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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2009 Oct;47(10):1077–1083. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181a80fc9

TABLE 2.

Odds Ratios for Seeking Mental Health Care Between Six- and Twelve-Month Postinjury (N = 391)

Predictors Bivariate
Block 1: Need
Block 2: Predisposing
Block 3: Enabling
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Need factors
 PTSD symptom severity 2.04* 1.55–2.70 1.23 0.68–2.19 1.89 1.03–3.46 2.03 1.02–4.05
 Depression symptom severity 2.02* 1.54–2.65 1.22 0.70–2.13 0.87 0.50–1.51 0.74 0.39–1.40
 Alcohol consumption 0.63 0.45–0.88 0.63 0.47–0.85 0.67 0.47–0.97 0.68 0.45–1.02
 Subjective distress 2.26* 1.50–2.35 1.89 1.29–2.78 1.83 1.25–2.67 1.39 0.91–2.13
Predisposing factors
 Age (decades) 1.44 1.17–1.78 1.32 0.97–1.79 1.38 1.00–1.90
 Female 0.91 0.47–1.74 0.65 0.28–1.50 0.68 0.28–1.65
 Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic White 1.00 1.00 1.00
  African American 0.50 0.21–1.19 0.53 0.21–1.36 0.62 0.21–1.80
  Hispanic American 0.37 0.17–0.79 0.46 0.19–1.08 0.47 0.19–1.16
  Other 0.26 0.07–1.07 0.23 0.04–1.20 0.43 0.07–2.60
 Injury severity 1.31 0.97–1.76 1.32 0.89–1.96 1.19 0.76–1.85
 Assault 0.95 0.48–1.89 1.04 0.45–2.42 0.79 0.32–1.95
 Previous mental health treatment 3.98* 2.12–7.44 3.81* 1.82–8.00 3.84* 1.92–7.66
Enabling factors
 Monthly income (per $1000) 1.17 1.03–1.34 1.14 0.98–1.33
 Employment status
  Employed 1.00 1.00
  Disabled 3.15 1.61–6.18 1.93 0.79–4.75
  Unemployed 1.39 0.58–3.33 1.53 0.53–4.47
 Insurance with mental health coverage 2.06* 1.08–3.95 1.20 0.57–2.50
 Physician referral 10.13* 5.32–19.30 7.67* 3.39–17.38
*

P < 0.001.

P < 0.05.

P < 0.01.

§

Predisposing factors were assessed at the baseline interview; need and enabling factors were assessed at the 6-month interview. Analyses have been adjusted for trauma center site effects.

C-statistic values for block 1, 2, and 3 were 0.76, 0.82, and 0.87, respectively.