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Table 4 Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life change from baseline to the 3-month follow-up

From: Patient’s early satisfaction with care: a predictor of health-related quality of life change among outpatients with substance dependence

Patients characteristics

∆* SF-12 PCS N = 118

∆* SF-12 MCS N = 123

 

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

R2 = 0.47

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

R2 = 0.40

 

β/Mean

P-value

β/Mean

P-value

β/Mean

P-value

β/Mean

P-value

Age (years)

−0.02

0.84

  

0.08

0.47

  

Gender

 

0.70

   

0.89

  

 Male

3.0

   

7.3

   

 Female

2.2

   

6.9

   

Educational level

 

0.15

   

0.69

  

 Primary school

7.2

   

4.6

   

 Secondary school

2.1

   

7.5

   

 High school/university

3.3

   

8.0

   

Marital status

 

0.01

 

0.005

 

0.47

  

 Never married

5.6

 

5.5

0.001

5.6

   

 Married/live with a partner

2.8

 

4.0

0.02

8.3

   

 Separated/divorced/widowed

−1.1

 

0.0

 

8.6

   

Occupational status

 

0.4

   

0.78

  

 Unemployed

2.3

   

7.5

   

 Employed

3.7

   

6.8

   

Type of dependence

 

0.17

   

0.38

  

 Alcohol dependence

1.4

   

8.4

   

 Opioid dependence

3.7

   

6.5

   

Duration of addiction (years)

0.04

0.61

  

−0.09

0.37

  

Origin of the care request

 

0.03

 

0.014

 

0.84

  

 Patient

3.3

 

0.0

 

7.0

   

 Health practitioner

3.7

 

2.1

0.2

8.5

   

 Justice

−4.9

 

−5.9

0.02

6.4

   

Comorbid axis I diagnosis

 

1.0

   

0.09

 

0.26

 Yes

2.8

   

8.7

 

0.0

 

 No

2.8

   

4.9

 

2.0

 

Medication initiated during the 3-month follow-up

0.81

   

0.10

  

 Yes

3.0

   

4.9

   

 No

2.9

   

8.6

   

Change in substance use behavior at 3 months

 

0.79

   

0.98

  

 Yes

2.7

   

7.2

   

 No

3.2

   

7.1

   

Self-reported health status at baseline

 HADS depression subscale

 

0.05

 

0.77

 

0.02

 

0.14

 HADS depression subscale score < 8

0.9

 

0.0

 

4.6

 

0.0

 

 HADS depression subscale score ≥ 8

4.0

 

−0.4

 

9.7

 

−3.0

 

 HADS anxiety subscale

 

0.14

   

0.65

  

 HADS anxiety subscale score < 8

1.0

   

6.8

   

 HADS anxiety subscale score ≥ 8

3.5

   

7.9

   

 SF-12 PCS

−0.62

< 0.0001

−0.6

< 0.0001

    

 SF-12 MCS

    

−0.67

< 0.0001

−0.7

< 0.0001

EQS-C overall satisfaction score

0.0

0.95

  

0.17

0.01

0.1

0.02

  1. Abbreviations: SF-12 Short-Form 12, PCS Physical Component Summary, MCS Mental health Component Summary, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, EQS-C Quality of Care Scale in outpatient consultation; *∆ HRQoL = 3-month HRQoL-baseline HRQoL