TABLE 2.
Coefficients from binary logistic regression of negative or positive influence of cancer on relationship (N = 170).
| Predictor | β | SEβ | OR | Wald χ2 | p |
| Age | –0.02 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.90 |
| Gender | –0.01 | 0.46 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| Number of children | –0.54 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 1.98 | 0.16 |
| Parental separation | –0.63 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 2.06 | 0.15 |
| Own physical disease | –0.30 | 0.41 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| Psychological treatment in the past | –0.07 | 0.39 | 0.93 | 0.03 | 0.86 |
| Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) | –0.02 | 0.02 | 0.99 | 0.77 | 0.38 |
| State of health (EQ VAS) | –0.00 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.22 | 0.64 |
| Depression (PHQ-9) | 0.11 | 0.05 | 1.12 | 4.33 | 0.04 |
| Anxiety (GAD-7) | –0.02 | 0.06 | 0.98 | 0.14 | 0.71 |
| Distress (DT) | 0.01 | 0.10 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
| Relationship satisfaction (QMI)a | –0.10 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 16.46 | 0.00 |
Influence of cancer on relationship was coded as 1 = positive and 2 = negative. DT, NCCN Distress Thermometer; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Seven Item Scale; EQ-5D, EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire; EQ VAS, EQ-5D Visual Analog Scale; and OR, odds ratio. Significant coefficients in bold.
aRelationship satisfaction with the cancer patient.