Table 2.
Socio-demographic, health and psychosocial variables |
Contacted GP | Did not contact GP |
Significance | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | X2 | P value | |
Limitations in physical activities: | 84 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 24.188 | 0.000** |
None | 22 | 26.2 | 46 | 65.7 | ||
Some | 62 | 73.8 | 24 | 34.3 | ||
Limitations in social activities: | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 9.085 | 0.003** |
None | 26 | 31.0 | 39 | 54.9 | ||
Some | 58 | 69.0 | 32 | 45.1 | ||
Access to free medical care: | 84 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 8.486 | 0.004** |
No | 33 | 39.3 | 26 | 37.1 | ||
Yes | 51 | 60.7 | 44 | 62.9 | ||
Education level (CSO): | 82 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 13.851 | 0.001** |
Primary | 59 | 72.0 | 30 | 45.5 | ||
Completed secondary | 12 | 14.6 | 27 | 40.9 | ||
Completed third | 11 | 13.4 | 9 | 13.6 | ||
Employment status: | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 17.811 | 0.000** |
Employed/home duties/retired/training |
37 | 44.0 | 55 | 77.5 | ||
Unemployed/sick | 47 | 56.0 | 16 | 22.5 | ||
Marital status: | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 9.003 | 0.003** |
Married/cohabiting | 59 | 70.2 | 33 | 46.5 | ||
Single/separated/ divorced/ widowed |
25 | 29.8 | 38 | 53.5 | ||
Self-reported physical health: | 84 | 100 | 69 | 100 | 8.224 | 0.004** |
Good | 34 | 40.5 | 44 | 63.8 | ||
Less than good | 50 | 59.5 | 25 | 36.2 | ||
Self-reported quality of life: | 84 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 12.294 | 0.000** |
Good | 29 | 34.5 | 44 | 62.9 | ||
Less than good | 55 | 65.5 | 26 | 37.1 | ||
Size of location of household (CSO): | 80 | 100 | 68 | 100 | 4.629 | 0.031* |
Rural <1500 population | 28 | 35.0 | 13 | 19.1 | ||
Urban 1500+ population | 52 | 65.0 | 55 | 80.9 | ||
Too embarrassed to see GP | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 3.570 | 0.059 |
No | 78 | 92.9 | 59 | 83.1 | ||
Yes | 6 | 7.1 | 12 | 16.9 | ||
Age groups in yearsa | 85 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 0.424 | 0.809 |
18-39 | 31 | 36.5 | 29 | 41.4 | ||
40-64 | 48 | 56.5 | 36 | 51.4 | ||
65+ | 6 | 7.1 | 5 | 7.1 | ||
Weekly net household income (euros) | 80 | 100 | 66 | 100 | 0.793 | 0.373 |
750+ | 19 | 23.8 | 20 | 30.3 | ||
Up to 749 | 61 | 76.3 | 46 | 69.7 | ||
Distress Disclosure Index (DDI) median split | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 0.016 | 0.898 |
Low DDI | 47 | 56.0 | 39 | 54.9 | ||
High DDI | 37 | 44.0 | 32 | 45.1 | ||
Lack of transportation to see GPa | 85 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 0.019 | 0.890 |
No | 84 | 89.8 | 69 | 98.6 | ||
Yes | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 | ||
Too costly to see GP | 85 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 0.145 | 0.703 |
No | 78 | 91.8 | 63 | 90.0 | ||
Yes | 7 | 8.2 | 7 | 10.0 | ||
No time to see GP | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 1.516 | 0.218 |
No | 80 | 95.2 | 64 | 90.1 | ||
Yes | 4 | 4.8 | 7 | 9.9 | ||
GP not helpfula | 84 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 0.839 | 0.360 |
No | 83 | 98.8 | 70 | 100 | ||
Yes | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Too ill to see GPa | 84 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 1.713 | 0.191 |
No | 82 | 97.6 | 71 | 100 | ||
Yes | 2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
p < 0.25
p < 0.05
cells have expected counts of less than 5.