Cross-sectional survey of factors influencing treatment adherence in elderly cancer patients in rural mountainous Guangyuan, China

Table 9 Relationship between multiple factors and patient treatment adherence in linear regression analysis

Influencing factor dimension	Specific variable	Standardized coefficient (β)	t-value	P value	Independent contribution rank
Financial toxicity	Direct medical costs	-0.312	-3.456	0.001	1
	Indirect medical costs	-0.268	-2.978	0.004	4
	Medication costs	-0.234	-2.598	0.011	5
Symptom burden	Fatigue severity	-0.254	-3.128	0.002	2
	Nausea severity	-0.186	-2.245	0.027	6
Psychological status	Social support	0.234	2.895	0.005	3
	Anxiety symptoms	-0.158	-2.015	0.047	8
Supportive care needs	Physical and daily living needs	-0.183	-2.456	0.016	7
	Health information needs	-0.162	-2.134	0.035	9

Model statistics: R² = 0.518, adjusted R² = 0.482, F = 14.267, P < 0.001.