Table 3 Association between gender-related and background characteristics of caregivers and perceived care burden

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

Constant

1.617***

1.560—1.674

1.224***

1.146—1.303

.762***

.623—.901

.614***

. 427—.802

Sex of the caregiver (ref. = male)

.086*

.019 – .154

.099**

.025—.173

.074

-.006 -. 153

.256**

.082—.429

Age of the caregiver (centered)

.006***

.004—.009

-.005

-.010—.000

-.005

-.010—.000

Age of the person with dementia (centered)

.002

-.002—.006

.010***

.005—.015

.010***

.005—.015

European migration background (ref. = native Dutch background)

.057

-.110—.225

-.006

-.155—.142

-.007

-.155—.141

Non-European migration background (ref. = native Dutch background)

.098

-.051—.246

.064

-.068—.196

.069

-.063—.201

Difficult to cope with changing behaviour (ref. = not or somewhat)

.632***

. 563—.700

.454***

.392—.516

.457***

.395—.518

Years since symptoms

.041***

. 031—.052

.029***

.020—.038

.029***

.020—.039

Caregiving intensity (hours per week)

.003***

.002—.003

.003***

.002—.003

Caring for a partner (ref. = other relative)

.049

-.081—.179

.017

-.116—.150

Employed part-time (ref. = unemployed or retired)

-.006

-.086—.075

-.005

-.085—.076

Employed fulltime (ref. = unemployed or retired)

-.017

-.121—.086

-.011

-.114—.093

Primary caregiver (ref. = not primary caregiver)

.367***

.286—.448

.365***

.284—.446

Difficult to combine daily activities with caregiving (ref. = not or somewhat)

.892***

.812—.971

.887***

.808—.967

Sex of the person with dementia (ref. = male)

.043

-.028—.113

.231**

.057—.406

Sex of the caregiver * sex of the person with dementia

-.239*

-.442—-.037

Variance Inflation Factor (VIF)

1.05

1.91

3.55

R² (adjusted R²)

.002 (.002)

.151 (.148)

.347 (.343)

.348 (.344)