Table 2.
Multilevel Models Predicting Physical and Mental QOL in ESLD Dyads (N=132)
| Physical QOL (Model 1) | Mental QOL (Model 2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Caregiver | Patient | Caregiver | |
| B (SE) | B (SE) | B (SE) | B (SE) | |
| Patient Characteristics | ||||
| Gender (women) | 1.76 (1.95) | 2.82 (1.96) | −1.73 (2.07) | 0.32 (2.31) |
| Age | 0.13 (0.08) | −0.20 (0.08)* | 0.26 (0.08)** | 0.14 (0.09) |
| Years Cirrhosis | −0.16 (0.13) | −0.19 (0.13) | −0.16 (0.14) | −0.01 (0.15) |
| MELD-Na | −0.25 (0.19) | −0.13 (0.19) | 0.03 (0.21) | 0.04 (0.23) |
| Charlson | 0.18 (0.42) | −0.50 (0.43) | 0.25 (0.44) | 0.16 (0.50) |
| Hepatic | −3.86 (1.65)* | 0.88 (1.67) | −2.02 (1.76) | −0.81 (1.97) |
| Encephalopathy (amanaged vs no history) | ||||
| Ascites (managed vs none) | −3.47 (1.83) | −1.94 (1.85) | −3.15 (1.94) | −1.98 (2.18) |
| Ascites (refractory vs none) | −9.19 (2.28)*** | −5.41 (2.33)* | −3.46 (2.42) | −1.86(2.75) |
| Uncertainty | −0.14 (0.05)** | 0.06 (0.05) | −0.31 (0.06)*** | −0.15 (0.06)* |
| Relationship quality | −3.26 (1.33)* | 1.91 (1.37) | 1.69 (1.41) | 1.94 (1.61) |
| Caregiver Characteristics | ||||
| Gender (women) | 3.09 (2.20) | 0.96 (1.37) | −3.05 (2.34) | −0.56 (2.61) |
| Spouse Caregiver | 2.34 (1.82) | 1.48 (1.86) | −2.46 (1.94) | −5.04 (2.19)* |
| Uncertainty | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.16 (0.06)** | 0.06 (0.06) | −0.02 (0.07) |
| Relationship quality | 0.66 (1.12) | −0.19 (1.13) | 2.73 (1.19)* | 2.51 (1.33) |
Note. Higher scores indicate greater uncertainty and better relationship quality.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.
a
Results did not differ when liver etiology included.
MELD-Na = Model for End-Stage Liver Disease including sodium.