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Table 4 Results from multivariate regression analysis of patient activation score at baseline

From: Patient activation in older people with long-term conditions and multimorbidity: correlates and change in a cohort study in the United Kingdom

 

All Participants ( N = 3293)

Participants with >=2 LTCs (N = 1563)

Independent variable

b

95% CI

Beta (β)

p

b

95% CI

Beta (β)

p

Age

-0.19

-0.26 to -0.11

-0.08

0.000

-0.16

-0.25 to -0.07

-0.08

0.001

Gender

Male

        

Female

-0.72

-1.47 to 0.47

-0.02

0.095

-0.40

-1.65 to 0.86

-0.01

0.523

Living status

Living with others

        

Living alone

1.72

0.67 to 2.89

0.05

0.015

1.14

-0.63 to 2.91

0.04

0.199

Work status

 

Employed

        

Retired

-0.31

-1.94 to 1.32

0.00

 

2.36

-2.25 to 6.97

0.03

 

Other

2.45

-3.36 to 8.26

0.00

0.437

6.67

-3.15 to 16.49

0.05

0.327

Health literacy

 

Never needs help

        

Rarely needs help

-4.54

-6.09 to -2.98

-0.09

   

Sometimes needs help

-4.58

-6.25 to -2.90

-0.09

-3.57

-5.66 to -1.48

-0.08

Often needs help

-5.12

-7.82 to -2.41

-0.06

-5.61

-8.61 to -2.61

-0.08

Always needs help

-9.56

-12.80 to -6.32

-0.13

0.000

-9.86

-13.94 to -5.78

-0.17

0.000

Number of LTC

0.03

-0.27 to 0.32

0.00

0.846

0.72

0.31 to 1.13

0.08

0.001

Depression

0.09

0.06 to 0.12

0.13

0.000

0.08

0.04 to 0.12

0.11

0.001

HRQoL

9.56

6.71 to 12.40

0.16

0.000

4.95

0.93 to 8097

0.09

0.017

Social Support

4.32

3.14 to 5.50

0.13

0.000

3.73

1.78 to 5.68

0.12

0.000

MULTIPleS

-

-

-

-

-0.27

-0.40 to -0.13

-0.16

0.000

 

R2 0.168, Adjusted R20.164

R2 0.176, Adjusted R2 0.169