From: Self-care in people with long term health problems: a community based survey
Step | Variable | R2 | R2 change | Final β | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Age group | 0.088 | 0.088 | Â | Â |
 |    18 - 40 |  |  | 0.79* | 0.20 to 1.38 |
 |    41 - 64 |  |  | 0.50* | 0.02 to 0.97 |
 |    65+ |  |  | 0.00 |  |
 | Sex: |  |  |  |  |
 |    Male |  |  | 0.96** | 0.54 to 1.37 |
 |    Female |  |  | 0.00 |  |
2 | Primary long-term health problem | 0.135 | 0.047 | Â | Â |
 |    Headaches or migraine |  |  | -1.12** | -1.82 to -0.42 |
 |    Tiredness or fatigue |  |  | -0.84* | -1.45 to -0.23 |
 |    Tummy or bowel problems |  |  | -1.40** | -1.97 to -0.82 |
 |    Feeling stressed or anxious |  |  | -0.62* | -1.23 to -0.02 |
 |    Menstrual problems |  |  | -2.87** | -3.92 to -1.83 |
 |    Back pain |  |  | 0.00 |  |
3 | Bothersomeness of problem | 0.217 | 0.082 | 0.47** | 0.23 to 0.72 |
4 | Having a diagnosis | 0.243 | 0.026 | 0.54* | 0.10 to 0.98 |
5 | Have seen a specialist | 0.252 | 0.009 | 0.49* | 0.04 to 0.94 |
6 | Number of long term health conditions | 0.265 | 0.013 | 0.23* | 0.05 to 0.40 |
7 | Sources of health information | 0.396 | 0.131 | Â | Â |
 |    GP |  |  | 0.01 | -0.45 to 0.48 |
 |    Nurse |  |  | 0.80* | 0.21 to 1.39 |
 |    Pharmacist |  |  | 0.71* | 0.01 to 1.41 |
 |    Therapist |  |  | 0.71 | -0.03 to 1.44 |
 |    Complementary and alternative medicine |  |  | 0.89* | 0.23 to 1.55 |
 |    Friend |  |  | 1.09** | 0.52 to 1.66 |
 |    Family member |  |  | 0.94** | 0.44 to 1.45 |
 |    Internet chat room/forum |  |  | 0.50 | -1.12 to 2.12 |
 |    Support group |  |  | 0.48 | -0.93 to 1.89 |
 |    Newspaper or magazine |  |  | 0.79* | 0.03 to 1.54 |
 |    TV programme |  |  | 0.62 | -0.38 to 1.61 |
 |    Web sites |  |  | 0.18 | -0.34 to 0.71 |
8 | Sources of information trusted | 0.400 | 0.004 | Â | Â |
 |    Formal (GP, nurse, pharmacist, therapist, CAM) |  |  | 0.20* | 0.04 to 0.36 |
 |    Informal (Friend, family, forum, support group) |  |  | 0.06 | -0.22 to 0.34 |
 |    Media (Paper, TV, website) |  |  | -0.10 | -0.44 to 0.24 |