Psychological burden of hemorrhoidal disease: Association with depression, anxiety, and quality of life impairment

Table 4 Path analysis results for the effects of hemorrhoidal disease on depression, anxiety, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Short Form domains

Dependent variable	Path	Independent variable	Β	SE	β	P value	R2
Beck depression	<---	Presence of HD	6.38	1.31	0.37	< 0.01	0.140
Beck anxiety	<---	Presence of HD	4.99	1.31	0.30	< 0.01	0.089
Psychological	<---	Presence of HD	-0.47	0.67	-0.06	0.481	0.003
Physical health	<---	Presence of HD	-1.96	0.69	-0.23	< 0.01	0.053
General health	<---	Presence of HD	-0.61	0.24	-0.21	< 0.01	0.043
Social relationships	<---	Presence of HD	-0.85	0.38	-0.18	< 0.05	0.033
Environment	<---	Presence of HD	-0.76	0.80	-0.08	0.342	0.006

B: Unstandardized path coefficient; β: Standardized path coefficient. Explained variance in the dependent factors: R². HD: Hemorrhoidal disease.