Table 4.
Illness Beliefs as Predictors of Patient Satisfaction - Regression Analyses (N=133)
| Patient Satisfaction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| β (p) | β (p) | |
| Predictors | ||
| Sex | 0.003 (0.970) | 0.018 (0.836) |
| Age | −0.062 (0.487) | 0.015 (0.872) |
| Diagnostic group | −0.108 (0.224) | −0.092 (0.302) |
| Initial symptom burden | −0.097 (0.269) | 0.036 (0.708) |
| R2/R2 corrected | 0.03/.00 | – |
| Ilness beliefs | ||
| Identity | −0.026 (0.788) | |
| Timeline | −0.054 (0.628) | |
| Timeline cyclical | 0.082 (0.397) | |
| Consequences | −0.081 (0.504) | |
| Personal control | 0.253 (0.014) | |
| Treatment control | −0.041 (0.715) | |
| Coherence | 0.192 (0.047) | |
| Emotional representation | −0.097 (0.377) | |
| R2/R2 corrected | 0.18/.10 (p=0.006) | |
Note: bold type=values that are significant at p<0.05.
Abbreviations: β, standardized regression coefficient; p, significance; R2/R2 corrected, explained variance.