Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis for variables associated with ESAS symptoms.

From: Factors associated with palliative care symptoms in cancer patients in Palestine

Model	Unstandardized coefficients		Standardized coefficients	t	p value*	95.0% confidence interval for B		Collinearity statistics
Model	B	Std. error	Beta	t	p value*	Lower bound	Upper bound	VIF
Pain
(Constant)	0.618	1.395		0.443	0.658	− 2.130	3.366
Age	0.639	0.392	0.103	1.630	0.104	− 0.133	1.411	1.184
Gender	0.475	0.397	0.077	1.196	0.233	− 0.307	1.256	1.214
Marital status	0.113	0.283	0.025	0.401	0.689	− 0.444	0.670	1.163
Work	0.824	0.405	0.128	2.033	0.043	0.026	1.621	1.175
Type of cancer	1.021	0.455	0.164	2.242	0.026	0.124	1.917	1.572
Treatment stage	− 0.425	0.619	− 0.043	− 0.686	0.493	− 1.643	0.794	1.163
Currently on chemotherapy	− 0.653	0.433	− 0.091	− 1.507	0.133	− 1.507	0.201	1.068
Recently, pancytopenia	0.012	0.482	0.002	0.024	0.981	− 0.937	0.960	1.550
Tiredness
(Constant)	2.073	0.866		2.394	0.017	0.368	3.779
Marital status	0.035	0.264	0.008	0.131	0.896	− 0.486	0.555	0.957
Work	0.837	0.370	0.136	2.262	0.025	0.108	1.567	0.992
Type of cancer	0.734	0.367	0.123	2.000	0.046	0.011	1.456	0.954
Nausea
(Constant)	5.304	0.689		7.693	0.000	3.946	6.661
Socioeconomic status	− 0.715	0.290	− 0.148	− 2.468	0.014	− 1.285	− 0.144	0.992
Currently on chemotherapy	− 0.870	0.429	− 0.122	− 2.029	0.043	− 1.714	− 0.026	0.992
Appetite
(Constant)	8.679	1.713		5.067	0.000	5.306	12.051
Marital status	0.336	0.274	0.071	1.227	0.221	− 0.204	0.876	0.992
Socioeconomic status	− 0.679	0.302	− 0.133	− 2.245	0.026	− 1.274	− 0.083	0.952
Smoker	− 1.141	0.460	− 0.146	− 2.482	0.014	− 2.046	− 0.236	0.965
Work	1.043	0.395	0.155	2.644	0.009	0.266	1.820	0.974
Hospitalization	− 0.930	0.400	− 0.141	− 2.324	0.021	− 1.718	− 0.142	0.910
Auto_BMT	− 1.213	0.686	− 0.106	− 1.767	0.078	− 2.564	0.139	0.924
Shortness of breath
(Constant)	3.107	0.868		3.580	0.000	1.399	4.816
Smoker	− 0.936	0.389	− 0.145	− 2.403	0.017	− 1.703	− 0.169	0.997
Family support	0.537	0.330	0.098	1.629	0.105	− 0.112	1.186	0.997
Depression
(Constant)	6.274	0.847		7.407	0.000	4.606	7.941
Socioeconomic status	− 0.673	0.279	− 0.144	− 2.408	0.017	− 1.223	− 0.123	0.986
Smoker	− 1.165	0.427	− 0.163	− 2.727	0.007	− 2.007	− 0.324	0.986
Anxiety
(Constant)	2.707	0.839		3.226	0.001	1.055	4.359
Education	− 0.118	0.223	− 0.031	− 0.527	0.598	− 0.557	0.322	0.952
Socioeconomic status	− 0.966	0.301	− 0.191	− 3.211	0.001	− 1.559	− 0.374	0.953
Treatment Stage	2.518	0.596	0.246	4.227	< 0.001	1.345	3.690	0.997
Wellbeing
(Constant)	9.947	1.920		5.180	0.000	6.167	13.728
Socioeconomic status	− 0.754	0.284	− 0.157	− 2.654	0.008	− 1.313	− 0.195	0.980
Deformities	− 2.354	0.838	− 0.165	− 2.808	0.005	− 4.004	− 0.704	0.995
Smoker	− 0.958	0.436	− 0.130	− 2.196	0.029	− 1.817	− 0.099	0.973
Work	0.895	0.374	0.141	2.391	0.017	0.158	1.633	0.982

Significant values are in bold.

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Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis for variables associated with ESAS symptoms.

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