Table 4 Factors associated with four domains (PCS, MCS, VT, and RE) of the SF-12 of the spousal caregivers by multiple linear regressions
Independent variables | PCS_SC | MCS_SC | VT_SC | RE-SC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef B (95Â % CI) | P-value | Coef B (95Â % CI) | P-value | Coef B (95Â % CI) | P-value | Coef B (95Â % CI) | P-value | |
Constant | 50.36(39.92,60.81) | 0.000 | 43.37(34.92,51.82) | 0.000 | 52.83(41.75,63.92) | 0.000 | 44.20(33.26,55.13) | 0.000 |
4a: Patients’ characteristics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Male vs. Female_Pa | 0.27(−3.01,3.55) | 0.871 | 0.02(−2.63,2.68) | 0.987 | 0.92(−2.57,4.40) | 0.603 | 1.16(−2.28,4.60) | 0.505 |
 Time since diagnosis of cancer | −0.03(−0.09,0.04) | 0.458 | −0.01(−0.06,0.05) | 0.786 | −0.01(−0.08,0.06) | 0.730 | −0.004(−0.07,0.07) | 0.906 |
 Partly vs. Well informed | −0.97(−4.60,2.66) | 0.598 | 0.69(−2.25,3.63) | 0.643 | 2.01(−1.84,5.86) | 0.303 | 1.77(−2.03,5.57) | 0.357 |
4b: Spousal caregivers’ characteristics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
 Level of education (vs. University or above) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
  Primary school | 0.48(−4.83,5.79) | 0.858 | −0.67(−4.96,3.63) | 0.758 | −1.35(−6.99,4.28) | 0.636 | 1.48(−4.08,7.04) | 0.600 |
  High school | 0.15(−5.05,5.35) | 0.955 | −0.51(−4.71,3.70) | 0.812 | −1.22(−6.74,4.30) | 0.663 | 1.75(−3.69,7.19) | 0.525 |
 Working vs. Non working | 0.42(−2.70,3.54) | 0.790 | −0.22(−2.74,2.31) | 0.865 | 0.57(−2.74,3.88) | 0.732 | 0.88(−2.38,4.15) | 0.593 |
 Partly vs. Well informed | −1.55(−5.67,2.56) | 0.457 | 1.62(−1.71,4.95) | 0.336 | 1.08(−3.29,5.44) | 0.627 | −3.29(−7.60,1.02) | 0.133 |
 Time spent in caring for P/day | 0.09(−1.11,1.30) | 0.880 | −0.50(−1.48,0.47) | 0.310 | −0.94(−2.22,0.33) | 0.146 | −0.36(−1.62,0.91) | 0.578 |
4c: Dyads’ characteristics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Change in the relationship with their partner after the diagnosis of cancer |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||
  Improved vs. No change | 0.22(−3.17,3.62) | 0.898 | −0.80(−3.55,1.95) | 0.565 | 5.18(1.57,8.78) | 0.005 | −4.36(−7.92,−0.81) | 0.017 |
 Financial burden on the family due to the treatment of cancer (vs. Mild or None) |  |  |  |  |  | |||
  Serious | −8.29(−16.62,0.04) | 0.061 | 1.00(−5.73,7.74) | 0.769 | −4.13(−12.96,4.71) | 0.357 | −7.54(−16.26,1.17) | 0.089 |
  Normal | −7.15(−15.59,1.29) | 0.096 | 1.92(−4.91,8.74) | 0.580 | −3.59(−12.54,5.37) | 0.429 | −3.79(−12.63,5.04) | 0.397 |
4d: HADS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 PCFAC: HAD of patients | −0.68(−2.51,1.15) | 0.464 | −2.00(−3.48,−0.52) | 0.008 | −0.79(−2.73,1.15) | 0.422 | −1.33(−3.25,0.58) | 0.171 |
 PCFAC: HAD of SC | −3.09(−4.90,−1.27) | 0.001 | −2.51(−3.97,−1.04) | 0.001 | −2.29(−4.22,−0.37) | 0.020 | −3.18(−5.08,−1.29) | 0.001 |