Predictors for quality of life in older adults: network analysis on cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Exploratory mediation of attention in the relationship between agitation and QoL (n = 389)

Dependent variable	Predictor variable		95% CI
Dependent variable	Predictor variable	β	LL	UL
Attention	Agitation	-0.214^***	-0.309	-0.12
QoL	Attention	0.347^***	0.248	0.445
QoL	Agitation	-0.137^**	-0.232	-0.042
QoL	Agitation through attention	-0.075^a	-0.119	-0.035

Note: ^**P < 0.01, ^***P < 0.001. QoL = Quality of Life; CI = Confidence Interval; β = Standardization Coefficient; LL = Lower Limit; UL = Upper Limit; ^a Overall indirect effect. The analysis was adjusted for gender, age, and education level

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