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Table 9 Predictors of QOL of patients and caregivers: dependent variables: general facet of patients and carers in multiple regression analysis

From: Factors associated with quality of life of outpatients with breast cancer and gynecologic cancers and their family caregivers: a controlled study

Dependent variable

Predictors or independent variables

Variance (%)

Total variance

Beta

T

P

General facet on health & QOL for pts with breast, cervical & ovarian cancer

General facet caregiver impression of pt

42.7

53.6

0.54

8.0

0.000

 

Pt currently feels ill

9.1

 

0.30

4.9

0.000

 

Duration of illness

1.8

 

0.14

2.3

0.02

General facet on health & QOL for caregivers of pts with breast, cervical & ovarian cancer

Caregiver currently feels ill

29.2

56.1

0.41

6.8

0.000

 

General facet carer impression of pt

11.9

 

0.24

4.1

0.000

 

Caregiver relationship to pt

5.6

 

0.16

2.6

0.01

 

Caregiver's age

3.5

 

-0.27

-4.3

0.000

 

Pt's age

2.7

 

-0.15

-2.6

0.01

 

Caregiver gender

1.9

 

-0.17

-2.7

0.007

 

Pt on radiotherapy

1.3

 

-0.12

-2.1

0.04