period

1.17 (1.02–1.34)

0.021

Instrumental from family (none)

  

 Yes

0.84 (0.55–1.28)

0.419

 DK

1.74 (0.12–24.68)

0.683

Instrumental from friend (none)

  

 Yes

0.90 (0.53–1.54)

0.705

 DK

1.31 (0.28–6.09)

0.730

Emotional from family (none)

  

 Yes

1.30 (0.82–2.07)

0.263

 DK

4.56 (0.23–91.84)

0.322

Emotional from friend (none)

  

 Yes

1.02 (0.68–1.54)

0.930

 DK

0.16 (0.01–3.21)

0.229

Information from family (none)

  

 Yes

0.73 (0.48–1.10)

0.136

 DK

0.52 (0.02–14.54)

0.702

Information from friend (none)

  

 Yes

1.20 (0.78–1.84)

0.403

 DK

1.65 (0.19–14.11)

0.648

Caregiving burden

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

0.002

  1. Abbreviations: DK: don’t know; MIL: mother-in-law; ZBI: Zarit burden index; CES-D: Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale; CG: caregiver; CR: care recipient; ADL: activity of daily living