Table 3:
Adjusted analyses showing the associations of factors with patient-caregiver prognostic estimates (Caregiver model)
| Variables | Patients reporting a longer estimate | Agreement | Caregivers reporting a longer estimate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient variables | β | 95% CI | P-value | β | 95% CI | P-value | ||
| Cognition | Impaired | 0.24 | (−0.42, 0.89) | 0.48 | Ref | −0.74 | (−1.53, 0.05) | 0.07 |
| Polypharmacy | Screened positive vs. negative | 0.78 | (0.28, 1.27) | 0.002 | Ref | 0.87 | (0.27, 1.46) | 0.004 |
| Psychological Health | Impaired | −0.05 | (−0.56, 0.45) | 0.83 | Ref | 0.67 | (0.12, 1.22) | 0.02 |
| PEPPI | −0.008 | (−0.10, 0.08) | 0.87 | Ref | −0.09 | (−0.17, −0.02) | 0.01 | |
| Caregiver variables | ||||||||
| Age | −0.01 | (−0.03, 0.01) | 0.38 | Ref | 0.02 | (−0.01, 0.04) | 0.14 | |
| Gender | Female vs Male | −0.36 | (−0.84, 0.13) | 0.15 | Ref | −0.80 | (−1.52, −0.08) | 0.03 |
| Race | Non-White vs. White | −0.17 | (−1.10, 0.75) | 0.71 | Ref | −0.09 | (−1.27, 1.10) | 0.88 |
| Education | <High school vs. Some college or above | −0.08 | (−1.03, 0.87) | 0.87 | Ref | −0.96 | (−2.22, 0.29) | 0.13 |
| <High school vs. high school graduate | 0.005 | (−0.54, 0.55) | 0.99 | Ref | 0.27 | (−0.35, 0.87) | 0.39 | |
| Distress | 0.11 | (0.02, 0.19) | 0.01 | Ref | 0.03 | (−0.03, 0.10) | 0.31 | |
| Oncologist variables | ||||||||
| Physician gender | Female vs Male | −0.36 | (−0.84, 0.13) | 0.15 | Ref | −0.80 | (−1.52, −0.08) | 0.03 |
Abbreviations: CI, Confidence Interval; PEPPI, Perceived Efficacy in Patient-Physician Interactions