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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adv Nurs. 2011 Feb 24;67(5):1000–1011. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05564.x

Table 7.

Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis for predictors of Short Form 36 Mental Component Score (n=134)

Beta %Change in R2 Total R2 F
Block 1 10.7%**
Age .23**
Sex −.05
Hollingshead Score −.05
Co-morbidity Index −.09
Block 2 02.1%
Chest pain frequency −.08
Block 3 04.9%*
Fatigue −.25**
Dyspnea .01
17.7% 3.9**
Adjusted R2 13.1%

Note: Beta weights presented are those obtained at entry of the final block.

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001. Stepwise entry demonstrated that none of the symptom interaction terms significantly increased R2 and thus did not enter the regression analysis.