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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2023; 13(11): 919-928
Published online Nov 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i11.919
Published online Nov 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i11.919
Table 1 Comparison of Social Support Rating scale scores of primary caregivers with Chinese norms
SSRS items | SSRS score (n = 300) | Chinese norm (n = 3342) | t value | P value |
Objective support | 7.05 ± 1.6 | 9.1 ± 3.0 | 11.690 | < 0.001 |
Subjective support | 16.9 ± 5.0 | 23.5 ± 4.3 | 25.110 | < 0.001 |
Support utilization | 4.7 ± 1.3 | 7.8 ± 2.0 | 26.350 | < 0.001 |
Total scores of AMI caregivers | 28.56 ± 5.31 | 40.5 ± 2.8 | 64.230 | < 0.001 |
Table 2 Comparison of Self Rating Anxiety Scale scores and SDS scores of primary caregivers with Chinese norms
Items | Scores (n = 300) | Chinese norm (n = 1338) | t value | P value |
SAS | 41.26 ± 6.58 | 29.78 ± 10.07 | 18.860 | < 0.001 |
SDS | 44.16 ± 7.54 | 33.46 ± 8.55 | 20.000 | < 0.001 |
Table 3 Social Support Rating Scale scores of primary caregivers with different characteristics
Characteristics | Cases | SSRS scores | t/F value | P value |
Age | 1.317 | 0.189 | ||
< 60 yr | 229 | 29.47 ± 6.96 | ||
≥ 60 yr | 71 | 28.25 ± 6.34 | ||
Gender | 2.123 | 0.035 | ||
Female | 172 | 29.47 ± 6.96 | ||
Male | 128 | 27.89 ± 5.49 | ||
Education levels | 1.172 | 0.311 | ||
Junior high school and below | 83 | 28.96 ± 7.16 | ||
High school or technical secondary school | 100 | 30.07 ± 6.24 | ||
College or above | 117 | 28.71 ± 6.98 | ||
Marital status | 3.382 | 3.382 | ||
Never married | 80 | 28.44 ± 8.03 | ||
Married | 153 | 27.42 ± 5.45 | ||
Divorced or widowed | 67 | 29.84 ± 6.25 | ||
Relationship with patients | 0.8741 | 0.874 | ||
Mate | 105 | 27.98 ± 5.67 | ||
Parent | 98 | 27.76 ± 6.70 | ||
Sons and daughters | 65 | 29.09 ± 7.09 | ||
Other | 32 | 29.28 ± 7.11 | ||
Monthly family income | 0.607 | 0.546 | ||
< 5000 RMB | 96 | 28.72 ± 6.85 | ||
5000–10000 RMB | 128 | 27.95 ± 5.39 | ||
> 10000 RMB | 76 | 28.79 ± 6.76 | ||
Caregiving experience | 0.149 | 0.882 | ||
No | 202 | 29.29 ± 7.46 | ||
Yes | 98 | 29.16 ± 6.30 | ||
Number of other caregivers | 1.036 | 1.036 | ||
0 | 55 | 29.62 ± 6.15 | ||
1 or 2 | 157 | 28.65 ± 7.003 | ||
≥ 3 | 88 | 27.95 ± 6.67 | ||
Age of patients | 0.571 | 0.568 | ||
< 60 yr | 221 | 28.63 ± 7.42 | ||
≥ 60 yr | 79 | 29.17 ± 6.59 | ||
Time from onset to admission | 0.683 | 0.495 | ||
< 10 h | 114 | 29.21 ± 6.64 | ||
≥ 10 h | 186 | 28.64 ± 7.23 | ||
Killip rating of patients | 1.065 | 0.288 | ||
Level 1 or 2 | 221 | 28.82 ± 7.15 | ||
Level 3 or 4 | 79 | 27.84 ± 6.64 |
Table 4 Correlation between Social Support Rating Scale score, Self Rating Anxiety Scale score, and Self Rating Depression Scale score
SSRS items | SAS score | SDS score | ||
r value | P value | r value | P value | |
Objective support | -0.414 | < 0.001 | -0.463 | < 0.001 |
Subjective support | -0.460 | < 0.001 | -0.379 | < 0.001 |
Support utilization | -0.416 | < 0.001 | -0.349 | < 0.001 |
Total SSRS score | -0.535 | < 0.001 | -0.472 | < 0.001 |
Table 5 Assignment
Independent variable | Assignment |
Age | 0 = < 60 yr, 1 = ≥ 60 yr |
Gender | 0 = female, 1 = male |
Education levels | 0 = junior high school and below, 1 = high school or technical secondary school, 2 = college or above |
Marital status | 0 = spinsterhood, 1 = married, 2 = divorced or widowed |
