Late-life depression and quality of life in a geriatric evaluation and management unit: an exploratory study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Multiple linear regression: Factors that significant affect quality of life on discharge

	EQ-5D on discharge
	Multiple linear regression (enter)				Multiple linear regression (stepwise)
	S.E.	t	Regression coefficient	p value	S.E.	t	Regression coefficient	p value
(Constant)	1.46	0.17		0.866	1.46	0.23		0.82
Age	0.02	3.44	0.15	0	0.02	3.59	0.15	<0.001
Female	0.25	3.24	0.14	0.001	0.25	3.17	0.13	0
CCI	0.04	0.92	0.04	0.356
Hospital stay	0.01	6.53	0.27	<0.001	0.01	6.52	0.27	<0.001
Polypharmacy	0.24	1.34	0.06	0.179
Depressed (GDS ≥ 5)	0.21	3.67	0.15	<0.001	0.21	3.83	0.16	<0.001
Rehabilitation	0.23	5.91	0.25	<0.001	0.23	6.32	0.26	<0.001
Adj. R²		0.24				0.25

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