Table 8.
Multiple ordinal logistic regression analysis for factors associated with patient–doctor relationship levels.
| Item | Multivariable analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–25 | Ref | ||
| 26–35 | 0.54 | 0.18–1.6 | 0.269 |
| 36–45 | 0.53 | 0.13–2.13 | 0.372 |
| 46–55 | 0.53 | 0.12–2.35 | 0.406 |
| 56–65 | 0.3 | 0.05–1.7 | 0.174 |
| > 65 | 0.33 | 0.05–2.14 | 0.243 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | Ref | ||
| Women | 1.13 | 0.55–2.32 | 0.742 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | Ref | ||
| Married | 1.14 | 0.39–3.38 | 0.809 |
| Divorced/Separated | 1.79 | 0.48–6.74 | 0.389 |
| Widow | 1.27 | 0.25–6.56 | 0.773 |
| Living condition | |||
| Alone | Ref | ||
| Living with someone | 0.99 | 0.22–4.45 | 0.992 |
| Education level | |||
| Uneducated | Ref | ||
| High school or below | 0.67 | 0.19–2.3 | 0.521 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 0.3 | 0.08–1.13 | 0.075 |
| Master’s or PhD | 0.21 | 0.04–1.05 | 0.058 |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | Ref | ||
| Employed | 1.92 | 0.87–4.23 | 0.108 |
| Retired | 1.69 | 0.56–5.1 | 0.354 |
| Mood disorder | |||
| Depressive | Ref | ||
| Bipolar | 0.72 | 0.34–1.54 | 0.395 |
| Duration of illness (years) | |||
| < 1 | Ref | ||
| 1–5 | 0.51 | 0.11–2.46 | 0.405 |
| 6–10 | 0.21 | 0.04–1.09 | 0.063 |
| > 10 | 0.57 | 0.12–2.74 | 0.479 |
| Number of psychiatric ward admissions | 1.01 | 0.71–1.45 | 0.944 |
| Positive history of using illegal substances/drugs | 0.49 | 0.16–1.48 | 0.204 |
| Number of regular medications taken for your mental health | 0.81 | 0.56–1.17 | 0.266 |
| Positive history of buying your own psychiatric medication | |||
| Always | Ref | ||
| Sometimes | 2.96 | 1.18–7.44 | 0.021 |
| Never | 5.04 | 1.81–14.06 | 0.002 |
| Feeling shame about taking psychiatric medication | 0.52 | 0.26–1.06 | 0.072 |
| Support from family and friends regarding mental illness | |||
| I feel very supported. | Ref | ||
| I feel supported to some extent. | 0.37 | 0.19–0.7 | 0.002 |
| I don’t feel supported. | 0.34 | 0.14–0.85 | 0.021 |
| Positive history of chronic diseases | 1.09 | 0.58–2.03 | 0.797 |
| Positive history of using alternative methods to treat your mental illness | 2.23 | 1.21–4.11 | 0.01 |
Statistical significance was set at p-value < 0.05. Nagelkerke R square = 0.249.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.