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Table 4 Results of regression analyses exploring associations between dimensions of spiritual well-being and cancer-related symptoms

From: Dimensions of spiritual well-being in relation to physical and psychological symptoms: a cross-sectional study of advanced cancer patients admitted to a palliative care unit

Symptom distress

Variables

Step 1

Step 2

β

t

p

β

t

p

Insomnia

Covariates

      

Age

-0.01

-0.107

0.915

-0.032

-0.375

0.708

Gender

0.002

0.018

0.986

-0.029

-0.344

0.731

SWB

      

Meaning

   

-0.516

-6.123

<0.001

R2

0

  

0.265

  

Adj. R2

-0.019

  

0.244

  

R2-change

0

  

0.265

  

F

0.006

  

12.502

  

p

0.994

  

<0.001

  

Fatigue

Covariates

      

Age

0.242

2.544

0.012

0.219

2.804

0.006

Gender

0.036

0.383

0.703

0.003

0.036

0.971

SWB

      

Meaning

   

-0.563

-7.228

<0.001

R2

0.058

  

0.373

  

Adj. R2

0.04

  

0.355

  

R2-change

0.058

  

0.315

  

F

3.243

  

20.63

  

p

0.043

  

<0.001

  

Pain

Covariates

      

Age

0.049

0.498

0.619

0.074

0.822

0.413

Gender

0.012

0.127

0.899

0.016

0.175

0.862

SWB

      

Peace

   

-0.422

-4.749

<0.001

R2

0.002

  

0.18

  

Adj. R2

-0.017

  

0.157

  

R2-change

0.002

  

0.178

  

F

0.127

  

7.619

  

p

0.881

  

<0.001

  

Depression

Covariates

      

Age

0.015

0.151

0.88

0.018

0.243

0.808

Gender

-0.073

-0.743

0.459

-0.031

-0.425

0.671

Aware of cancer diagnosis

0.244

2.456

0.016

0.155

2.067

0.041

SWB

      

Peace

   

-0.419

-4.038

<0.001

Faith

   

-0.293

-2.833

0.006

R2

0.058

  

0.486

  

Adj. R2

0.03

  

0.46

  

R2-change

0.058

  

0.428

  

F

2.087

  

18.718

  

p

0.107

  

<0.001

  

Anxiety

Covariates

      

Age

0.044

0.44

0.661

0.07

0.941

0.349

Gender

-0.021

-0.213

0.831

0.031

0.412

0.681

Aware of cancer diagnosis

0.215

2.145

0.034

0.15

1.98

0.05

SWB

      

Peace

   

-0.61

-5.063

<0.001

Faith

   

-0.333

-2.851

0.005

Meaning

   

0.275

2.127

0.036

R2

0.044

  

0.488

  

Adj. R2

0.015

  

0.457

  

R2-change

0.044

  

0.444

  

F

1.537

  

15.578

  

p

0.21

  

<0.001

  
  1. Three dimensions (meaning, peace, faith) were added in Step 2 adjusted by the stepwise regression due to the high correlations among the FACIT-Sp subscales
  2. Abbreviation: SWB Spiritual well-being, β Standardized regression coefficient, Adj.R2 Adjusted R2
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