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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Nurs. 2014 Dec;46(6):E3–15. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000097

Table 8. Loneliness as a Predictor for Emotional and Behavioral Dyscontrol, Fatigue, Positive Affect and Well-Being, Sleep Disturbance, and Stigma.

Predictor Variables Emotional and Behavioral Dyscontrol Fatigue Positive Affect and Well-Being Sleep Disturbance Stigma
β CI Sig β CI Sig β CI Sig β CI Sig β CI Sig
Loneliness 1.79 1.03, 2.55 <.01 1.75 0.85, 2.65 <.01 −2.53 −3.41, −1.65 <.01 1.67 1.07, 2.33 <.01 2.06 1.54, 2.58 <.01
Age −0.08 −0.19, 0.04 .17 −0.03 0.16, 0.108 .69 −0.01 −0.14, 0.13 .93 −0.11 −0.21, 0.01 .03 −0.07 −0.14, 0.01 .09
Gender −2.07 −4.82, 0.68 .14 −0.11 −3.35, 3.12 .95 1.19 −1.99, 4.36 .46 −1.50 −3.86, 0.87 .21 −0.88 −2.75, 0.98 .34
Cancer 1.26 −2.43, 4.95 .50 1.45 −2.89, 5.78 .51 2.73 −1.52, 6.98 .21 2.67 −0.50, 5.83 .09 1.74 −0.75, 4.235 .17
Lung disease 1.16 −2.94, 5.26 .58 4.70 −0.12, 9.53 .06 −1.57 −6.30, 3.16 .51 3.13 −0.39, 6.64 .08 0.32 −2.44, 3.09 .82
Heart disease 0.46 −2.55, 3.48 .76 −0.84 −4.39, 2.71 .64 −0.82 −4.29, 2.66 .64 0.30 −2.28, 2.89 .82 1.81 −0.23, 3.85 .08
Psychiatric problem 2.97 −0.66, 6.60 .11 3.14 −1.13, 7.42 .15 −0.32 −4.51, 3.87 .88 1.39 −1.73, 4.51 .38 1.21 −1.25, 3.66 .33
Rehabilitation type 0.03 −0.73, 0.79 .94 0.57 −0.33, 1.47 .21 −0.83 −1.71, 0.06 .07 0.39 −0.26, 1.05 .23 0.45 −0.06, 0.97 .09
Smoking behavior −0.45 −4.07, 3.18 .81 1.81 −2.45, 6.08 .40 −2.73 −6.91, 1.44 .20 −.30 −3.41, 2.81 .85 −0.43 −2.87, 2.02 .73