Table 1.
Bivariate Comparison of Remission and Non-Remission Groups on Variables in Model
| Remission N=96 |
Non-Remission N=100 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | t/χ2 | df | p | ||||
| Mean/ Percent |
SD | Mean/ Percent |
SD | ||||
| Demographic Factors | |||||||
| Age (mean) | 62.0 | 5.7 | 61.0 | 5.4 | 1.25 | 191 | 0.213 |
| Female (%) | 46 | ----- | 50 | ----- | 0.09 | 1 | 0.771 |
| Caucasian (%) | 60 | ----- | 52 | ----- | 2.21 | 1 | 0.138 |
| Non-Supported | 51 | ------ | 27 | ------ | 13.95 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Housing (%) | |||||||
|
Lifetime Events and Achievements |
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| Education (mean) | 12.2 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 11.8 | −1.05 | 188 | 0.293 |
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§Lifetime Trauma (mean) |
2.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | −2.41 | 173* | 0.017 |
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Social Integration and Support |
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§Total Network Size (mean) |
14.3 | 3.1 | 19.5 | 6.0 | −7.66 | 151* | 0.001 |
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†Proportion of Intimate Contacts (mean) |
0.3 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 5.21 | 179* | 0.001 |
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†Psychiatric Services (mean) |
11.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 2.01 | 194 | 0.045 |
| Vulnerability Factors | |||||||
| Physical Illness (mean) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | −0.24 | 194 | 0.809 |
| §CES-D(mean) | 11.1 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 10.7 | −2.39 | 190 | 0.018 |
| †IADL (mean) | 23.0 | 3.3 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 2.86 | 185* | 0.005 |
| †QLI (mean) | 22.6 | 4.8 | 20.7 | 5.6 | 2.61 | 187* | 0.010 |
| †DRS (mean) | 131.0 | 10.7 | 124.3 | 14.3 | 3.69 | 183* | 0.001 |
| §Side Effects (mean) | 5.7 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | −3.69 | 137* | 0.001 |
| Provoking Agents | |||||||
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†Financial Strain (mean) |
7.7 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 2.19 | 194 | 0.030 |
| Coping Strategies | |||||||
| Psychotropic Medication (%) |
87 | ------ | 85 | ------ | 1.44 | 1 | 0.230 |
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†Coping by Acceptance (mean) |
3.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.63 | 157* | 0.001 |
†
higher scores indicate better functioning
§
lower scores indicate better functioning
CES-D: left for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
QLI: Quality of Life Index
DRS: Dementia Rating Scale
*
Unequal variance t-test was used because the Levene test was significant.