Table 8 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 Mental Functioning Component Summary

Time

0.85

0.11

986.06

7.39

***0.000

0.62

1.07

Sex

−1.50

1.00

211.55

−1.50

0.135

−3.46

0.47

Age

0.02

0.04

213.42

0.43

0.671

−0.06

0.09

Employment

−0.39

1.06

210.95

−0.37

0.714

−2.49

1.71

Living alone

−1.17

1.03

211.95

−1.14

0.257

−3.21

0.86

Living in town (>30’)

0.79

1.03

211.04

0.77

0.443

−1.24

2.82

Education

0.45

1.04

210.54

0.43

0.667

−1.61

2.51

Personal assistance (>2 h/week)

1.91

1.26

213.15

1.52

0.131

−0.57

4.40

Disability

−0.73

1.00

212.04

−0.73

0.465

−2.71

1.24

Exercise-efficacy

0.41

0.27

212.12

1.52

0.129

−0.12

0.95

Social-efficacy

−0.11

0.24

211.04

−0.44

0.663

−0.59

0.37

Chronic disease-efficacy

1.05

0.36

213.76

2.93

**0.004

0.34

1.76

Fatigue

−0.06

0.02

210.94

−3.22

**0.001

−0.09

−0.02

Pain

−0.04

0.02

212.04

−1.78

0.077

−0.08

0.00