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. 2021 Nov 5;9(11):1507. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111507

Table 4.

Linear Regression Model of the Effect of Travel Burden Indicators on Anxiety (GAD8).

Model 1 a Model 2 b Model 3 c
β (95%CI) p-Value β (95%CI) p-Value β (95%CI) p-Value
Difficulty Traveling to Primary Care Provider 1.14 (−1.6, 3.9) 0.41 2.2 (−0.8, 5.1) 0.14 3.1 (0.1, 6.1) 0.04
Difficulty Traveling to Rheumatologist −1.7 (−4.3, 1) 0.21 −1.8 (−4.5, 0.9) 0.18 −2.54 (−5.2, 0.2) 0.07
Distance (in miles) to Rheumatologist −0.03 (−0.1, 0.02) 0.25 −0.02 (−0.1, 0.04) 0.60 −0.002 (−0.1, 0.06) 0.96
Commute Time (in minutes) to Lupus Care 0.01 (−0.05, 0.1) 0.72 −0.003 (−0.06, 0.1) 0.92 −0.02 (−0.07, 0.04) 0.51
Travel Issues Make Keeping Appointments Difficult 0.3 (−1.6, 2.2) 0.76 −0.3 (−2.3, 1.6) 0.74 0.3 (−1.7, 2.3) 0.76
Frequency of Health Care Visits in a Week 0.7 (−0.4, 1.7) 0.21 0.6 (−0.4, 1.7) 0.23 0.5 (−0.6, 1.6) 0.34
Insurance Covers Medical Transportation 3 (−0.7, 6.8) 0.11 2.9 (−0.7, 6.6) 0.11 0.2 (−4.2, 4.6) 0.92
Difficulty Scheduling Medical Transportation −0.3 (−1.9, 1.2) 0.68 −0.1 (−1.6, 1.4) 0.93 0.1 (−1.4, 1.5) 0.95
Have to Take Time Off for Doctors’ Appointments 2.4 (−0.5, 5.3) 0.10 3.1 (0.2, 5.9) 0.03 4 (0.5, 7.5) 0.02
SLAQ 0.52 (−0.1, 1.1) 0.10 0.04 (−0.02, 0.1) 0.20
Age 0.1 (−1, 1.2) 0.90
Employment −2.7 (−6.8, 1.3) 0.18
Income −0.9 (−1.8, −0.02) 0.05

a Unadjusted; b Adjusting for disease activity using SLAQ.; c Adjusting for disease activity using SLAQ, Age, Employment, and Insurance.