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Table 5 Summary of Bivariate Correlations and Separate Multiple Hierarchical Regression Analyses Predicting Depression and Global Cognition at Follow-up (N = 97)

From: Motivational processes in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: results from the Motivational Reserve in Alzheimer’s (MoReA) study

 

Global cognitiona at FU

Depression at FU

 

r

β

p

r

β

p

Epidemiological variables

      

Age

−.50***

.06

.34

.18*

.15

.18

Sex (1 = male, 2 = female)

−.04

−.03

.67

−.08

.05

.68

Education (years)

.03

−.12

.04*

.08

.08

.46

Cognition-related occupational score

.15

−.02

.74

−.01

.03

.84

Clinical/cognitive variables at baseline

      

Global cognition

.88***

.91

<.001***

−.14

.05

.70

Depression

.13

.12

.05*

.35***

.15

.20

Activities (self-report)

.33***

.04

.53

−.12

−.01

.91

Perceived Social support

.06

−.02

.67

−.24**

−.16

.11

Instrumental ADLs

−.09

.06

.37

.35***

.23

.07

Motivational variables at baseline

      

Motivation-related occupational score

.09

−.04

.55

.06

.08

.56

Delay of Gratification

.14

−.03

.52

−.16*

−.05

.59

Motivation Scenario Test

.21*

.11

.05*

−.12

.19

.08

Self-reported motivational processes

−.03

−.06

.33

−.34***

−.24

.03*

Informant-reported motivational processes

.34***

.05

.38

−.43***

−.25

.02*

Corrected R2

 

.78

  

.26

 

F and p

 

24.53

<.001

 

3.36

<.001

  1. Note: FU Follow-up after one year
  2. *p < .05
  3. **p < .01
  4. ***p < .001
  5. aGlobal cognition: composite measures for all tests in all cognitive domains (through converting the component tests to z scores by using the baseline mean and SD of all study participants and averaging the z scores