I estimate the DREP models of high-intensity caregiving function in this study.
This finding was considered in the specification of the continuation of caregiving function described below.
Considering this possible simultaneity, I did not use lifestyle variables as covariates of the high-intensity caregiving function in further analyses.
The specifications of the high-intensity caregiving function dictate that the response probability of a positive outcome depends on unobserved effects and past experience.
The Pearson correlation between rrs and household income ratio (hir) is 0.501, and hir was not statistically significant at the 10% level when using rrs and hir as explanatory variables of the high-intensity caregiving function, suggesting that multicollinearity may exist between them.
16 In caregiving, role implementation is therefore defined by caregiving activities (caregiving demand), mutuality between caregivers and care receivers, and preparedness for caregiving.
However, the relationships of depression to other outcomes of caregiving, such as physical function, self-esteem and marital satisfaction, remain unclear.
Depression was conceptualized as a mediator between caregiver stress and other outcomes of chronic caregiving (physical function, self-esteem, and marital satisfaction).
Eleven percent reported having a caregiving role.
