Table 3.
Multiple linear regression analysis of association between the sociodemographic and clinical variables, self-care agency and depression and anxiety
| Variables | β | P |
|---|---|---|
| Depression a | ||
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 0 [Reference] | |
| Urban | −1.94 (−3.29 - -0.60) | 0.00 |
| History of hypertension | ||
| Y | 0 [Reference] | |
| N | −1.91 (−3.34 - -0.49) | 0.01 |
| Visual acuity | ||
| Moderate or severer VI | 0 [Reference] | 0.03 |
| Mild or no VI | −0.89 (−1.63 - -0.13) | |
| ESCA total score | −0.57 (− 0.11 - -0.01) | 0.03 |
| Anxiety b | ||
| Self-care skills | −0.24 (− 0.43 - -0.06) | 0.01 |
| Diastolic BP | 0.09 (−0.17 - -0.02) | 0.01 |
a: variables selected from the following variables: residence, history of hypertension, ESCA, self-concept, health knowledge; b: variables selected from the following variables: residence, DBP, self-care skills; R2 for the depression model: 0.23, P = 0.00; R2 for the anxiety model: 0.12, P = 0.00; β: regression coefficient; BP: blood pressure; HADS: hospital anxiety and depression scale; ESCA: the exercise of self-care agency scale