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. 2024 Mar 6;82:28. doi: 10.1186/s13690-023-01222-z

Table 6.

Multiple regression analysis is performed with 4 domains of WHO QOL index value (Continuous) as dependent variable and socio -demographic variable with social media needs as the independent variable

Predictors Physical health Psychological health Social relationship Environment
Std. β (95%CI) P value Std. β (95%CI) P value Std. β (95%CI) P value Std. β (95%CI) P value
Austria Ref Ref Ref Ref
Bangladesh 0.189 (6.01–10.621) < 0.001 0.22 (8.026; 12.913) < 0.001 -0.259 (-21.099; -14.037) < 0.001 -0.063 (-6.047; -0.569) 0.018
Georgia 0.151 (4.217–8.76) < 0.001 0.169 (5.406; 10.221) < 0.001 -0.264 (-20.897; -13.94) < 0.001 -0.12 (-8.855; -3.458) < 0.001
Iran 0.044 (0.712–6.136) 0.013 0.051 (1.465; 7.214) 0.003 -0.165 (-24.04; -15.734) < 0.001 -0.109 (-13.477; 7.032) < 0.001
Iraq 0.071 (1.565–6.352) 0.001 0.113 (4.277; 9.35) < 0.001 -0.216 (-22.186; -14.855) < 0.001 -0.132 (-11.68; -5.993) < 0.001
Malaysia 0.235 (6.478–10.996) < 0.001 0.314 (10.213; 15.002) < 0.001 -0.255 (-18.038; -11.118) < 0.001 -0.029 (-3.956; 1.412) 0.353
Myanmar 0.036 (1.147–9.064) 0.011 0.036 (1.233; 9.625) 0.011 -0.1 (-27.664; -15.539) < 0.001 -0.048 (-12.715; -3.309) 0.001
Nigeria 0.11 (9.008–15.845) < 0.001 0.136 (12.951; 20.198) < 0.001 -0.067 (-16.839; -6.368) < 0.001 0.016 (-1.887; 6.236) 0.294
Philippines 0.132 (3.816–8.652) < 0.001 0.103 (2.722; 7.848) < 0.001 -0.302 (-25.708; -18.302) < 0.001 -0.15 (-11.364; -5.618) < 0.001
Turkey 0.081 (1.581–6.233) 0.001 0.13 (4.294; 9.225) < 0.001 -0.262 (-23.061; -15.938) < 0.001 -0.145 (-11.137; -5.61) < 0.001
Age 0.03 (-0.019; 0.076) 0.238 0.012 (-0.038; 0.063) 0.632 0.073 (0.034; 0.18) 0.004 0.053 (0.004; 0.117) 0.036
Female Ref Ref Ref Ref
Male 0.012 (-0.444; 1.177) 0.376 0.032 (0.206; 1.924) 0.015 0.018 (-0.364; 2.118) 0.166 0.037 (0.409; 2.335) 0.005
Ever married Ref Ref Ref Ref
Single -0.035 (-3.122; 0.922) 0.286 0.027 (-1.246; 3.04) 0.412 0.048 (-0.786; 5.407) 0.144 0.002 (-2.331; 2.474) 0.954
Married -0.023 (-2.469; 1.053) 0.431 0.025 (-1.035; 2.698) 0.382 0.02 (-1.733; 3.66) 0.484 -0.021 (-2.898; 1.286) 0.45
No formal education Ref Ref Ref Ref
Primary 0.023 (-2.193; 5.644) 0.388 0.073 (1.65; 9.957) 0.006 0.045 (-0.866; 11.136) 0.094 0.062 (0.776; 10.087) 0.022
Secondary 0.088 (0.048; 7.237) 0.047 0.16 (3.358; 10.979) < 0.001 0.108 (1.425; 12.436) 0.014 0.15 (3.187; 11.729) 0.001
