Table 4.

Results from Repeated Measures Models Fitted to Overall QOL Scores, combining data from the three collection time points (n=132).

	Parameter Estimates from Linear Mixed Models
		Initial model		Final model
Predictor	Parameter	Estimate (SE)	p-value for predictor	Estimate (SE)	p-value for predictor
Intercept		1.72(0.39)	<.0001	2.12(0.19)	<.0001
Change in your motivation to work	Yes	0.47(0.14)	0.0008	0.5(0.12)	<.0001
	No (reference)
Change in productivity of your work	Yes	0.01 (0.17)	0.9385	-	-
	No (reference)
Change in quality of your work	Yes	0.13(0.18)	0.4901	-	-
	No (reference)
Missed days from work	Yes	0.2(0.11)	0.0816	0.23(0.1)	0.023
	No (reference)
Change in spouse/partner's income	Yes	0.45 (0.23)	0.0546	-	-
	No (reference)
Sacrificed other things (vacations etc.)	Yes	0.43(0.11)	0.0002	0.47(0.11)	<.0001
	No (reference)
Education	High school or less	−0.64 (0.3)	0.0971	-	-
	Trade school	0.04 (0.46)		-	-
	College	−0.15(0.26)		-	-
	Graduate school (reference)
Marital status	Never married	1.37(0.41)	0.0115	1.53(0.42)	0.0049
	Married	0.23 (0.22)		0.18(0.21)
	Living w/ partner	0.09 (0.46)		0.13(0.47)
	Sep., div., widow (reference)
Family income	<$50K	0.35 (0.22)	0.1064	-	-
	≥$50K (reference)
Age	<66	0.55 (0.28)	0.0531	-	-
	≥66 (reference)
Chemotherapy	Yes	0.65 (0.21)	0.0019	0.81 (0.19)	<.0001
	No (reference)
Time point	Baseline	0.05 (0.08)	0.4557	-	-
	Month 3	0.10(0.08)		-	-
	Month 6 (reference)