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. 2022 Jan 28;9(2):1332–1342. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1178

TABLE 4.

Factors associated with ACP readiness of the patients by multiple linear regressions(N = 168)

Independent variables Β (95% CI § ) Standard error SE Β # p‐value
Constant 79.410 (67.793, 91.026) 5.881
<0.001**
Passive coping style −7.400(−10.526, −4.274) 1.583 −0.398 <0.001**
Duration of disease 0.305(0.107, 0.503) 0.100 0.219 0.003**
Active coping style 4.694(1.788, 7.599) 1.471 0.273 0.002**
Previous experience 4.124(0.661, 7.588) 1.753 0.157 0.020*
Salary1(3k−6k) 4.105(−0.855, 9.066) 2.511 0.154 0.104
Salary2(6k−9k) −1.339(−6.796, 4.119) 2.763 −0.041 0.629
Salary3(>9k) 6.964(0.726, 13.203) 3.158 0.214 0.029*

:Summary of standard multiple linear regression between age, gender, education level, salary, number of children, disease duration, previous experience of taking care of a dying family member, coping style and ACP readiness. Model performance: R2  = 0.315, adjusted R2  = 0.271, F = 7.208, p < .001**.

Unstandardized regression coefficients.

§

confidence interval.

#

Standardized regression coefficients, Previous experience: previous experience of taking care of a dying family member.