Postsecondary 0.093 (-0.402; 6.695) 0.082 0.158 (2.04; 9.563) 0.003 0.112 (0.448; 11.316) 0.034 0.163 (2.421; 10.852) 0.002
Tertiary 0.125 (0.371; 7.44) 0.03 0.199 (2.974; 10.467) < 0.001 0.149 (1.75; 12.577) 0.01 0.207 (3.575; 11.974) < 0.001
Work Ref Ref Ref Ref
Business 0.029 (0.118; 3.006) 0.034 0.039 (0.707; 3.769) 0.004 0.019 (-0.656; 3.768) 0.168 0.029 (0.152; 3.583) 0.033
Children -0.001 (-2.346; 2.194) 0.947 0.022 (-0.595; 4.217) 0.14 0.007 (-2.686; 4.266) 0.656 0.014 (-1.433; 3.961) 0.358
Parents 0.029 (-0.345; 2.671) 0.131 0.07 (1.459; 4.655) < 0.001 0.045 (0.481; 5.1) 0.018 0.053 (0.756; 4.339) 0.005
Others 0.017 (-0.62; 2.122) 0.283 0.034 (0.174; 3.082) 0.028 0.029 (-0.099; 4.102) 0.062 0.02 (-0.577; 2.682) 0.205
Employed Ref Ref Ref Ref
Not employed -0.003 (-1.297; 1.089) 0.864 -0.043 (-2.748; -0.219) 0.021 0.021 (-0.797; 2.856) 0.269 -0.002 (-1.51; 1.325) 0.898
Retired -0.013 (-2.536; 0.987) 0.389 -0.034 (-4.076; -0.343) 0.02 -0.019 (-4.471; 0.923) 0.197 -0.033 (-4.453; -0.268) 0.027
Alone Ref Ref Ref Ref
Family 0.041 (0.268; 3.024) 0.019 0.011 (-0.998; 1.923) 0.534 0.015 (-1.16; 3.06) 0.378 0.011 (-1.094; 2.18) 0.515
Others 0.047 (0.736; 4.474) 0.006 0.052 (1.14; 5.101) 0.002 0.042 (0.722; 6.445) 0.014 0.051 (1.174; 5.614) 0.003
CareCentres -0.041 (-14.328; -3.377) 0.002 -0.053 (-18.161; -6.554) < 0.001 -0.02 (-15.049; 1.721) 0.119 -0.055 (-20.735; -7.724) < 0.001
Rural Ref Ref Ref Ref
Urban -0.002 (-1.139; 1.009) 0.905 0.002 (-1.056; 1.221) 0.887 0.026 (-0.198; 3.092) 0.085 0.016 (-0.562; 1.991) 0.272
Without Illness Ref Ref Ref Ref
With Illness -0.09 (-4.851; -2.569) < 0.001 -0.141 (-7.506; -5.088) < 0.001 -0.113 (-8.967; -5.473) < 0.001 -0.128 (-7.738; -5.027) < 0.001
Social Media Needs
 Diversion 0.009 (-0.174; 0.314) 0.575 0.015 (-0.128; 0.389) 0.322 0.001 (-0.358; 0.389) 0.937 0.016 (-0.14; 0.44) 0.31
 Cognitive Needs 0.01 (-0.139; 0.262) 0.547 0.01 (-0.143; 0.281) 0.525 0.024 (-0.076; 0.538) 0.14 0.02 (-0.09; 0.386) 0.224
 Affective Needs -0.073 (-0.759; -0.265) < 0.001 -0.076 (-0.837; -0.314) < 0.001 -0.076 (-1.198; -0.443) < 0.001 -0.07 (-0.883; -0.296) < 0.001
 Personal Integrative 0.013 (-0.118; 0.26) 0.46 0.004 (-0.176; 0.224) 0.816 0.007 (-0.227; 0.351) 0.674 -0.001 (-0.231; 0.217) 0.952
 Social Integrative Needs 0.07 (0.231; 0.585) < 0.001 0.09 (0.375; 0.75) < 0.001 0.065 (0.308; 0.85) < 0.001 0.082 (0.361; 0.781) < 0.001