Table 4.

Pre-loss social network size predicting trajectories of self-rated health before and after bereavement

Effect	b	SE	DF	p
Intercept	1.50*	0.31	154	<.0001
Age	0.002	0.01	44.6	0.830
BMI	0.04	0.04	163	0.294
Comorbidities	−0.003	0.02	157	0.907
Female	−0.22	0.17	45.1	0.203
Intercept spline	0.45	0.29	159	0.126
Time since loss (pre-loss slope)	0.07	0.20	166	0.748
Slope spline	−0.23	0.22	163	0.285
Social network size	0.01	0.01	168	0.367
Intercept spline * Social network size	−0.004	0.01	160	0.778
Slope * Social network size	−0.01	0.01	165	0.222
Slope spline * Social network size	0.02*	0.01	162	0.033

Note. Spline terms reflect changes in the intercept and time slope at the point of spousal loss. BMI = body mass index.

^*p < .05. N_caregivers = 52