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Table 5 Results from multivariate regression analysis of change in patient activation scores over 6 month follow up

From: Patient activation in older people with long-term conditions and multimorbidity: correlates and change in a cohort study in the United Kingdom

 

All Participants (N = 2709)

Participants with >=2 LTCs (N = 1273)

Independent variable

b

95% CI

Beta (β)

p

b

95% CI

Beta (β)

p

Age

0.03

-0.11 to 0.16

0.01

0.678

0.01

-0.12 to 0.15

0.01

0.851

Gender

Male

        

Female

-0.23

-1.78 to 1.32

-0.01

0.762

-0.76

-2.85 to 1.33

-0.02

0.466

Living status

Living with others

        

Living alone

-0.40

-2.21 to 1.40

-0.01

0.654

1.04

-0.72 to 2.80

0.03

0.239

Work status

Employed

        

Retired

-3.44

-8.03 to 1.15

-0.04

-6.89

-12.74 to -1.03

-0.08

Other

-4.59

-13.32 to 4.14

-0.02

0.259

-1.00

-12.88 to 10.88

-0.01

0.03

Health literacy

 

Never needs help

        

Rarely needs help

0.21

-2.66 to 3.10

0.00

-0.22

-3.43 to 2.99

0.00

Sometimes needs help

0.53

-1.44 to 2.50

0.01

-0.07

-2.77 to 2.62

0.00

Often needs help

-1.25

-5.40 to 2.90

-0.01

-2.05

-6.99 to 2.89

0.03

Always needs help

-1.20

-4.61 to 2.25

-0.11

0.824

-2.29

-6.12 to 1.54

0.03

0.665

Number of LTC

0.29

-0.20 to 0.78

0.02

0.242

-0.08

-0.82 to 0.64

0.01

0.807

Depression

0.33

-0.01 to 0.08

0.04

0.137

0.05

0.01 to 0.09

0.07

0.009

HRQoL

-3.84

-8.15 to 0.46

-0.05

0.078

-0.46

-5.41 to 4.50

-0.01

0.852

Social Support

-3.20

-1.90 to 1.25

0.01

0.683

0.73

-1.83 to 3.30

0.02

0.566

MULTIPleS

-

-

-

-

0.08

-0.04 to 0.21

0.04

0.160

 

R2 = 0.00, Adjusted R2 = 0.00

R2 0.01, Adjusted R2 = 0.00