The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Rohingya refugees with pre-existing health problems in Bangladesh

Table 5 Linear regression model^a for predicting changes in distress thermometer between pre-pandemic and pandemic assessment (n = 342)

Dependent variable	Independent variable^b	β-coefficient	Standard error	P-value	Adjusted R square
Changes in RHS-15 part-II^c score	Constant	− 8.028	3.840	0.037	0.045
	COV19-QoL score	2.537	0.840	0.003
	Sex (female)	0.604	0.252	0.017

^aMultivariate linear regression model using stepwise method
^bVariables excluded from the final model are: age, marital status, HTN, BA, IHD, COPD and DM
^cRHS-15 part II is comprised of the ‘distress thermometer’ (item no 15), which measures the subjective experience of distress among participants in the past week including the day of interview

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