Table 5.
Hierarchical Regression Analysis Predicting General Health Perceptions in Older Breast Cancer Survivors (n=127).
| Variables | Standardized Beta Coefficients |
R2 | ΔR2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Demographics | .003 | .003 | |
| Age | −.057 | ||
| Education (years) | −.004 | ||
| Model 2: Cancer Related | .025 | .022 | |
| Mastectomy | −.050 | ||
| Time from diagnosis (years) | −.092 | ||
| Chemotherapy | −.122 | ||
| Model 3: Health Status | .416 | .390*** | |
| Fatigue | −.375*** | ||
| Comorbidity | −.047 | ||
| Physical Functioning | .336*** | ||
| Model 4: Psychosocial Resources | .500 | .084** | |
| Optimism | .187* | ||
| Mastery | −.018 | ||
| Spirituality | .132 | ||
| Social Support | −.163 | ||
| Satisfaction with Support | .149 |
*
p<0.05 (2-tailed)
**
p<0.01 (2-tailed)
***
p<0.001 (2-tailed).