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Table 6 Correlates of burden among the studied participants at Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, 2017

From: Stigma and burden of mental illness and their correlates among family caregivers of mentally ill patients

Variables

Regression coefficient

t value

p value

95 % CI

Age of the caregiver

− 0.079

− 1.958

0.051

− 0.158–0.000

Caregiver gender (female)

− 3.638

− 2.772

0.006

− 6.218 to − 1.058

Caregiver marital status (single)

0.205

0.156

0.876

− 2.375–2.784

Caregiver occupation (does not work/housewife)

1.809

1.347

0.179

− 0.830–4.448

Caregiver residence (rural)

− 0.282

− 0.261

0.794

− 2.411–1.847

Caregiver education (illiterate/read and write)

1.864

2.013

0.045a

0.043–3.685

Caregiver relation (parents)

1.419

1.157

0.248

− 0.992–3.830

Age of patient

− 0.136

− 3.003

0.003a

− 0.225 to − 0.047

Patient gender (female)

1.263

1.641

0.102

− 0.250–2.776

Patient marital status (Single)

− 1.087

− 1.260

0.208

− 2.782–0.609

Patient income (no constant income)

− 0.911

− 1.010

0.313

− 2.686–0.863

Aggressive behavior (yes)

0.301

0.339

0.734

− 1.444–2.047

Suicide (yes)

0.770

0.723

0.470

− 1.325–2.865

Care first sought (traditional healer or non-psychiatrist)

2.378

2.383

0.018a

0.416–4.341

Inpatient admission (yes)

0.382

0.494

0.622

− 1.137–1.900

Duration of current illness

0.104

1.801

0.072

− 0.010–0.217

Diagnosis of mental illness (schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders)

0.272

0.368

0.713

− 1.183–1.727

ATMI Scale

− 0.221

− 2.315

0.021a

− 0.408 to − 0.033

Affiliate stigma (CPMI-Stigma Scale)

0.467

6.894

< 0.001a

0.334–0.601

Associate stigma (EMIC-Stigma Scale)

0.409

4.437

< 0.001a

0.228–0.590

  1. Adjusted linear regression model; F = 18.099, p < 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.446
  2. Reference groups: males, ever married, work, urban, educated at least primary education, other than parents, constant income, no injury, no suicide, psychiatrist, not inpatient admitted, other than schizophrenia
  3. aSignificant variable