Table 4.
Hierarchical Regression Analysis Predicting Anxiety at the Follow-up
| Variable | Step 1 β (SE) | Step 2 β (SE) | Step 3 β (SE) | Step 4 β (SE) | Step 5 β (SE) |
| Gender | .061 (0.040) | .053 (0.041) | −.055 (0.032) | −.032 (0.034) | .017 (0.031) |
| Age | −.122 (0.002) | −.124 (0.002) | −.052 (0.001) | −.065 (0.001) | −.059 (0.001) |
| Race | −.152 (0.075)* | −.150 (0.075)* | −.056 (0.058) | −.054 (0.060) | −.062 (0.054) |
| Marital status | −.202 (0.047)** | −.203 (0.047)** | −.115 (0.037)* | −.114 (0.037)* | −.064 (0.033) |
| Step 1, F = 5.291 (df = 4, p < .001) | |||||
| LVEF | −.070 (0.002) | −.026 (0.001) | −.017 (0.001) | .003 (0.001) | |
| Class NYHA | .036 (0.025) | .074 (0.019) | .088 (0.019) | .064 (0.017) | |
| Step 2, F = 3.826 (df = 6, p = .001) | |||||
| Medical comorbidity | .042 (0.007) | .053 (0.007) | .084 (0.006) | ||
| Preoperative anxiety | .509 (0.065)*** | .490 (0.066)*** | .424 (0.060)*** | ||
| Preoperative optimism | −.023 (0.035) | −.054 (0.036) | .116 (0.035) | ||
| Preoperative hope | −.211 (0.034)*** | −.202 (0.035)** | −.128 (0.036)* | ||
| Perceived social support | −.042 (0.025) | .074 (0.026) | −.049 (0.024) | ||
| Step 3, F = 18.898 (df = 11, p < .001) | |||||
| Prayer coping | −.031 (0.029) | −.001 (0.026) | |||
| Public religiousness | .043 (0.005) | .050 (0.004) | |||
| Private religiousness | .091 (0.007) | .054 (0.006) | |||
| Subjective religiousness | −.191 (0.015)* | −.180 (0.013)* | |||
| Religious reverence | .164 (0.018)* | .181 (0.016)* | |||
| Secular reverence | .024 (0.013) | .004 (0.012) | |||
| Positive religious coping | −.033 (0.027) | −.026 (0.024) | |||
| Negative religious coping | −.100 (0.046) | −.093 (0.041) | |||
| Step 4, F = 11.726 (df = 19, p < .001) | |||||
| Optimism at the follow-up | −.380 (.029)*** | ||||
| Hope at the follow-up | −.065 (.030) | ||||
| Step 5, F = 15.744 (df = 21, p < .001) |
LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.