Table 4.

Exploratory multivariate logistic regression models with at least one statistically significant regression coefficient value predicting the likelihood of a “yes” response to a perception about performing a self-care behavior.

Behavior	Perception of Behavior	Reference	Comparator	β	SE	Wald	df	p Value a	OR	95% CI
Seeking more than one expert opinion for the treatment of illness when needed	Able to perform	Rural	Urban	0.898	0.826	1.183	1	0.277	2.455	0.487 to 12.384
		Female	Male	0.657	1.187	0.306	1	0.580	1.929	0.188 to 19.773
		65 to <75 Years				4.344	2	0.114
			75 to <85 Years	−2.109	1.012	4.341	1	0.037	0.121	0.017 to 0.882
			≥85 Years	−1.096	1.199	0.836	1	0.360	0.334	0.032 to 3.502
		Married			0.288	2	0.866
			Single	−0.478	0.904	0.280	1	0.597	0.620	0.105 to 3.648
			Separated	−0.379	1.272	0.089	1	0.766	0.684	0.057 to 8.279
		<High school			2.019	2	0.364
			High school diploma	1.157	1.008	1.317	1	0.251	3.180	0.441 to 22.932
			≥Associate’s or bachelor’s degree	−0.060	1.335	0.002	1	0.964	0.942	0.069 to 12.888
Knowing how old and new treatments interact	Able to perform	Rural	Urban	−0.061	0.777	0.006	1	0.937	0.941	0.205 to 4.312
		Female	Male	−0.093	0.975	0.009	1	0.924	0.911	0.135 to 6.160
		65 to <75 Years			6.652	2	0.036
			75 to <85 Years	−2.422	1.007	5.792	1	0.016	0.089	0.012 to 0.638
			≥85 Years	−2.251	1.038	4.699	1	0.030	0.105	0.014 to 0.806
		Married			1.907	2	0.385
			Single	−0.415	0.795	0.273	1	0.601	0.660	0.139 to 3.133
			Separated	−1.800	1.306	1.900	1	0.168	0.165	0.013 to 2.137
		>High school			2.123	2	0.346
			High school diploma	1.266	0.955	1.758	1	0.185	3.545	0.546 to 23.024
			≥Associate’s or bachelor’s degree	0.396	1.297	0.093	1	0.760	1.486	0.117 to 18.878

^a Values in boldface type are statistically significant (<0.05). SE = standard error; df = degrees of freedom; OR = odds ratio; and CI = confidence interval.