Multiple linear regression analyses of the relationship between sociodemographic and disease variables with the signalling questions (n=1060)
| Fatigue* | Hand function and mobility† | Sleep problems‡ | Emotions and stress§ | Body image¶ | Pain** | Self-management | Nutrition and diet†† | Exercise‡‡ | |
| β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | β (p value) | |
| Age in years | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.41) | 0.08 (<0.01) | −0.08 (<0.01) | −0.05 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.70) | 0.03 (0.18) | <−0.01 (0.95) | 0.01 (0.73) |
| Male sex | 0.06 (<0.01) | 0.02 (0.43) | 0.01 (0.60) | −0.02 (0.26) | −0.03 (0.11) | 0.04 (0.03) | <0.01 (0.84) | −0.05 (0.01) | −0.02 (0.31) |
| Disease duration | −0.02 (0.44) | −0.01 (0.58) | <−0.01 (0.94) | −0.03 (0.10) | −0.02 (0.35) | 0.01 (0.47) | −0.01 (0.78) | −0.02 (0.36) | <−0.01 (0.98) |
| Diffuse disease | −0.05 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.31) | −0.04 (0.08) | −0.02 (0.42) | 0.01 (0.63) | −0.03 (0.19) | 0.02 (0.34) | −0.01 (0.62) | 0.03 (0.27) |
| Education in years | <0.01 (0.87) | <−0.01 (0.99) | 0.03 (0.10) | 0.01 (0.60) | −0.06 (0.01) | −0.05 (<0.01) | −0.01 (0.47) | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.07 (<0.01) |
| Married or living as married | 0.03 (0.21) | 0.03 (0.19) | <−0.01 (0.95) | −0.04 (0.03) | <0.01 (0.88) | 0.02 (0.43) | 0.01 (0.45) | −0.01 (0.61) | −0.01 (0.69) |
| Self-efficacy | 0.10 (<0.01) | 0.11 (<0.01) | 0.13 (<0.01) | 0.03 (0.13) | 0.09 (<0.01) | 0.04 (0.05) | −0.03 (0.12) | 0.09 (<0.01) | 0.16 (<0.01) |
| Symptom measure | 0.30 (<0.01) | 0.21 (<0.01) | 0.43 (<0.01) | 0.18 (<0.01) | 0.28 (<0.01) | 0.32 (<0.01) | – | 0.07 (<0.01) | −0.04 (0.13) |
| Mean of remaining signalling items | 0.65 (<0.01) | 0.63 (<0.01) | 0.61 (<0.01) | 0.72 (<0.01) | 0.64 (<0.01) | 0.67 (<0.01) | 0.80 (<0.01) | 0.71 (<0.01) | 0.70 (<0.01) |
| R2 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 0.46 |
β: standardised regression coefficient.
*Symptom measures for the models: PROMIS-29 fatigue.
†Symptom measures for the models: Cochin Hand Function.
‡Symptom measures for the models; PROMIS-29 sleep.
§Symptom measures for the models: PROMIS-29 depression.
¶Symptom measures for the models: SAAS score.
**Symptom measures for the models: PROMIS-29 pain.
††Symptom measures for the models: interference of gastro-intestinal symptoms.
‡‡Symptom measures for the models: activity level.
PROMIS-29, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29.