Table 5.

Hierarchical regression coefficients for predictors of quality of life (n = 99)¹

Step	Predictors	Current Quality of Life
		B	Standard error	β	P	∆R2
1	Mental health					0.587***
	Baseline quality of life (QOL)	0.538	0.087	0.455	< 0.001***
	Current anxiety (HADS)	0.070	0.346	0.017	0.841
	Current depression (HADS)	− 2.299	0.473	− 0.456	< 0.001***
2	Demographics					0.017
	Baseline quality of life (QOL)	0.475	0.093	0.402	< 0.001***
	Current anxiety (HADS)	0.020	0.386	0.005	0.959
	Current depression (HADS)	− 2.352	0.487	− 0.466	< 0.001***
	Age	− 0.012	0.119	− 0.009	0.921
	Gender	− 3.136	2.603	− 0.082	0.232
	Living with children ≤ 18 years old	3.925	3.122	0.106	0.212
3	Medical and physical wellbeing					0.004
	Baseline quality of life (QOL)	0.464	0.096	0.393	< 0.001***
	Current anxiety (HADS)	0.014	0.392	0.003	0.972
	Current depression (HADS)	− 2.271	0.504	− 0.450	< 0.001***
	Age	− 0.019	0.124	− 0.014	0.880
	Gender	− 2.497	2.973	− 0.066	0.403
	Living with children ≤ 18 years old	3.629	3.179	0.098	0.257
	Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis	1.069	2.862	0.028	0.710
	Disability index (HAQ)	− 1.466	1.805	− 0.066	0.419
	Hydroxychloroquine	0.314	2.918	0.008	0.915
4	COVID-19 related					0.005
	Baseline quality of life (QOL)	0.463	0.097	0.392	< 0.001***
	Current anxiety (HADS)	− 0.260	0.494	− 0.065	0.600
	Current depression (HADS)	− 2.174	0.522	− 0.431	< 0.001***
	Age	− 0.006	0.126	− 0.004	0.964
	Gender	− 2.945	3.047	− 0.077	0.336
	Living with children ≤ 18 years old	3.865	3.224	0.104	0.234
	Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis	0.764	2.902	0.020	0.793
	Disability index (HAQ)	− 1.695	1.829	− 0.077	0.357
	Hydroxychloroquine	0.457	3.033	0.011	0.881
	COVID-19 fear	0.110	0.150	0.073	0.467
	COVID-19 actions	0.650	1.163	0.043	0.578

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

¹When this regression was run without including anxiety and depression, the HAQ variable reached statistical significance