Table 3. Results of linear mixed models analyses showing changes in a person's distress as a function of time, role, and each of the major study variables.
| B | SE | t | Lower 95% Limit | Upper 95% Limit | Effect Size (r) | |
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| Intercept | 5.42 | .47 | ||||
| Time | .22 | .09 | 2.31* | .03 | .41 | .32 |
| Role | -.14 | .28 | -.52 | -.70 | .41 | |
| Time × Role | .03 | .09 | .29 | -.15 | .21 | |
| Intercept | 6.04 | .31 | ||||
| Time | .07 | .08 | .85 | -.10 | .23 | |
| Role | -.11 | .16 | -.74 | -.42 | .19 | |
| MDASI-CS | .63 | .31 | 2.04∼ | -.02 | 1.27 | |
| Role × MDASI-CS | .55 | .16 | 3.48** | .24 | .86 | .30 |
| Intercept | 6.08 | .26 | ||||
| Time | -.02 | .06 | -.37 | -.14 | .10 | |
| Role | -.10 | .15 | -.66 | -.41 | .20 | |
| MDASI-HNS | .98 | .28 | 3.52* | .40 | 1.56 | .62 |
| Role × MDASI-HNS | .55 | .14 | 3.87** | .27 | .83 | .35 |
| Intercept | 5.73 | .56 | ||||
| Time | .26 | .09 | 2.92* | .07 | .46 | .64 |
| Role | -.04 | .17 | -.22 | -.38 | .31 | |
| Caregiver Burden | .42 | .34 | 1.23 | -.31 | 1.14 | |
| Role × Caregiver Burden | .22 | .17 | 1.26 | -.13 | .56 | |
| Intercept | 5.34 | .75 | ||||
| Time | .32 | .15 | 2.17∼ | -.02 | .65 | |
| Role | .13 | .13 | .99 | -.13 | .38 | |
| One's Partner's Distress | -.99 | .34 | -2.88* | -1.74 | -.24 | .64 |
| Role × One's Partner's Distress | .24 | .14 | 1.70 | -.04 | .52 | |
Note: MDASI-CS=Patient MDASI Core Symptom Severity Score; MDASI-HNS=Patient MDASI Head and Neck Symptom Severity Score;
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p<.10,
*
p<.01,
**
p<.001