Relationship with patients | 0 = mate, 1 = parent, 2 = sons and daughters, 3 = other |
Monthly family income | 0 = < 5000 RMB, 1 = 5000–10000 RMB, 2 = > 10000 RMB |
Caregiving experience | 0 = no, 1 = yeas |
Number of other caregivers | 0 = 0, 1 = 1 or 2, 2 = ≥ 3 |
Age of patients | 0 = < 60 yr, 1 = ≥ 60 yr |
Time from onset to admission | 0 = < 10 h, 1 = ≥ 10 h |
Killip rating of patients | 0 = level 1 or 2, 1 = level 3 or 2 |
Table 6 Multiple regression analysis affecting primary caregiver support function
Independent variable | B | SE | Wals | P value | OR | 95% CI | |
Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||||
No other variables were adjusted | |||||||
SAS | 0.177 | 0.032 | 30.813 | < 0.001 | 1.194 | 1.121 | 1.271 |
SDS | 0.070 | 0.026 | 7.288 | 0.007 | 1.072 | 1.019 | 1.128 |
Constant | -12.392 | 1.723 | 51.741 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
After adjusting for other variables | |||||||
SAS | 0.193 | 0.035 | 30.566 | < 0.001 | 1.213 | 1.133 | 1.300 |
SDS | 0.068 | 0.028 | 6.008 | 0.014 | 1.071 | 1.014 | 1.131 |
Age | -0.261 | 0.488 | 0.287 | 0.592 | 0.770 | 0.296 | 2.003 |
Gender | 0.133 | 0.395 | 0.113 | 0.737 | 1.142 | 0.527 | 2.477 |
Education levels | 0.550 | 0.760 | |||||
High school or technical secondary school | 0.298 | 0.452 | 0.434 | 0.510 | 1.347 | 0.555 | 3.269 |
College or above | -0.044 | 0.449 | 0.010 | 0.922 | 0.957 | 0.397 | 2.306 |
Marital status | 0.140 | 0.932 | |||||
Married | 0.091 | 0.535 | 0.029 | 0.864 | 1.096 | 0.384 | 3.127 |
Divorced or widowed | -0.073 | 0.462 | 0.025 | 0.875 | 0.930 | 0.376 | 2.298 |
Relationship with patients | 1.974 | 0.578 | |||||
Parent | 0.253 | 0.694 | 0.133 | 0.715 | 1.288 | 0.331 | 5.019 |
Sons and daughters | 0.759 | 0.699 | 1.179 | 0.278 | 2.135 | 0.543 | 8.400 |
Other | 0.339 | 0.728 | 0.217 | 0.641 | 1.404 | 0.337 | 5.848 |
Monthly family income | 3.042 | 0.218 | |||||
5000–10000 RMB | 0.453 | 0.462 | 0.960 | 0.327 | 1.573 | 0.636 | 3.893 |
> 10000 RMB | -0.281 | 0.519 | 0.293 | 0.588 | 0.755 | 0.273 | 2.087 |
Caregiving experience | -0.294 | 0.399 | 0.540 | 0.462 | 0.746 | 0.341 | 1.631 |
Number of other caregivers | 1.015 | 0.602 | |||||
1 or 2 | 0.351 | 0.552 | 0.406 | 0.524 | 1.421 | 0.482 | 4.188 |
≥ 3 | 0.416 | 0.418 | 0.991 | 0.320 | 1.515 | 0.668 | 3.435 |
Age of patients | -0.051 | 0.439 | 0.013 | 0.908 | 0.950 | 0.402 | 2.249 |
Time from onset to admission | -0.008 | 0.385 | 0.000 | 0.983 | 0.992 | 0.467 | 2.108 |
Killip rating of patients | -0.172 | 0.424 | 0.164 | 0.685 | 0.842 | 0.367 | 1.933 |
Constant | -13.699 | 2.070 | 43.780 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | — | — |
Table 7 Self Rating Anxiety Scale scores and Self Rating Depression Scale scores predicted the area under the curve of primary caregivers with low levels of social support
Test result variable | AUC | SE | P value | 95%CI | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Optimum cutoff value |
SAS | 0.84 | 0.84 | < 0.001 | 0.737, 0.872 | 67.9 | 84.0 | 45.5 |
SDS | 0.84 | 0.84 | < 0.001 | 0.655, 0.807 | 71.4 | 70.9 | 47.5 |
- Citation: Bao J, Wang XY, Chen CH, Zou LT. Relationship between primary caregivers’ social support function, anxiety, and depression after interventional therapy for acute myocardial infarction patients. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13(11): 919-928
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v13/i11/919.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v13.i11.919