Table III.
Characteristics of the psychosocial factors of the study patients.
| Temporary FAs1 |
Persistent FAs1 |
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| n | %2 | n | %2 | p-value3 | |
| Psychiatric illnesses | |||||
| At least one diagnosis previously | 26 | 44 | 14 | 54 | 0.405 |
| Depression4 | |||||
| At least mild5 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 44 | 0.302 |
| Patient satisfaction6 | |||||
| Low7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 44 | <0.010** |
| 15D8 | |||||
| Low9 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 42 | 0.223 |
| Social support network10 | |||||
| Thin11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 32 | 0.513 |
Notes: 1Frequent attenders.
2Percentage of the class in this FA group.
3Bivariate analyses, categorical variables: Pearson's chi-squared test.
4Beck Depression Inventory.
5Cut-off point ≥ 10.
6This item was measured by 13 item (grades from 4 to 10) scale.
7Cut-off point of the classified mean of all 13 questions <7.
8Generic, comprehensive (15-dimensional), self-administered instrument for measuring health-related quality of life among adults. 15D score on a 0–1 scale. Average in this study population is 0.84. Age- and sex-matched average with this study population in the general (Finnish) population is 0.92.
9Cut-off point here for the low health-related quality of life is <0.8, which is the lowest third of the responses.
10Brief Social Support Questionnaire.
11Less than two persons who provide with help or support.