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. 2017 May 8;17:416. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4324-6

Table 7.

Comparison of Illness Perceptions between attendees and non-attendees

B SE Wald P-value OR 95% CI Model Accuracy YES Model Accuracy NO
Model 1: Demographics 100% 0%
 Drive -0.361 0.207 3.047 0.081 0.697 0.465, 1.045
 Constant 0.979 0.342 8.172 0.004 2.661
Model 2: Health Status 100% 0%
 Breast condition 0.174 0.265 0.430 0.512 1.190 0.708, 1.998
 Constant 0.081 0.492 0.027 0.869 1.085
Model 3: Health Beliefs 88.5% 38.8%
 Distrust in medical team −0.573 0.153 14.051 0.000 0.564 0.418, 0.761
 Fear of unknown procedure −0.409 0.153 7.120 0.008 0.664 0.492, 0.897
 Other life problems −0.693 0.195 12.630 0.000 0.500 0.341, 0.733
 Relatives or friends’ advice −0.363 0.130 7.745 0.005 0.696 0.539, 0.898
 Reminder letters 0.660 0.238 7.678 0.006 1.934 1.213, 3.083
 Constant 2.336 1.091 4.585 0.032 10.335
Model 4: Illness Perceptions 83.5% 37.3%
 Hereditary 0.456 0.185 6.072 0.014 1.578 1.098, 2.268
 Pollution 0.290 0.134 4.682 0.030 1.336 1.028, 1.738
 Illness gets better and worse 0.312 0.153 4.154 0.042 1.366 1.012, 1.844
 Major consequences in life 0.420 0.195 4.640 0.031 1.522 1.039, 2.231
 Whole life would change 0.509 0.201 6.442 0.011 1.664 1.123, 2.466
 Living long decreases −0.685 0.298 5.290 0.021 0.504 0.281, 0.904
 Fear of breast cancer −0.363 0.176 4.264 0.039 0.695 0.492, 0.983
 Constant −3.375 1.494 5.106 0.024 0.034
Model 5: Health Beliefs and Illness Perceptions 84.8% 53.8%
 Distrust in medical team −0.676 0.162 17.468 0.000 0.509 0.371, 0.699
 Fear of unknown procedure −0.612 0.166 13.629 0.000 0.542 0.392, 0.751
 Other life problems −0.669 0.206 10.544 0.001 0.512 0.342, 0.767
 Relatives or friends’ advice −0.476 0.140 11.610 0.001 0.621 0.473, 0.817
 Reminder letters 0.687 0.251 7.470 0.006 1.987 1.214, 3.251
 Pollution 0.479 0.151 10.060 0.002 1.615 1.201, 2.172
 Illness gets better and worse 0.396 0.167 5.656 0.017 1.486 1.072, 2.061
 Whole life would change 0.855 0.221 14.924 0.000 2.351 1.524, 3.626
 Living long decreases −0.890 0.336 7.016 0.008 0.411 0.212, 0.793
 Constant 0.113 1.742 0.004 0.948 1.120
Model 6: Health Beliefs and Illness Perceptions 85.2% 65.0%
 Fear of unknown procedure −0.742 0.194 14.633 0.000 0.476 0.325, 0.696
 Embarrassing −0.320 0.149 4.600 0.032 0.726 0.542, 0.973
 Distrust in medical team −0.808 0.176 21.149 0.000 0.446 0.316, 0.629
 Other life problems −0.735 0.234 9.843 0.002 0.479 0.303, 0.759
 Relatives or friends’ advice −0.529 0.153 11.965 0.001 0.589 0.437, 0.795
 Reminder letters 0.795 0.290 7.536 0.006 2.215 1.255, 3.907
 Arrange appointment 1.133 0.506 5.020 0.025 3.106 1.153, 8.372
 Pay for mammography −1.669 0.580 8.286 0.004 0.188 0.06, 0.587
 Stress or worry −0.940 0.419 5.044 0.025 0.39 0.172, 0.887
 Family problems 0.839 0.405 4.292 0.038 2.314 1.046, 5.118
 Overwork 0.539 0.216 6.262 0.012 1.715 1.124, 2.616
 Personality −0.548 0.240 5.235 0.022 0.578 0.361, 0.924
 Hereditary 0.533 0.231 5.342 0.021 1.704 1.084, 2.677
 Pollution 0.500 0.170 8.698 0.003 1.649 1.183, 2.299
 Change or bad luck 0.432 0.140 9.568 0.002 1.54 1.171, 2.024
 Illness gets better and worse 0.398 0.185 4.629 0.031 1.489 1.036, 2.141
 Economic consequences 0.647 0.223 8.438 0.004 1.91 1.234, 2.955
 Whole life would change 0.755 0.245 9.493 0.002 2.128 1.316, 3.441
 Living long decreases −1.177 0.373 9.956 0.002 0.308 0.148, 0.64
 Depends on your actions 0.856 0.409 4.381 0.036 2.354 1.056, 5.246
 Your actions effects outcome −1.094 0.552 3.933 0.047 0.335 0.114, 0.987
 Constant 0.384 3.083 0.016 0.901 1.468
Model 7: The 14 constructs 84.4% 42.2%
 Perceived barriers −0.121 0.022 31.731 0.000 0.886 0.849, 0.924
 Cancer timeline cyclical 0.432 0.154 7.893 0.005 1.54 1.139, 2.081
 Illness coherence 0.249 0.100 6.179 0.013 1.283 1.054, 1.561
 Constant 0.623 0.895 0.484 0.487 1.864

B unstandardized coefficients; SE standard error; OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval