Table 5.
Repeated measures analysis of spiritual belief and bereavement outcome showing the effects of covariate adjustments (n=114; imputed data using last observation carried forward)
| 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 | 10.99 | <0.001 | 2.78 | 0.034 | ||
| Plus sex and age | 14.02 | <0.001 | 3.23 | 0.018 | Sex-time interaction | F=4.06, P=0.023 |
| Plus mean HADS and locus of control scale score | 13.44 | <0.001 | 2.94 | 0.026 | Mean HADS score | t=5.2, P<0.001 |
| Sex-time interaction | F=4.26, P=0.019 | |||||
| Plus total isolation score* and closeness to patient* | 5.26 | 0.008 | 2.06 | 0.097 | Closeness to patient* | F=8.65, P=0.004 |
| Mean HADS score | t=4.3, P<0.001 | |||||
| Sex-time interaction | F=3.29, P=0.046 | |||||
| Final model: strength of spiritual belief, sex, closeness to patient*, with HADS | 6.48 | 0.003 | 3.13 | 0.021 | Closeness to patient* | F=12.3, P=0.001 |
| Mean HADS score | t=5.7, P<0.001 | |||||
| Sex-time interaction | F=3.8, P=0.029 | |||||
HADS=hospital anxiety and depression scale.
*
From close persons questionnaire.