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. 2023 Apr 27;28(8):e669–e682. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad091

Table 3.

Multivariable analyses of anxiety, depression, hopelessness and loneliness over time.

Variable Anxiety
BAI
Depression
BDI-FS
Hopelessness
BHS
Loneliness
UCLA loneliness v3
Parameter estimate
(95% CI)
P-value Parameter estimate
(95% CI)
P-value Parameter estimate
(95% CI)
P-
value
Parameter estimate
(95% CI)
P-value
Group effect at each timepoint
 T0 3.26 (1.48, 5.05) <.001 a 0.42 (−0.29, 1.13) .245 −0.26 (−1.37, 0.86) .647 9.09 (6.87, 11.31) <.001 a
 T1 −2.30 (−4.10, −0.51) .013 a −1.73 (−2.37, −1.09) <.001 a −3.65 (−4.79, −2.51) <.001 a 6.78 (4.42, 9.14) <.001 a
 T2 −1.10 (−3.04, 0.84) .264 −1.52 (−2.19, −0.86) <.001 a −3.79 (−4.98, −2.61) <.001 a 2.02 (−0.45, 4.50) .108
Age at class (years) −0.17 (−0.21, −0.12) <.001 a −0.11 (−0.13, −0.1) <.001 a −0.05 (−0.08, −0.03) <.001 a −0.15 (−0.21, −0.09) <.001 a
Race/ethnicity (combined)
 Other 6.67 (5.00, 8.35) <.001 a
 White Reference
 Marital status
 Single
 Living with partner, single
 Widowed
 Separated
 Divorced
 Married
 Lives alone
  Yes −4.6 (−5.77, −3.43) <.001 a 6.4 (4.86, 7.95) <.001 a
  No Reference Reference
Highest education (combined)
 Technical school
(14-15 years) or lower
−1.44 (−2.01, −0.88) <.001 a −4.13 (−5.08, −3.19) <.001 a
 University/college
(15−16 years)
−1.58 (−2.04, −1.11) <.001 a −2.34 (−3.1,  1.59) <.001 a
 Masters level
(18 years) or higher
Reference Reference
Previous treatment with mental health professional
 Yes 0.99 (0.6, 1.37) <.001 a 0.89 (0.12, 1.67) .025 a
 No Reference Reference
Primary language (combined)
 English 3.22 (1.85, 4.6) <.001 a 6.78 (5.01, 8.55) <.001 a
 Other Reference Reference
History of depression
 Yes 5.2 (4.12, 6.28) <.001 a 1.85 (1.14, 2.56) <.001a 8.31 (6.95, 9.68) <.001 a
 No Reference Reference Reference
History of anxiety
 Yes
 No
 History of bipolar disorder
 Yes
 No
 History of other psychiatric disorder
 Yes 2.25 (1.49, 3.01) <.001 a
 No Reference
Months since initial diagnosis
Location of metastasis
 Brain
 Liver
 Other
 Bone
Months since initial metastatic disease diagnosis

Dropped out of the model.

One patient had a negative value and was not considered.

aIndicates statistically significant difference