The partial mediation effect of satisfaction with social support and coping effectiveness on health-related quality of life and perceived stress long-term after heart transplantation

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Table 1 Sample descriptives (N=212)

Variable	M (SD) or n (%)
Age, years	59.99 (9.89)
Males, n	169 (80%)
White, n	196 (92%)
Education, years	14.17 (2.68)
Married, n	163 (77%)
Employed, n	61 (29%)
Depression score	80.0 (25.0)
No physical functioning disability, n	96 (45%)

Notes: Depression score is measured with the Cardiac Depression Scale. Higher scores indicate more depression; a cut-off score >100 indicates severe depression and >90 indicates mild to moderate depression. For physical functioning disability, the physical dimension of the Sickness Impact Profile was used. A score of zero indicates no functional disability.

Abbreviations: N, total number; M, mean; n, sample number; SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Mediation of overall satisfaction with social support on perceived stress and health-related quality of life (number =212).

Figure 2 Mediation of satisfaction with tangible social support on perceived stress and health-related quality of life (number =212).

Figure 3 Mediation of satisfaction with emotional social support on perceived stress and health-related quality of life (number =212).

Figure 4 Mediation of coping effectiveness on perceived stress and health-related quality of life (number =212).