Table 3.
Predictors of self-management abilities at T2, as assessed by stepwise multilevel regression analyses (random intercepts model, n = 1041)
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | β | SE | β | SE | |
| Step 1 | ||||||
| Constant | 3.98*** | 0.02 | 3.98*** | 0.02 | 3.98*** | 0.02 |
| Self-management abilities (T1) | 0.54*** | 0.02 | 0.54*** | 0.02 | 0.54*** | 0.02 |
| Age | −0.04** | 0.02 | −0.03* | 0.02 | −0.04* | 0.02 |
| Marital status (single) | −0.04* | 0.02 | −0.04* | 0.02 | −0.03* | 0.02 |
| Low educational level | −0.06*** | 0.02 | −0.07*** | 0.02 | −0.07*** | 0.02 |
| Gender (female) | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.02 |
| Step 2 | ||||||
| Patients’ perceptions of chronic care quality (T2) | 0.05** | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||
| High-quality care (based on implemented interventions) | 0.04* | 0.02 | 0.04* | 0.02 | ||
| Step 3 | ||||||
| Productive patient–professional interaction (T2) | 0.09*** | 0.02 | ||||
Multilevel analyses included only respondents who filled in questionnaires at both T1 and T2 (n = 1279). Listwise deletion of missing cases resulted in the inclusion of 1041 cases
SE Standard error
*** p <0.001
** p <0.01
* p <0.05 (two-tailed)