Table 5.
Predictors of decision regret per multiple linear regression analysis
| Variable | β | B | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (reference: female) | 0.115 | 4.382 | − 0.414 | 9.177 | 0.073 |
| ECOG | 0.197 | 6.663 | 1.989 | 11.338 | 0.005 |
| Primary cancer (reference: other than head-and-neck cancer) | 0.049 | 3.227 | − 6.439 | 12.802 | 0.507 |
| Hospitalization (reference: no hospitalization) | 0.018 | 0.900 | − 6.305 | 8.105 | 0.806 |
| Quality of life | − 0.085 | − 0.081 | − 0.232 | 0.071 | 0.294 |
| Participative decision-making | − 0.041 | − 0.033 | − 0.142 | 0.075 | 0.546 |
| Satisfaction with care | − 0.236 | − 5.939 | − 9.223 | − 2.655 | < 0.001 |
| Social support | − 0.236 | − 1.166 | − 1.791 | − 0.540 | < 0.001 |
| Health literacy | − 0.083 | − 3.453 | − 9.462 | 2.557 | 0.258 |
| Distress | − 0.002 | − 0.016 | − 1.013 | 0.981 | 0.975 |
| Depression | − 0.013 | − 0.058 | − 1.087 | 0.971 | 0.911 |
| Anxiety | 0.043 | 0.225 | − 0.878 | 1.327 | 0.688 |
Complete-case analysis (n = 196) with decision regret as dependent variable
CI, confidence interval; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level