Association between self-perception of aging, view of cancer and health of older patients in oncology: a one-year longitudinal study

Table 3 Best fit model for the estimate rate change of health after backward elimination for the estimate rate change of SPA and view of cancer

Characteristics		Global health				Physical health				Mental health
Characteristics		Coeff.	SE	t	p	Coeff.	SE	t	p	Coeff.	SE	T	p
SPA		.41	.07	5.92	< .001	.4	.07	5.46	< .001	.53	.07	6.785	< .001
Cancer view		.17	.07	2.318	.02	-	-	-	-	.53	.09	5.98	< .001
Carcinoma staging^a		−6.86	3.08	−2.23	.03	−7.78	3.44	−2.263	.02	−8.89	3.68	−2.41	.02
Chemotherapy^b		−6.4	1.54	−4.142	< .001	−6.89	1.7	−4.05	< .0001	−5.73	1.91	−3.005	.003
Cancer site^c	Lung (vs breast)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.31	3.66	2.274	.03
	Gynecological (vs breast)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	−7.39	3.03	−2.44	.02
	Hematological (vs breast)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	5.7	1.227	.22
REML criterion at convergence		2344.5				2403.1				2425.7

^a0 = non-metastatic, 1 = metastatic; ^b0 = no treatment, 1 = treatment; ^c0 = breast cancer, 1 = lung, gynecological or hematological

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