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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Lymphoma. 2011 Aug 18;52(12):2342–2348. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2011.601474

Table 3.

Table 3A. Multivariate analysis evaluating psychosocial factors associated with having written plans for advance care planning
Variables Parameter Estimate Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p-value
Use of instrumental supporta 0.2785 1.32 (1.14–1.53) <0.001
Active Copinga 0.2083 1.23 (1.06–1.42) 0.005
Use of emotional supporta 0.1904 1.21 (1.04–1.40) 0.01
Planninga 0.1710 1.19 (1.03–1.37) 0.02
Reframinga 0.1279 1.14 (1.00–1.29) 0.05
Ageb 0.6278 1.87 (1.28–2.74) 0.001
Prior cancer treatmentc 0.8008 2.23 (1.36–3.65) 0.002
Table 3B. Multivariate analysis evaluating psychosocial factors associated with verbal advance care planning about life support
Variables Parameter Estimate Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p-value
Physical Composite Scored −0.0221 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 0.03
General Healthd −0.0145 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.007
Physician estimate of life expectancye −0.2037 0.82 (0.67–0.99) 0.04
a

All factors are domains from Brief-COPE

b

Age categorized as <40, 40 – 60, > 60

c

Prior cancer treatment categorized as No, Yes;

d

All factors are domains from SF-36 quality of life scale

e

Physician estimate of life expectancy categorized as: >10 years, 5–10 years, 3–5 years, 1–3 years, 6–12 months, 0–6 months