Table 2 A hierarchical linear model with time, demographic factors, self-efficacy, fatigue and pain as predictors of Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short Form Health Survey Physical Functioning Component Summary

Time

0.73

0.10

986.93

7.61

***0.000

0.54

0.91

Sex

0.16

0.92

213.76

0.17

0.862

−1.65

1.97

Age

−0.11

0.04

215.35

−3.16

**0.002

−0.18

−0.04

Employment

2.23

0.98

213.24

2.29

*0.023

0.31

4.16

Living alone

0.03

0.95

214.09

−0.26

0.979

−1.85

1.90

Living in town (>30’)

0.66

0.95

213.31

0.69

0.489

−1.21

2.52

Education

0.10

0.96

212.89

0.10

0.917

−1.79

1.99

Personal assistance (>2 h/week)

−2.26

1.16

215.12

−1.95

0.052

−4.54

0.02

Disability

2.17

0.92

214.16

2.35

*0.019

0.35

3.98

Exercise-efficacy

0.40

0.25

214.22

1.63

0.105

−0.01

0.89

Social-efficacy

0.30

0.22

213.31

1.34

0.180

−0.14

0.74

Chronic disease-efficacy

0.90

0.33

215.64

2.74

**0.007

0.25

1.56

Fatigue

0.00

0.02

213.22

−0.01

0.990

−0.03

0.03

Pain

−0.09

0.02

214.15

−4.35

***0.000

−0.13

−0.05