Fig 1.
Conceptual framework of components and determinants of care-related quality of life.
Table 1.
Informal caregiver and care receivers’ characteristics stratified by care receivers’ dependency.
Fig 2.
Distribution of CarerQoL-7D domains reported by informal caregivers by degree of dependence of the care receivers.
Barthel index: [0,35] severe; [35,55] moderate; [60,100] mild.
Table 2.
Characteristics and intensity of care stratified by dependence of the care receivers.
Fig 3.
Structural equation models showing the significant relationships between CG, CR and care characteristics with CG subjective burden and happiness/well-being.
A: using utility weights of the CarerQoL-7D; B: using a latent variable for burden as a function of the 7 dimensions of the CarerQoL-7D. Variables in a square are observed variables. Variables in a circle represent a latent construct. Small circles are the error terms. Arrows with one arrowhead represent associations and standardized coefficients; arrows with two arowheads represent covariances. RMSEA: root mean square error of approximation; CI: Confidence Interval; SRMR: Standardised Root Mean Square Residual; CFI: Comparative Fit Index; CD: Coefficient of Determination.