From: How gender-specific are predictors of post-MI HRQoL? A longitudinal study
Women | Men | |||
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Predictors | Symptoms β(p) | Discomfort β(p) | Symptoms β(p) | Discomfort β(p) |
Demographics | ||||
Marital status | .09 (ns) | – | – | – |
Education | – | – | −.13 (ns) | −.16 (ns) |
Employment before MI | – | – | −.16 (.07) | – |
Employment at T3 | −.25 (.06) | – | −.13 (ns) | |
Not included: age, place of residence | ΔR2 = .22 p = .007 | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = .17 p < .001 | ΔR2 = .12 p = .002 |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Betablockers | – | .29 (.04) | – | – |
Comorbidity | .15 (ns) | – | – | – |
Angina at T1 | – | .22 (ns) | – | – |
Anxiolytics | – | – | .11 (ns) | .10 (ns) |
Rehospitalisation | – | .17 (.07) | – | |
Angina at T3 | .49 (.001) | .36 (.01) | .35 (.001) | – |
Not included: type of MI, PTCA, complications, number of MI, length of hospitalization, time gap between MI and rehabilitation, angina before MI, intensity of physical training, new MI | ΔR2 = .27 p < .001 | ΔR2 = .28 p = .006 | ΔR2 = .21 p < .001 | ΔR2 = .04 p = .04 |
Personality factors | ||||
Anxiety-trait | – | – | – | – |
Optimism | – | – | −.06 (ns) | −.08 (ns) |
Not included: anger-trait, curiosity-trait | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = .02 p = ns | ΔR2 = .02 p = ns |
Coping strategies | ||||
Social suport at T1 | – | – | – | .18 (ns) |
Resignation at T1 | – | – | .10 (ns) | – |
Problem solving at T1 | – | – | −.17 (ns) | −.30 (.02) |
Substance use at T2 | – | .31 (.03) | – | – |
Resignation at T2 | – | – | .06 (ns) | .11 (ns) |
Humour at T2 | – | – | −.16 (.08) | – |
Problem solving at T2 | – | – | .06 (ns) | – |
Resignation at T3 | – | – | .09 (ns) | .22 (.03) |
Not included: T1, T2, T3 reinterpretation, T1, T2, T3 religion, T1 and T3 humor, T2 and T3 social support, T1 and T3 substance use, T3 problem solving | ΔR2 = 0 | ΔR2 = .09 p = .03 | ΔR2 = .05 p = ns | ΔR2 = .11 p = .01 |
Total | adjR2 = .44 | adjR2 = .30 | adjR2 = .37 | adjR2 = .23 |