Current status and factors influencing readiness among primary caregivers of colorectal cancer patients

Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of factors influencing caregiver preparedness for colorectal cancer patients (n = 284)

Characteristics	Unstandardized coefficient B	Standard error	Standardized coefficient β	t	P value	VIF
Constant	34.624	2.137	-	16.200	0.000	-
Patient
Age	-0.875	0.430	-0.076	-2.032	0.043	2.732
Widowed	3.926	1.131	0.093	3.472	0.001	1.412
Single	-6.891	1.926	-0.163	-3.578	0.000	4.097
Educational level	0.919	0.260	0.143	3.536	0.000	3.256
Medical expense coverage	-1.663	0.432	-0.119	-3.849	0.000	1.880
Disease duration	-0.451	0.145	-0.088	-3.121	0.002	1.561
Primary caregiver
Offspring	-2.030	0.633	-0.137	-3.207	0.002	3.615
Parent	5.033	1.485	0.145	3.388	0.001	3.603
Friend	-2.149	0.997	-0.071	-2.156	0.032	2.131
Divorced	4.077	1.508	0.069	2.704	0.007	1.274
Single	-1.697	0.768	-0.062	-2.210	0.028	1.557
Educational level	0.747	0.226	0.122	3.303	0.001	2.711
Rural areas	-1.533	0.545	-0.105	-2.814	0.005	2.733
Per capita monthly income	0.680	0.281	0.058	2.417	0.016	1.122
Caregiving duration	1.124	0.225	0.141	4.988	0.000	1.588
Level of disease knowledge	-1.441	0.495	-0.088	-2.912	0.004	1.791
Emotional relationship with patient	1.392	0.356	0.129	3.909	0.000	2.143
Anxiety	-0.066	0.022	-0.093	-2.939	0.004	1.984
Care capacity	-0.462	-0.020	-0.723	-23.670	0.000	1.845

VIF: Variance inflation facto.