Table 3.

Growth Curve Model Results for Social and Cognitive Processes Predicting Partner Global MHI Distress

Effect	Parameter Estimate	Confidence Interval	df	t-value	Probability
Intercept	22.62	20.02 - 25.21	203	17.20	<0.01
Time	-0.05	-0.10 - 0.01	195	-1.51	0.13
Partner age	-0.13	-0.20 - -0.07	203	-4.19	<0.01
Patient self-reported physical impairment	0.06	0.02 - 0.10	195	3.25	<0.01
Psychosocial Care Use	3.44	1.82 - 5.06	195	4.18	<0.01
Satisfaction with support from the patient	-0.13	-0.25 - 0.01	195	-1.89	0.06
Searching for meaning	0.62	0.16 - 1.07	195	2.68	<0.01
Finding meaning	-0.61	-1.03 - -0.18	195	-2.82	<0.01
Emotional expression	0.11	-0.29 - 0.50	195	0.54	0.59
Positive reappraisal	-0.14	-0.34 - 0.06	195	-1.34	0.18
Emotional expression X Positive reappraisal	-0.15	-0.25 - -0.06	195	-3.12	0.01