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Table 5 Factors affecting level of perceived care burden (n = 74)

From: Looking into the life of technology-dependent children and their caregivers in Korea: lifting the burden of too many responsibilities

Variables

Physical burden

Psychosocial burden

Financial burden

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Child’s age (years)

  < 1

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 1–5

1.031 (0.101–10.53)

0.979

1.818 (0.267–12.376)

0.541

0.238 (0.024–2.317)

0.216

 6–11

1.167 (0.094–14.518)

0.905

0.952 (0.125–7.275)

0.962

0.458 (0.041–5.085)

0.525

 12–18

2.5 (0.124–50.444)

0.550

1.778 (0.192–16.492)

0.613

0.667 (0.051–8.639)

0.756

Child’s sex

 Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Female

0.569 (0.162–1.995)

0.378

0.641 (0.221–1.86)

0.414

0.722 (0.261–1.998)

0.53

Area of residence

 Seoul (capital city)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Incheon, Gyeonggi

1.042 (0.207–5.237)

0.960

1.969 (0.6–6.455)

0.264

1.8 (0.577–5.619)

0.312

 Others

0.5 (0.108–2.314)

0.375

2.25 (0.635–7.973)

0.209

1.833 (0.558–6.027)

0.318

Insurance type

 National Health Insurance

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Medical aid

2.077 (0.240–17.995)

0.507

1.953 (0.381–10.02)

0.422

3.314 (0.652–16.844)

0.149

Financial status

 High

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Medium

0.816 (0.136–4.898)

0.824

1.9 (0.402–8.976)

0.418

3.25 (0.569–18.579)

0.185

 Low

2.429 (0.370–15.951)

0.356

1.964 (0.443–8.713)

0.375

9.8 (1.738–55.246)

0.010 c

Level of education, caregiver

 High school level or lower

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

0.844 (0.206–3.458)

0.813

1.032 (0.335–3.174)

0.957

0.277 (0.081–0.940)

0.039

Family types

 Two-parents

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Single-parent

0.982 (0.104–9.246)

0.987

0.851 (0.144–5.028)

0.859

3.816 (0.422–34.463)

0.233

Primary diagnosis

 Cardiovascular

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Airway/respiratory disease

2.00 (0.153–26.187)

0.597

0.833 (0.072–9.688)

0.884

1.1 (0.13–9.339)

0.930

 Neuromuscular disease

4.667 (0.223–97.497)

0.321

2.167 (0.144–32.528)

0.576

4.0 (0.388–41.228)

0.244

 Neurologic disease

1.25 (0.101–15.499)

0.862

0.370 (0.032–4.231)

0.424

1.111 (0.129–9.605)

0.924

 Others

0.917 (0.173–11.577)

0.946

0.667 (0.054–8.161)

0.751

1.143 (0.126–10.386)

0.906

Physical capacity

 Gooda

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Poor

3.02 (0.886–10.286)

0.077

1.543 (0.55–4.328)

0.410

1.632 (0.610–4.360)

0.329

Level of technology-dependency

 Low dependency

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 High dependencyb

1.288 (0.316–5.256)

0.724

0.577 (0.197–1.69)

0.316

0.481 (0.17–1.361)

0.168

Duration of technology-dependency

 Less than 1 year

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 1–3 years

1.406 (0.321–6.160)

0.651

1.641 (0.453–5.943)

0.451

1.32 (0.398–4.378)

0.65

 3 years or more

2.109 (0.493–9.019)

0.314

1.504 (0.465–4.864)

0.495

2.31 (0.739–7.226)

0.15

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aGood physical capacity includes patients who are able to walk, stand briefly or sit independently
  3. b High technology-dependency indicates patients with both enteral nutrition support (ex. nasogastric tube, gastrostomy tube, etc.) and respiratory support (tracheostomy and/or home mechanical ventilator)
  4. cThe only statistically significant variable in multivariate logistic regression analysis. (OR 7.414, CI 1.275–43.116, p = 0.026)
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