Anxiety | Depression | Caregiving esteem | ||||
Coefficient (SE) | 95% CI | Coefficient (SE) | 95% CI | Coefficient (SE) | 95% CI | |
Model 1: Moderating effect of caregiving competency | ||||||
Caregiving hours (per week) | 0.02 (0.01) | −0.003 to 0.04 | 0.01 (0.01) | −0.02 to 0.04 | −0.01 (0.01) | −0.03 to 0.02 |
Self-competency | −0.22* (0.09) | −0.40 to –0.04 | −0.17 (0.13) | −0.43 to 0.09 | 0.48**(0 .11) | 0.27 to 0.70 |
Caregiving hours x competency | −0.01* (<0.01) | −0.02 to –0.001 | −0.005 (0.01) | −0.02 to 0.01 | 0.01 (<0.01) | −0.002 to 0.017 |
Model 2: Moderating effect of sense of meaning | ||||||
Caregiving hours (per week) | 0.002 (0.01) | −0.01 to 0.02 | 0.005 (0.01) | −0.02 to 0.03 | 0.02 (0.01) | −0.01 to 0.04 |
Sense of meaning | −0.28** (0.03) | −0.34 to –0.22 | −0.44** (0.04) | −0.53 to –0.36 | 0.12** (0.04) | 0.04 to 0.21 |
Caregiving hours x meaning | −0.001 (<0.01) | −0.004 to 0.002 | 0.001 (<0.01) | −0.003 to 0.005 | 0.004* (<0.01) | 0.0002 to 0.01 |
All models include demographic covariates (age, gender, relationship to patient, self-reported adequacy of finances, patient distress, caregiving duration and availability of caregiving help).
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.