Table 5.

Quality-of-Life Models

MODEL I	Dep Variable Quality of life		MODEL II	Dep Variable Quality of life		MODEL III	Dep Variable Quality of life
Independent Variable Decisional Capacity Individual Scores	Standardized Beta Coefficients	T- Statistic	Independent Variable Perceived Coercion	Standardized Beta Coefficients	T- Statistic	Independent Variable Control Preferences Scale	Standardized Beta Coefficients	T- Statistic
Understanding	.123	1.035	Perceived Coercion Sum	0.199	1.786	Active Participation	−0.157	−1.419
Appreciation 1=Yes; 0=No	.141	1.261				Passive Participation	−0.071	−0.641
Reasoning 1=Yes; 0=No	.228	1.605
Express a Choice 1=Yes; 0=No	−.091	−.689
Control: Rurality 1=Rural; 0=Nonrural	−.208	−1.771	Control: Rurality 1=Rural; 0=Nonrural	−0.192	−1.658	Control: Rurality 1=Rural; 0=Nonrural	−0.219	−1.875
Control: Race 1=Af-Am; 0=Other	.047	.418	Control: Race 1=Af-Am; 0=Other	0.061	0.556	Control: Race 1=Af-Am; 0=Other	0.128	1.180
Control: Marital Status 1=Single; 0=Other	−.096	−.839	Control: Marital Status 1=Single; 0=Other	−0.138	−1.218	Control: Marital Status 1=Single; 0=Other	−0.128	−1.091
Control: Income 1=<$10,000; 0= >or=$10,000	−.169	−1.533	Control: Income 1=<$10,000; 0= >or=$10,000	−0.190	−1.742	Control: Income 1=<$10,000; 0= >or=$10,000	−0.181	−1.636
Control: Hospitalizations	.240	2.244*	Control: Hospitalizations	0.241	2.303*	Control: Hospitalizations	0.242	2.243*

^*Significant at the .05 level.

MODEL I: Adjusted R² = .103; F: 2.048*; ρ=.046.

MODEL II: Adjusted R² = .114; F = 2.757*; ρ = .018

MODEL III: Adjusted R² = .090, F 2.144*, ρ=.049