Table 2.

Univariate and Multivariate Predictors of Patient QOL (N = 230)

	Univariate Analyses			Multivariate Analysis*
Predictor	β	SE	P	β	SE	P	Model r2
Spiritual support	1.6	0.6	.01	2.7	0.7	.0003	0.25
Religiousness	0.8	2.2	.73	−2.5	2.9	.39
Positive religious coping	−0.1	0.2	.69	−0.2	0.3	.45
Negative religious coping	−1.25	0.5	.008	−1.3	0.5	.007
Nonwhite	6.8	3.1	.03	8.4	3.2	.009
Female	−3.9	3.1	.20	−6.3	2.8	.03
Age	0.2	0.1	.20	0.4	0.1	.003
Zubrod PS	−7.4	1.5	< .0001	8.3	1.5	< .0001
Northeast†	−2.6	3.1	.40	−3.4	3.2	.27

Abbreviations: QOL, quality of life; PS, performance status.

^*Multivariate analysis performed with all variables entered simultaneously into the model.

^†Northeastern recruitment sites v southern recruitment sites.