Table 2. Single-variable analysis of the subscales of illness beliefs with clinical and psychosocial variables.
| Age1 | Education2 | Dialysis Vintage3 | Diabetes4 | Heart Failure5 | Caregiver presence6 | Peer patient education7 | Marital status8 | BDI9 | STAI-T10 | Dialysis sessions/ Week11 | Ethnicity12 | Gender13 | Employ-ment14 | Group15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline* | -0.01 (-0.05, 0.03) 0.61 | 0.10 (-0.03, 0.23) 0.12 | -0.01 (-0.02, 0) 0.038 | -0.16 (-0.29, -0.03) 0.016 | 0.11 (-0.14, 0.37) 0.39 | -0.05 (-0.18, 0.07) 0.42 | 0.07 (-0.20, 0.05) 0.25 | -0.19 (-0.41, 0.04) -0.12 (-0.36, 0.12) -0.22 (-0.49, 0.06) 0.30 | -0.01 (0.01, 0) 0.085 | 0 (-0.01, 0) 0.27 | -0.11 (-0.19, -0.03) 0.006 | -0.37 (-0.54, -0.20) <0.001 | -0.01 (-0.13, 0.11) 0.89 | -0.03 (-0.17, 0.12) -0.06; (-0.22, 0.09); 0.71 | 0.15 (0.03, 0.27) 0.012 |
| Consequences* | 0.03 (0, 0.06) 0.055 | 0.03 (-0.07, 0.12) 0.61 | 0 (-0.01, 0.01) 0.52 | -0.05 (-0.15, 0.05) 0.32 | 0.06 (-0.13, 0.25) 0.53 | 0.0; (-0.09, 0.11) 0.84 | -0.07 (-0.17, 0.03) 0.15 | -0.12 (-0.31, 0.06) -0.08; (-0.27, 0.12) -0.25 (-0.47, -0.03) 0.092 | -0.01 (-0.02, -0.01) <0.001 | -0.01 (-0.02, -0.01) <0.001 | -0.04 (-0.10, 0.02) 0.21 | -0.03 (-0.16, 0.11) 0.71 | 0.01 (-0.09, 0.10) 0.86 | 0.07 (-0.04, 0.18) 0 (-0.12, 0.12); 0.32 | 0.09 (0, 0.19); 0.051 |
| Personal control | -0.13 (-0.58, 0.32) 0.57 | -0.81 (-2.25, 0.64) 0.27 | -0.01 (-0.13, 0.12) 0.90 | -1.73 (-3.20, -0.25) 0.022 | 0.06 (-2.72, 2.84) 0.97 | 0.5; (-0.90, 1.96); 0.46 | -1.11 (-2.49, 0.28) 0.12 | -1.82 (-4.48, 0.84) -1.81 (-4.64, 1.01) -1.53 (-4.74, 1.68) 0.60 | -0.08 (-0.14, 0.02) 0.012 | -0.08 (-0.13, -0.02) 0.004 | 0.03 (-0.85, 0.91) 0.94 | 0 (-1.99, 2.00) >0.99 | 1.3 (0.02, 2.72) 0.046 | -2.70 (-4.28, -1.13) -2.30 (-3.97, -0.63); 0.003 | -1.43 (-2.76, -0.09) 0.037 |
| Treatment control | 0.14 (-0.19, 0.47) 0.39 | -0.91 (-1.99, 0.18) 0.10 | -0.07 (-0.17, 0.02) 0.12 | -1.12 (-2.17, -0.06) 0.039 | 0.84 (-1.33, 3.02) 0.45 | 0.45 (-0.62, 1.51) 0.41 | -0.19 (-1.21, 0.84) 0.72 | -0.40 (-2.36, 1.56) -0.32; (-2.41, 1.78); -0.97 (-3.31, 1.38) 0.85 | -0.06 (-0.10, 0.01) 0.014 | -0.06 (-0.10, -0.02) 0.003 | -1.05 (-1.64, -0.46) 0.001 | -1.39 (-2.85, 0.06) 0.060 | 0.28 (-0.72, 1.28) 0.58 | -1.40 (-2.53, -0.27) -2.01; (-3.22, -0.80) 0.004 | 0.64 (-0.35, 1.63) 0.20 |
