| Variable | n | M | SD | F | p-Value | Post Hoc Test (Scheffe) | |
| Depressive Symptom | Pulmonary | 111 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 12.76 | >0.001 | Cancer × Pulmonary × CVD × Rheum. Arthritis × DM-II |
| CVD | 164 | 15.9 | 10.6 | ||||
| Cancer | 88 | 21.9 | 12.0 | ||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 101 | 15.9 | 10.2 | ||||
| DM-II | 221 | 13.0 | 8.4 | ||||
| Comorbid | 119 | 18.9 | 9.4 | ||||
| PSS-Other | Pulmonary | 111 | 21.9 | 5.0 | 3.44 | 0.004 | |
| CVD | 164 | 21.8 | 5.4 | ||||
| Cancer | 88 | 23.7 | 4.7 | CVD × DM-II | |||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 101 | 22.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| DM-II | 221 | 23.4 | 4.3 | ||||
| Comorbid | 119 | 22.4 | 5.6 | ||||
| PSS-Family | Pulmonary | 111 | 21.0 | 4.9 | 4.75 | >0.001 | Cancer × Pulmonary DM-II × CVD |
| CVD | 164 | 21.3 | 5.4 | ||||
| Cancer | 88 | 23.4 | 3.8 | ||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 101 | 22.6 | 4.2 | ||||
| DM-II | 221 | 23.0 | 4.3 | ||||
| Comorbid | 119 | 22.0 | 5.6 | ||||
| PSS-Friends | Pulmonary | 111 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 5.90 | >0.001 | Comorbid × CVD × Rheum. Arthritis |
| CVD | 164 | 17.3 | 6.2 | ||||
| Cancer | 88 | 17.8 | 6.8 | ||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 101 | 19.6 | 5.6 | ||||
| DM-II | 221 | 19.4 | 5.9 | ||||
| Comorbid | 119 | 16.5 | 6.8 | ||||
| Optimism | Pulmonary | 111 | 34.7 | 5.5 | 5.30 | >0.001 | Cancer × Rheum. Arthritis × DM-II |
| CVD | 164 | 33.8 | 6.1 | ||||
| Cancer | 88 | 32.3 | 6.4 | ||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 101 | 35.1 | 5.1 | ||||
| DM-II | 221 | 35.7 | 5.6 | ||||
| Comorbid | 119 | 34.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| Life Satisfaction | Pulmonary | 111 | 22.7 | 6.0 | 3.15 | 0.008 | Pulmonary × DM-II |
| CVD | 164 | 23.8 | 5.2 | ||||
| Cancer | 88 | 22.6 | 6.7 | ||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 101 | 24.1 | 5.4 | ||||
| DM-II | 221 | 24.8 | 5.4 | ||||
| Comorbid | 119 | 23.2 | 6.6 | ||||