Predictors of Emotional Distress and Wellbeing 2–5 Years After Stroke

Table 3

Regression models of emotional distress or wellbeing.

Outcome					95% CI
	𝐵	S.E.	𝑃	OR^2	Lower	Upper
	Explanatory variable (predictors)^1
Emotional distress^3
Dependent toileting	2.1	1.0	0.033	8.5	1.2	60.7
Low wellbeing (GHQ > 5)	0.21	0.05	0.000	1.2	1.1	1.4
Wellbeing
Occupation	2.6	1.1	0.013	13.6	1.7	107.0
Age > 65 years	−2.6	1.0	0.008	0.08	0.01	0.51
Satisfaction with proxy support	2.8	1.4	0.039	0.06	0.004	0.86
Independent mobility^4	2.1	1.3	0.095	8.2	0.69	97.8
Not distressed (HADS < 11)	0.25	0.07	0.000	1.3	1.1	1.5

1Sex, education, stroke type, side of lesion, time since stroke onset, MRS, verbal communication, cognitive deficits, marital status (living alone or not), Driver’s licence, and satisfaction with community services did not significantly explain wellbeing or emotional distress.
²Odds ratio/exp (𝐵).
³Due to co-linearity Raven’s, mobility and dressing were excluded. Backwards analysis resulted in the same model.
⁴Included in the model in the forwards analyses and excluded from the model in the backwards analyses.