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. 2008 Jan 24;27(7):899–908. doi: 10.1007/s10067-007-0822-8

Table 4.

Multivariate associations of sociodemographic, disease characteristics, physical functioning, and coping, conditional on either the PIL or PWB-pila, with RAND summary scales physical health and mental health as dependent variables in 149 patientsa with rheumatoid arthritis

  RAND summary scale physical health RAND summary scale mental health
PIL 0.12 (−0.08–0.31) 0.43 (0.20–0.64)**
Disease characteristics and coping
 Visual analogue scales patient
Fatigue −2.38 (−3.24−–1.53)** −1.96 (−2.95−–0.97) **
 Health Assessment Questionnaire −14.50 (−18.57−–10.43)** −9.33 (−13.90−–4.76)**
 Copingb
  CORS Positivity 7.86 (1.65 – 14.06)*
  CORS Resilience −6.99 (−11.41−–2.57)** −6.88 (−11.85−–1.91)**
  CORS Seeking solutions −8.88 (−14.55−–3.20)**
PWB-pil 0.02 (−0.14–0.18) 0.28 (0.08–0.47)*
Disease characteristics and coping
 Visual analogue scales patient
  Pain −1.12 (−2.18−–0.07)*
  Fatigue −2.20 (−3.11−–1.29)** −2.08 (−3.15−–1.00)**
 Health assessment questionnaire −14.17 (−18.27−–10.06)** −9.97 (−14.93−–5.01)**
 Copingb
  CORS Positivity 8.02 (1.84−–14.19)*
  CORS Resilience −6.24 (−10.66−–1.83)** −6.45 (−11.84−–1.06)*
  CORS Seeking solutions −7.90 (−13.54−–2.26)**

Only significant results are presented and expressed as B with the 95% confidence interval.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.005, multivariate regression analysis

aIn seven patients, the PIL and PWB-pil scores could not be computed because of missing data.

bDimensions substracted by means of factor analysis on the CORS (Coping with rheumatic stressors).