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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Oral Oncol. 2014 Aug 3;50(10):1005–1011. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.07.003

Table 4. Results of linear mixed models analysis showing changes in a person's distress as a function of time, role, and the major study variables.

B SE t Lower 95% Limit Upper 95% Limit Effect Size (r)
Intercept 6.27 .49
Time -.01 .12 -.12 -.29 .27
Role -.03 .10 -.37 -.23 .16
MDASI-CS .18 .32 .57 -.45 .82
MDASI-HNS 2.60 .35 7.34* 1.90 3.30 .53
Caregiver Burden -.17 .21 -.81 -.56 014
Partner's Distress -1.65 .18 -9.11* -2.01 -1.29 .70
Role × MDASI-CS .01 .21 .06 -.41 .43
Role × MDASI-HNS .02 .20 .12 -.38 .43
Role × Caregiver Burden .06 .10 .32 -.14 .27
Role × Partner's Distress .25 .21 1.22 -.16 .67

Note: MDASI-CS=Patient MDASI Core Symptom Severity Score; MDASI-HNS=Patient MDASI Head and Neck Symptom Severity Score;

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p<.001