Table 5.
Percentage of respondents predicting (i) improvement ('full' or 'partial' recovery); and (ii) outcomes if treated as a function of remoteness.
| Depression | Depression with suicidal ideation | Early schizophrenia | Chronic schizophrenia | |||||
| % | Odds ratio (95% CI) | % | Odds ratio (95% CI) | % | Odds ratio (95% CI) | % | Rural Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| (i) Improvement | ||||||||
| With professional help | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 96.6 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 95.9 | ||||
| IR | 96.9 | 1.08 (0.48–2.43) | 94.9 | 0.55 (0.25–1.22) | 96.2 | 0.74 (0.29–1.91) | 94.3 | 0.70 (0.33–1.50) |
| ORe/R/VR | 95.2 | 0.69 (0.24–2.00) | 93.9 | 0.46 (0.17–1.21) | 95.2 | 0.58 (0.20–1.68) | 92.1 | 0.49 (0.21–1.18) |
| Without professional help | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 14.0 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 3.5 | ||||
| IR | 18.8 | 1.43 (0.91–2.24) | 6.4 | 0.49 (0.29–0.85) | 7.7 | 1.59 (0.82–3.09) | 1.2 | 0.33 (0.09–1.17) |
| ORe/R/VR | 20.1 | 1.55 (0.83–2.88) | 13.7 | 1.13 (0.52–2.44) | 9.7 | 2.05 (0.94–4.47) | 3.0 | 0.84 (0.12–5.96) |
| (ii) Outcomes if treated, compared to others in the community: | ||||||||
| Violent | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 5.8 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 9.0 | ||||
| IR | 4.8 | 0.83 (0.41–1.69) | 1.9 | 0.28 (0.10–0.76) | 13.0 | 1.07 (0.64–1.77) | 11.8 | 1.35 (0.76–2.40) |
| ORe/R/VR | 3.9 | 0.66 (0.20–2.22) | 2.1 | 0.31 (0.08–1.19) | 10.5 | 0.83 (0.40–1.75) | 8.7 | 0.96 (0.38–2.41) |
| Too much alcohol | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 13.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 10.2 | ||||
| IR | 17.7 | 1.44 (0.91–2.29) | 12.8 | 0.87 (0.52–1.45) | 13.8 | 0.90 (0.59–1.39) | 13.9 | 1.43 (0.83–2.45) |
| ORe/R/VR | 18.0 | 1.47 (0.77–2.82) | 21.7 | 1.64 (0.83–3.26) | 10.8 | 0.68 (0.31–1.51) | 10.8 | 1.06 (0.49–2.32) |
| Take illegal drugs | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 9.9 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 12.3 | ||||
| IR | 14.0 | 1.49 (0.91–2.43) | 13.8 | 0.96 (0.60–1.54) | 15.8 | 0.94 (0.63–1.40) | 13.8 | 1.14 (0.70–1.87) |
| ORe/R/VR | 17.7 | 1.97 (1.01–3.85) | 21.4 | 1.63 (0.90–2.97) | 9.7 | 0.54 (0.27–1.07) | 7.4 | 0.57 (0.24–1.35) |
| Poor friendships | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 13.6 | 15.2 | 24.9 | 25.9 | ||||
| IR | 8.7 | 0.61 (0.37–1.00) | 16.7 | 1.12 (0.70–1.79) | 25.7 | 1.04 (0.71–1.53) | 25.2 | 0.96 (0.65–1.43) |
| ORe/R/VR | 15.0 | 1.13 (0.54–2.35) | 19.9 | 1.39 (0.68–2.88) | 17.2 | 0.63 (0.38–1.04) | 12.7 | 0.42 (0.21–0.85) |
| More likely suicide | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 17.5 | 22.4 | 31.1 | 26.9 | ||||
| IR | 20.5 | 1.21 (0.83–1.77) | 23.1 | 1.04 (0.71–1.52) | 33.9 | 1.14 (0.82–1.57) | 30.7 | 1.21 (0.81–1.79) |
| ORe/R/VR | 20.7 | 1.23 (0.62–2.42) | 28.1 | 1.35 (0.84–2.18) | 33.7 | 1.13 (0.69–1.85) | 26.2 | 0.97 (0.52–1.81) |
| Understanding others' feelings (less likely) | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 57.3 | 61.4 | 47.2 | 40.1 | ||||
| IR | 60.1 | 1.12 (0.79–1.60) | 64.6 | 1.15 (0.84–1.58) | 48.3 | 1.05 (0.78–1.42) | 32.3 | 0.71 (0.53–0.95) |
| ORe/R/VR | 71.0 | 1.83 (1.11–3.01) | 63.1 | 1.08 (0.62–1.87) | 48.7 | 1.07 (0.66–1.73) | 38.7 | 0.94 (0.60–1.47) |
| Caring parent (less likely) | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 31.1 | 31.4 | 21.9 | 18.1 | ||||
| IR | 31.1 | 1.00 (0.70–1.44) | 25.3 | 0.74 (0.50–1.09) | 19.4 | 0.86 (0.59–1.25) | 13.7 | 0.72 (0.42–1.22) |
| ORe/R/VR | 36.0 | 1.25 (0.73–2.14) | 28.4 | 0.87 (0.48–1.58) | 16.1 | 0.69 (0.36–1.31) | 19.6 | 1.10 (0.61–1.99) |
| Productive worker (less likely) | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 26.3 | 24.8 | 17.3 | 16.9 | ||||
| IR | 28.2 | 1.10 (0.72–1.67) | 21.1 | 0.81 (0.53–1.24) | 13.2 | 0.72 (0.45–1.17) | 13.9 | 0.80 (0.46–1.37) |
| ORe/R/VR | 31.1 | 1.26 (0.77–2.07) | 31.5 | 1.40 (0.84–2.34) | 12.3 | 0.67 (0.29–1.53) | 19.1 | 1.16 (0.60–2.24) |
| Creative/artistic | ||||||||
| Maj City* | 21.2 | 22.9 | 27.9 | 24.5 | ||||
| IR | 19.9 | 0.93 (0.59–1.44) | 17.9 | 0.73 (0.51–1.05) | 23. | 0.79 (0.57–1.08) | 32.7 | 1.50 (1.00–2.25) |
| ORe/R/VR | 21.3 | 1.01 (0.56–1.80) | 25.2 | 1.13 (0.62–2.08) | 19.3 | 0.62 (0.30–1.29) | 31.2 | 1.40 (0.77–2.52) |
Maj City = Major City, IR = Inner Regional, ORe/R/VR = Outer Regional/Remote/Very remote; *Reference category; CI = Confidence interval.
Bolded data: Odds Ratios significant with and without adjustment for demographic status (p < .05). Bolded italicised: Odds Ratios significant (unadjusted only). Italicised: Odds Ratios significant (adjusted only).