TABLE 3.

Multivariable Models Predicting Poor Access to Mental Health Care: Continuous Improvement for Veterans in Care–Mood Disorders Study, 2004–2006

			Goodness-of-Fit
Model Outcome and Significant Predictors	OR (95% CI)	P	c Statistic	Hosmer–Lemeshow Test
Wait > 30 min for appointment			0.759	0.789
Inpatient within past year	2.42 (1.35, 4.34)	.003
Current affective episode	1.87 (1.09, 2.97)	.046
Time between visits > 4 weeks			0.752	0.611
Age, per decade	1.29 (1.05, 1.60)	.021
African American	0.48 (0.25, 0.92)	.045
Lives alone	0.68 (0.44, 1.05)	.097
Current affective-disorder episode	0.68 (0.43, 1.08)	.099
Difficulty being admitted when needed			0.811	0.359
Homeless in past month	2.90 (1.28, 5.82)	.036
Difficulty obtaining care in an emergencya			0.735	0.790
Sometimes forgoes care because of cost			0.756	0.899
Age, per decade	0.68 (0.48, 0.92)	.026
Lives alone	2.64 (1.35, 3.88)	.005
Homeless in past month	2.27 (1.04, 4.83)	.046
Current affective-disorder episode	2.43 (1.03, 4.76)	.048
Poor access to specialists			0.741	0.339
Age, per decade	0.82 (0.65, 1.08)	.098
Current affective-disorder episode	1.63 (0.92, 2.84)	.086
Difficulty locating places to receive care			0.740	0.595
Current affective disorder episode	2.35 (1.18, 4.49)	.036
Difficulty obtaining care when neededa			0.812	0.229
Inability to access needed care during past 6 months			0.809	0.525
Homeless in past month	2.07 (1.05, 4.28)	.049
Inpatient in past year	2.31 (1.28, 3.84)	.005
Current affective-disorder episode	1.99 (1.02, 2.12)	.048

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Only factors reaching statistical (P < .05) or trend (P < .10) significance levels are presented; full model results are available from the authors.

^aThere were no significant predictors for this outcome.