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Table 3 Understanding the influence of depression and frailty on social support and self-management in elderly patients with COPD (N = 627)

From: Unraveling the mediation role of frailty and depression in the relationship between social support and self-management among Chinese elderly COPD patients: a cross-sectional study

Outcome variables

Predictor variables

R

R2

F

β

t

Self-management

 

0.451

0.204

159.705***

2.007

12.637***

 

social support

     

Frailty

 

0.118

0.014

8.823**

  
 

social support

   

-0.023

-2.970**

Depression

 

0.518

0.268

114.324***

  
 

social support

   

-0.151

-9.258***

 

frailty

   

0.91

10.779***

Self-management

 

0.487

0.237

64.556***

  
 

social support

   

1.687

10.093***

 

frailty

   

0.451

0.509

 

depression

   

-1.923

-4.99***

  1. **p < 0 .01
  2. ***p < 0 .001
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