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Table 3 Factors associated with SF36 scores: multivariate analyses

From: Quality of life among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: a cross-cultural comparison of Chilean and French families

 

PFß#

SF

RPP

REP

MH

VIT

BP

GH

PCS

MCS

1. Caregiver

           

Relationship

Mother/Other

−0.20*

−0.26**

−0.21*

−0.17*

−0.23*

−0.21*

−0.20*

−0.16*

−0.17*

−0.22**

Age

−0.23*

−0.11

−0.15

−0.04

−0.02

−0.04

−0.03

−0.04

−0.15

0.05

Living situation

With/without

−0.08

−0.11

−0.19*

−0.15*

−0.11

−0.11

−0.08

−0.07

−0.08

−0.14*

Employment status

Yes/No

0.12

0.09

0.12

0.11

0.02

0.06

0.15*

0.14

0.18*

0.05

2. Individual with schizophrenia

          

Gender

Male/Female

−0.03

0.04

0.10

0.07

0.08

0.05

−0.02

0.05

0.01

0.10

Age

−0.02

0.01

−0.03

−0.06

−0.01

−0.02

−0.14

−0.10

−0.06

−0.08

3. Country

Chile/France

−0.27**

−0.14*

−0.11*

−0.04

−0.13*

−0.16*

−0.09

−0.11

−0.18*

−0.07

  1. SF-36—PF: Physical Functioning; SF: Social Functioning; RPP: Role—Physical Problems; REP: Role—Emotional Problems; MH: Mental Health; VIT: Vitality; BP: Bodily Pain; GH: General Health; PCS: Physical Composite Score; MCS: Mental Composite Score.
  2. # ß: standardised beta coefficient (ß represents the change of the standard deviation in QoL score resulting from a change of one standard deviation in the independent variable); * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01.