Table 7 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with high expressed emotions among caregivers of patient with schizophrenia at Jimma University Medical Center Psychiatry Clinic, Southwest Ethiopia 2019 (n = 422)
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) | Expressed emotion status | Multivariable result AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High expressed emotion (n = 184) | Low expressed emotion (n = 238) | |||||
Duration of taking care of the pt | < 2 years | 121 (28.7) | 41 (22.3%) | 80 (33.6%) | 1 | |
3–5 years | 118 (28.0) | 51 (27.7%) | 51 (28.2%) | 1.529 (0.890,2.626) | 0.124 | |
6–8 years | 82 (19.4) | 45 (24.5%) | 45 (15.5%) | 2.313 (1.261,4.242) | 0.007* | |
> 8 years | 101 (23.9) | 47 (25.5%) | 47 (22.7%) | 1.467 (0.797,2.701) | 0.218 | |
Caregivers report of chronic medical/physical illness | Yes | 55 (13.0) | 19 (10.3%) | 36 (15.1%) | 1 | |
No | 367 (87.0) | 165 (89.7%) | 202 (84.9%) | 2.135 (1.143,3.987) | 0.017* | |
Number of episode | 1–2 | 295 (69.9) | 115 (62.5%) | 180 (75.6%) | 1 | |
3–4 | 58 (13.7) | 35 (19.0%) | 23 (9.7%) | 0.007* | 2.281 (1.253, 4.150) | |
> 4 | 69 (16.4) | 34 (18.5%) | 35 (14.7%) | 0.183 | 1.504 (0.825, 2.741) | |