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CHAPTER III: RESULTS ..................................... ,. ...... ..................... 36
Statistical Analysis........................................................................ 36
Demographic Information............ ..................... .. ............. ............ .... 36
Table 1 Age and Gender............................................................ 36
Table 2 Marital Status and Education............................................. 37
Table 3 Religion, Ethnicity, and Economic Status............................ 39
Findings ofResearch Hypothesis......................................................... 40
Table 4 Correlation Matrix for Depression and Social Support.. . . . . . .. . ... 41
Table 5 Correlation Matrix for Pain and Social Support.................... 41
Table 6 Correlation Matrix for Quality oflife and Social Support....... 42
Table 7 Correlation Matrix for Coping -Problem Focused and Social Support. 43
Table 8 Correlation Matrix for Coping -Problem Focused and Depression... 43
Table 9 Correlation Matrix for Coping -Problem Focused and HRQL........ 44
Table 10 Correlation Matrix for Coping -Problem Emotion and Pain... ..... 45
Table 11 Correlation Matrix for Coping -Problem Emotion and Depression.. 45
Table 12 Correlation Matrix for Coping -Problem Emotion and HRQL. . . .... 46
Factor Analysis.................................................................................. 46
Table 13 Factor Loadings for Principal Component Analysis .................., 47
CHAPTER IV: DISCUSSION.. . .. .. .. .. .... .. ... . . .. .. . ... . ..... ..... . . .. . . . . .. .... ..... ... 49
REFERENCES................ ..................................................... ............ 59
APPENDICES ........ ,..... ,........... , . " .. . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... .. . ... .. . .. . .. . .. .... . .... .. 70
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