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Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2015 Jun 26;20(9):930–939. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1056770

Table 4.

Summary of Hierarchical Regression Analysis for PATL, Self-Rated Health, History of Medical Illnesses, MMSE, and Demographic Variables Predicting GDS

IV	R²	R² change	F change	β
Step 1	.22^*	-	2.71^*
Age				−.08
Gender				.15
Marital Status				−.07
Education Years				−.00
Living Arrangement / Levels of Care				−.36^**

Step 2	.23	.01	.17
History of Medical Illnesses				−.10
MMSE				.01

Step 3	.46^***	.24^***	9.77^***
PATL				−.35^**
Self-Rated Health				−.30^*

Note. GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; IV = Independent Variable; PATL = Positive Attitude Towards Life; MMSE = Mini Mental Status Exam.

p < .05

^**

p < .01

^***

p < .001