Table 4 Predictors of hrqol at the end of cardiac rehabilitation in women and men – comprehensive models
From: How gender-specific are predictors of post-MI HRQoL? A longitudinal study
Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictors | Symptoms β(p) | Discomfort β(p) | Symptoms β(p) | Discomfort β(p) |
Demographics | ||||
Education | – | −.27 (.04) | – | −.08 (ns) |
Employment before MI | – | – | −.17 (.02) | −.08 (ns) |
Not included: age, marital status, place of residence | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = .10 p = .02 | ΔR2 = .08 p < .001 | ΔR2 = .08 p = .002 |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Angina before MI | – | – | .19 (.009) | – |
comorbidity | – | – | .09 (ns) | – |
Angina at T1 | – | – | .31 (.001) | 0.07 (ns) |
Anxiolytics | – | .25 (.04) | .03 (ns) | .21 (.001) |
Intensity of physical training | −.10 (ns) | – | ||
Not included: type of MI, complications, PTCA, number of MI, betablockers, length of hospitalization, time gap between MI and rehabilitation | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = .06 p = .06 | ΔR2 = .24 p < .001 | ΔR2 = .12 p < .001 |
Personality factors | ||||
Curiosity-trait | – | – | – | – |
Anxiety-trait | – | – | – | .23 (.02) |
Anger-trait | – | – | .26 (.001) | .17 (.06) |
Optimism | – | – | – | −.23 (.001) |
ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = .07 | ΔR2 = .26 | |
p < .001 | p < .001 | |||
Coping strategies | ||||
Resignation at T1 | – | .38 (.008) | – | – |
Problem solving at T1 | −.18 (ns) | – | ||
Religion at T1 | – | – | – | .18 (.ns) |
Substance use at T1 | – | – | – | .08 (ns) |
Substance use at T2 | −.26 (.08) | – | – | – |
Resignation at T2 | .29 (.051) | −.10 (ns) | – | – |
Religion at T2 | – | – | – | −.01 (ns) |
Problem solving T2 | – | – | −.08 (ns) | – |
Not included: T1 and T2 reinterpretation, T1 and T2 humor, T1 and T2 social support | ΔR2 = .12 p = .07 | ΔR2 = .12 p = .02 | ΔR2 = .006 p = ns | ΔR2 = .03 p = ns |
Total | adjR2 = .07 | adjR2 = .22 | adjR2 = .36 | adjR2 = .45 |