Table 9.
Predictors of QOL of patients and caregivers: dependent variables: general facet of patients and carers in multiple regression analysis
| Dependent variable | Predictors or independent variables | Variance (%) | Total variance | Beta | T | P |
| General facet on health & QOL for pts with breast, cervical & ovarian cancer | General facet caregiver impression of pt | 42.7 | 53.6 | 0.54 | 8.0 | 0.000 |
| Pt currently feels ill | 9.1 | 0.30 | 4.9 | 0.000 | ||
| Duration of illness | 1.8 | 0.14 | 2.3 | 0.02 | ||
| General facet on health & QOL for caregivers of pts with breast, cervical & ovarian cancer | Caregiver currently feels ill | 29.2 | 56.1 | 0.41 | 6.8 | 0.000 |
| General facet carer impression of pt | 11.9 | 0.24 | 4.1 | 0.000 | ||
| Caregiver relationship to pt | 5.6 | 0.16 | 2.6 | 0.01 | ||
| Caregiver's age | 3.5 | -0.27 | -4.3 | 0.000 | ||
| Pt's age | 2.7 | -0.15 | -2.6 | 0.01 | ||
| Caregiver gender | 1.9 | -0.17 | -2.7 | 0.007 | ||
| Pt on radiotherapy | 1.3 | -0.12 | -2.1 | 0.04 |