Vision-related quality of life in patients with glaucoma: the role of illness perceptions

Table 4 Predictors of VRQoL in patients with glaucoma (n = 97)

Variables	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	β	t	β	t	β	t
Gender	− 0.157	− 1.261	− 0.162	− 1.787	− 0.141	− 1.457
Chronic comorbidities	0.297	3.226**	0.201	2.974**	0.225	3.153**
Smoking history	0.213	1.717	0.035	0.374	0.047	0.497
Type of glaucoma			0.248	3.728***	0.194	2.837**
MD in the better eye			− 0.407	− 3.728***	− 0.383	− 3.576**
MD in the worse eye			− 0.014	− 0.165	0.001	0.008
LogMAR in the better eye			0.278	3.307**	0.239	2.893**
LogMAR in the worse eye			− 0.008	− 0.088	− 0.042	− 0.491
BIPQ1					0.056	0.630
BIPQ2					− 0.136	− 1.559
BIPQ3					0.111	1.231
BIPQ4					0.017	0.216
BIPQ5					0.259	3.549**
BIPQ6					0.070	0.998
BIPQ7					− 0.057	− 0.607
BIPQ8					− 0.046	− 0.585
R²	0.235		0.622		0.701
Adjusted R²	0.211		0.588		0.641
ΔR²	0.235		0.387		0.078
F	9.548***		18.136***		11.708***

BIPQ1: consequences, BIPQ2: timeline, BIPQ3: personal control, BIPQ4: treatment control, BIPQ5: identity, BIPQ6: illness concern, BIPQ7: illness coherence BIPQ8: emotional representation
^*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001

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