Table 4.

Level 1 and Level 2 hierarchical linear incongruence models: Physical Function

Fixed effects	Level 1 Model			Level 2 Model
	B	SE	t	B	SE	t
Couple mean
Intercept	4.52a	0.16	28.09***	4.55	0.13	35.41***
Years lived together				−0.00	0.01	−0.12
PT depressive symptoms				0.09	0.01	7.08***
PT communication problems				−0.05	0.03	−1.55
SP depressive symptoms				0.04	0.02	2.15*
SP communication problems				0.04	0.04	0.94
SP role overload				0.31	0.07	4.21***
Couple incongruence
Intercept	−0.23	0.17	−1.32	−0.18	0.16	−1.12
Years lived together				−0.02	0.01	−1.52
PT depressive symptoms				−0.01	0.02	−0.71
PT communication problems				−0.16	0.04	−3.65***
SP depressive symptoms				0.03	0.02	1.32
SP communication problems				0.19	0.05	3.75***
SP role overload				−0.02	0.09	−0.25
Random effects	Variance Component		χ2	Variance Component		χ2
Couple mean	4.60		3121.21***	2.79		1931.46***
Couple incongruence	3.96		798.94***	3.31		693.27***

^aHigher scores indicate greater physical impairment.

^bNegative incongruence scores indicate that the patient is rating patient pain severity as higher than the spouse. Models presented did not differ when duration of disease or spouse’s health (measured by the physical component scale of the SF-36) were included. PT – patient; SP – spouse.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.