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Variable
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Reference category
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SOC Visits (0 - 3 months)
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IRR (95% CI)
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P-value
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aIRRa (95% CI)
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P-value
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Caregiver factors
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Age (in years)
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0.999 (0.992, 1.006)
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0.780
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Gender
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Male
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1.187 (0.951, 1.483)
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0.130
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Ethnicity
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Non-Chinese
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0.992 (0.827, 1.191)
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0.934
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Marital status
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Single
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0.975 (0.784, 1.213)
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0.820
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Caregiver relationship
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Spouse
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0.380
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Adult-child
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0.959 (0.782, 1.175)
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Sibling
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0.946 (0.588, 1.522)
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Others
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0.680 (0.441, 1.049)
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Comorbid conditions
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None
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0.857
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1
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1.021 (0.818, 1.274)
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2
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0.875 (0.626, 1.223)
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≥3
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0.955 (0.683, 1.335)
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Co-residing with patient
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No
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1.269 (0.927, 1.736)
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0.137
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Caring for multiple care recipients
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No
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0.977 (0.813, 1.175)
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0.807
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Revised memory and behavior checklist
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Memory problems
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1.005 (0.990, 1.020)
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0.486
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Depressive behavior problems
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1.018 (1.001, 1.036)
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0.040
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Disruptive behavior problems
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1.004 (0.979, 1.028)
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0.773
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Caregiver burden
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Oberst caregiving burden scale
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1.004 (0.997, 1.011)
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0.308
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Zarit burden interview
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0.997 (0.986, 1.009)
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0.670
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Family conflict
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Attitude towards patient
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1.011 (0.991, 1.032)
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0.295
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Attitude towards caregiver
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1.013 (0.992, 1.034)
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0.233
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Social support (instrumental)
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FDW for general help
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No
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1.016 (0.805, 1.282)
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0.894
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FDW for stroke patient
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No
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1.085 (0.835, 1.409)
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0.544
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Social support (perceived)
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0.984 (0.966, 1.002)
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0.076
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Care management strategies
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Positive strategies
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0.996 (0.988, 1.005)
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0.396
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Negative strategies
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1.008 (0.988, 1.027)
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0.443
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Patient factors
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Age (in years)
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0.994 (0.985, 1.002)
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0.156
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Gender
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Male
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1.027 (0.851, 1.240)
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0.778
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Ethnicity
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Non-Chinese
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0.961 (0.801, 1.154)
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0.670
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Marital status
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Single
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1.011 (0.804, 1.271)
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0.926
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Ward class
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Unsubsidized
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1.111 (0.787, 1.567)
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0.550
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CCI
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1 - 3
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0.086
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4 - 6
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1.137 (0.891, 1.451)
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>= 7
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1.387 (1.032, 1.865)
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Stroke type
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Non-ischemic
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0.796 (0.613, 1.034)
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0.088
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Recurrent stroke
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No
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1.308 (1.045, 1.637)
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0.019
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National Institute of Health Scale
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Mild (0-4)
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0.021
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Moderately severe (5-14)
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0.779 (0.639, 0.948)
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Severe (15-24)
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1.151 (0.799, 1.658)
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Modified rankin scale
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No or slight disability (0-2)
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Moderate or severe disability (3-5)
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1.081 (0.898, 1.301)
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0.411
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Mini-mental state examination
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No cognitive impairment (24-30)
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0.756
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Mild cognitive impairment (18-23)
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1.034 (0.835, 1.280)
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Severe cognitive impairment (1-17)
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0.928 (0.721, 1.196)
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Discharge to community hospital
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No
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0.952 (0.771, 1.175)
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0.646
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Centre for epidemiological studies depression scale
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1.010 (0.994, 1.027)
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0.208
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- Abbreviations: IRR incidence rate ratio, aIRR adjusted incidence rate ratio, CI confidence interval, FDW foreign domestic worker
- aModel adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity and ward class of the patient
