Table 4.
Repeated measures analysis of spiritual belief and bereavement outcome showing the effects of covariate adjustments (n=95)
| Variables in model
|
Greenhouse-Geisser F ratio
|
Other effects
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time
|
P value
|
Time by strength
|
P value
|
Variable
|
Significance
|
|
| Time plus strength of spiritual belief | 7.93 | 0.001 | 2.42 | 0.058 | ||
| Plus sex and age | 9.98 | <0.001 | 2.55 | 0.050 | Sex-time interaction | F=3.56, P=0.037 |
| Plus mean HADS and locus of control scale score | 9.67 | <0.001 | 2.37 | 0.063 | Mean HADS score | t=4.9, P<0.001 |
| Sex-time interaction | F=3.73, P=0.032 | |||||
| Plus total isolation score* and closeness to patient* | 4.82 | 0.013 | 1.34 | 0.263 | Closeness to patient* | F=9.18, P=0.003 |
| Mean HADS score | t=4.4, P<0.001 | |||||
| Sex-time interaction | F=2.88, P=0.067 | |||||
| Final model: strength of spiritual belief, sex, closeness to patient*, with HADS | 5.75 | 0.006 | 2.11 | 0.091 | Closeness to patient* | F=11.8, P=0.001 |
| Mean HADS score | t=5.3, P<0.001 | |||||
| Sex-time interaction | F=3.3, P=0.047 | |||||
HADS=hospital anxiety and depression scale.
*
From close persons questionnaire.