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Table 4 Results of the stepwise regression analysis of the family burden factors in the group of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and the three sets of patient and caregiver characteristics and patient clinical features (N=243)

From: Comparison of burden among family members of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in a large acute psychiatric hospital in China

Independent variables

Violent behavior

Caregiver distress

Disrupted routines

Suicidal behavior

Satisfaction with services

Patient’s characteristics

 Age

  

−0.105*

−0.045*

 

 Gender

−2.102**

  

0.822*

 

 Education

 

0.206*

   

 Duration of illness

 

0.008*

  

Carer’s characteristics

 Age

−0.042*

   

 Child

 

−2.979*

  

Patient’s clinical features

 PANSS positive

0.102**

 

0.299*

  

 PANSS negative

  

0.185*

  

 PANSS general

 

0.221**

 

0.003*

 

 ITAQ total

−0.228***

   

−0.082*

 DAI total

 

−0.159**

−0.414*

−0.120*

 

 SF-36 MCS

    

−0.016*

Change in R2 by step

 Patient characteristics

0.085

0.033

0.046

0.048

0.048

 Care’s characteristics

0.047

0.018

0.026

0.044

0.015

 Patient’s clinical status

0.136

0.090

0.089

0.058

0.084

Total R2

0.268***

0.141*

0.161*

0.150*

0.147*

  1. See Table 1 for abbreviations
  2. Reported correlations are statistically significant at the *p < 0.05 level; or **p <0.01; or ***p < 0.001
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BMC Psychiatry

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