Table 3.
Hierarchical Regression Analysis Predicting Depression at the Follow-up
| Variable | Step1 β (SE) | Step 2 β (SE) | Step 3 β (SE) | Step 4 β (SE) | Step 5 β (SE) |
| Gender | .022 (0.120) | .004 (0.122) | −.089 (0.110) | −.085 (0.117) | −.040 (0.110) |
| Age | −.003 (0.005) | −.005 (0.005) | .014 (0.004) | −.020 (0.004) | −.002 (0.004) |
| Race | −.198 (0.222)** | −.194 (0.222)** | −.116 (0.200) | −.093 (0.202) | −.104 (0.189) |
| Marital status | −.111 (0.140) | −.111 (0.140) | −.056 (0.125) | −.024 (0.124) | .025 (0.117) |
| Step 1, F = 2.844 (df = 4, p < .05) | |||||
| LVEF | −.030 (0.005) | −.025 (0.004) | .071 (0.004) | .090 (0.004) | |
| Class NYHA | .092 (0.074) | .095 (0.066) | .092 (0.064) | .059 (0.060) | |
| Step 2, F = 2.279 (df = 6, p < .05) | |||||
| Medical comorbidity | .118 (0.024) | .112 (0.024) | .138 (0.023)* | ||
| Preoperative depression | .303 (0.066)*** | .277 (0.066)*** | .236 (0.062)** | ||
| Preoperative optimism | −.145 (0.114) | −.161 (0.117)* | −.005 (0.120) | ||
| Preoperative hope | −.164 (0.117)* | −.168 (0.116)* | −.065 (0.126) | ||
| Perceived social support | .041 (0.088) | −.025 (0.090) | −.008 (0.084) | ||
| Step 3, F = 7.495 (df = 11, p < .001) | |||||
| Prayer coping | −.280 (0.108)** | −.239 (0.101)** | |||
| Public religiousness | −.010 (0.016) | −.008 (0.015) | |||
| Private religiousness | .131 (0.023) | .105 (0.022) | |||
| Subjective religiousness | −.112 (0.051) | −.086 (0.047) | |||
| Religious reverence | .204 (0.061)* | .202 (0.058)* | |||
| Secular reverence | .067 (0.045) | .052 (0.042) | |||
| Positive religious coping | .168 (0.103) | .153 (0.096) | |||
| Negative religious coping | −.112 (0.152) | −.109 (0.143) | |||
| Step 4, F = 5.553 (df = 19, p < .001) | |||||
| Optimism at the follow-up | −.319 (0.105)*** | ||||
| Hope at the follow-up | −.123 (0.108) | ||||
| Step 5, F = 7.268 (df = 21, p < .001) |
LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.