| Illness coherence | -0.37 (-0.77, 0.04) 0.076 | -1.22 (-2.46, 0.02) 0.054 | 0.18 (0.07, 0.29) 0.002 | 1.21 (-0.10, 2.51) 0.069 | -0.49 (-3.15, 2.18) 0.72 | -0.08 (-1.37, 1.20) 0.90 | -0.80 (-2.05, 0.45) 0.21 | 0.42 (-1.96, 2.81) -0.20; (-2.75, 2.35); 1.84 (-1.02, 4.70) 0.29 | -0.06 (-0.12,—.01) 0.024 | -0.08 (-0.12, -0.03) 0.001 | 0.87 (0.16, 1.58) 0.016 | 0.51 (-1.31, 2.32) 0.59 | 0.39 (-0.84, 1.62) 0.53 | -1.22(-2.62, 0.19)-1.34; (-2.84, 0.16); 0.15 | -2.18 (-3.36, -0.99) <0.001 |
| Timeline cyclical | -0.27 (-0.59, 0.04) 0.086 | 0.19 (-0.84, 1.22) 0.72 | 0 (-0.09, 0.09) 0.99 | -0.51 (-1.53, 0.52) 0.33 | -0.18 (-2.27, 1.91) 0.87 | 0.28 (-0.73, 1.28) 0.59 | 0.52 (-0.46, 1.50) 0.30 | -0.63 (-2.50, 1.24) 0.19; (-1.81, 2.19); -0.07 (-2.30, 2.16) 0.46 | 0.08 (0.04, 0.12) <0.001 | 0.08 (0.04, 0.11) <0.001 | 0.04 (-0.52, 0.61) 0.88 | -0.77 (-2.17, 0.63) 0.28 | -1.47 (-2.41, -0.53) 0.002 | 0.12 (-0.98, 1.22) 1.12; (-0.05, 2.29); 0.099 | 0.10 (-0.85, 1.05) 0.84 |
| Emotional representations | -0.65 (-1.14, -0.15) 0.011 | 0.92 (-0.69, 2.53) 0.26 | -0.07 (-0.20, 0.07) 0.33 | -0.71 (-2.34, 0.92) 0.39 | 0.07 (-3.23, 3.37) 0.97 | -0.11 (-1.68, 1.47) 0.89 | 1.45 (-0.08, 2.99) 0.064 | 0.52 (-2.29, 3.33) 1.84; (-1.20, 4.88); 0.90 (-2.48, 4.28) 0.44 | 0.31 (0.26, 0.37) <0.001 | 0.31 (0.26, 0.35) <0.001 | -0.16 (-1.05, 0.72) 0.72 | -1.10 (-3.31, 1.11) 0.33 | -2.12 (-3.58, -0.66) 0.004 | 0.27 (-1.43, 1.97) 2.33; (0.50, 4.16); 0.018 | 0.28 (-1.20, 1.77) 0.71 |
Data presented as regression coefficients, 95% CIs and p-values
*Transformation used: LN (35—Variable)–for these variables the regression coefficient is in terms of change in LN(35—Variable)
1Per ten years
2High school compared to post high school
3Per year
4No diabetes compared to diabetes
5No heart failure compared to heart failure
6Not alone compared to alone
7No peer patient education compared to peer patient education
8Married or partnered compared to widowed, single compared to widowed, divorced or separated
compared to widowed
9Per unit increase
10Per unit increase
11Per session
12White compared to non-white
13Male compared to female
14Retired compared to salaried/self-employed, unemployed compared to salaried/self-employed
15Hospital compared to home/self-care