Table 4 Hierarchical regression analyses to predict HRQOL at the end of rehabilitation

Block 1

Respective baseline value (at start of rehabilitation)

.631 (p < .001)

.613 (p < .001)

.605 (p < .001)

.582 (p < .001)

.723 (p < .001)

.633 (p < .001)

R² change = .436***

R² change = .488***

R² change = .498***

R² change = .420***

R² change = .594***

R² change = .488***

Block 2

Age

-.112 (p = .050)

-

-

.090 (p = .105)

.087 (p = .049)

-

Gender: man

.083 (p = .105)

-

-

.079 (p = .083)

-.084 (p = .029)

-

Living with a partner

-

-

-

-

-

-

Education: elementary school

-.151 (p = .002)

-.057 (p = .214)

-

-

-.034 (p = .436)

-.058 (p = .226)

Employment

-

-

.070 (p = .113)

-

-

-

Income

-

.082 (p = .149)

-

.151 (p = .013)

.119 (p = .004)

.088 (p = .106)

R² change = .050***

R² change = .011*

R² change = .007*

R² change = .037*

R² change = .023**

R² change = .013*

Block 3

Acute event

-

-

-

-

-

-

Myocardial infarction

-

-

-

-

-

-

PTCA

.139 (p = .042)

-

-

-

-

-

Bypass

-

-

-.139 (p = .003)

.049 (p = .347)

-

-

BMI

-

-

-

.074 (p = .133)

-

-

Smoker

-.082 (p = .280)

-

-

-

-

-

Risk score

-.055 (p = .350)

-.113 (p = .017)

-.123 (p = .016)

-

-

-.103 (p = .067)

Total cholesterol

-

-

.114 (p = .392)

-

.074 (p = .044)

-

LDL cholesterol

-

-

.028 (p = .746)

-

-

-

Systolic blood pressure

-

-

-

.067 (p = .369)

-

-

Diastolic blood pressure

-

-

-

-

-

-

R² change = .024**

R² change = .004

R² change = .038**

R² change = .010

R² change = .005*

R² change = .005

Block 4

Cynicism

-

-.077 (p = .219)

-.108 (p = .033)

-

-

-

Trait anger

-

-.095 (p = .028)

-

-.118 (p = .091)

-.080 (p = .032)

-.144 (p < .001)

R² change = .000

R² change = .015**

R² change = .006

R² change = .013**

R² change = .006**

R² change = .020***

SF-12: PC

MacNew: PL

SAQ: PL

SF-12: MC

MacNew: EF

Mac New:SF

Block 5

PICS: DF

.130 (p = .049)

.220 (p = < .001)

.130 (p = .004)

.099 (p = .357)

.069 (p = .148)

.132 (p = .025

PICS: PI

-.127 (p = .187)

-.089 (p = .276)

-.123 (p = .076)

-

-.101 (p = 183

Trust in physician

-

-

-

.095 (p = .086)

.087 (p = .046)

.052 (p = .384)

R² change = .013*

R² change = .029***

R² change = .015**

R² change = .022**

R² change = .017**

R² Change = .016**

R ²

.523

.547

.563

.503

.645

.542