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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis on poor adherence

From: Psychological characteristics of caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic rheumatic disease in relation to treatment adherence

 

Initial model

Final model

Adjusted OR (CI95%)

p

Adjusted OR (CI95%)

p

Patient’s age

0.78 (0.63–0.98)

0.032

0.83 (0.71–0.98)

0.026

Caregiver

    

 Age

1.09 (0.98–1.21)

0.112

–

–

 Marital status (ref. = Married)

    

  Other

0.41 (0.08–2.10)

0.285

–

–

 Schooling (ref. = Stage 1)

    

  Stage 2

3.39 (0.75–15.31)

0.112

–

–

Number of Children

0.70 (0.35–1.37)

0.295

  

Responsibility for Medication Management (ref. = Caregiver)

 

0.008

 

0.008

 Patient

0.042 (0.005–0.355)

0.004

0.09 (0.02–0.49)

0.006

 Patient and Caregiver

1.04 (0.19–5.76)

0.966

1.28 (0.32–5.11)

0.729

Depressive Problems - score

1.03 (0.90–1.17)

0.689

–

–

Clinical Attention Problems

0.24 (0.03–1.82)

0.169

  

Clinical Internalizing Problems

0.91 (0.13–6.12)

0.919

–

–

Clinical Externalizing Problems

0.20 (0.03–1.29)

0.091

0.19 (0.05–0.69)

0.012

Clinical Total Problems

1.61 (0.17–15.05)

0.678

–

–

Working Memory Index (ref. = Average)

 

0.056

 

0.041

  ≤ Below Average

0.42 (0.08–2.06)

0.283

0.34 (0.09–1.23)

0.099

  ≥ Above Average

0.07 (0.01–0.63)

0.018

0.12 (0.02–0.76)

0.024

  1. N = 88
  2. Hosmer and Lemeshow test for initial model (p = 0.510) and final model (p = 0.708)