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. 2012 Aug 31;12:294. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-294

Table 7.

Determinants of visits to a mental health professional (yes/no) for men and women with psychological health complaints

  Visits to a mental health professional (yes/no)
 
Men (n = 133)
Women (n = 114)
Variable (reference category)
OR
 
Confidence interval
OR
 
Confidence interval
Personal characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age (31–40 years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  15-30 years
0.53
 
(0.09 - 3.32)
0.30
 
(0.05 - 1.77)
  41-50 years
1.14
 
(0.27 - 4.79)
1.09
 
(0.35 - 3.42)
  51-64 years
0.73
 
(0.15 - 3.46)
0.64
 
(0.12 - 3.36)
Education (Intermediate)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Low
0.56
 
(0.09 - 3.55)
3.76
*
(1.03 - 13.75)
  High
1.18
 
(0.34 - 4.15)
0.94
 
(0.28 - 3.18)
Coping styles Avoiding (low0
1.65
 
(0.53 - 5.14)
0.87
 
(0.30 - 2.52)
Active (low)
1.87
 
(0.59 - 5.92)
0.87
 
(0.32 - 2.35)
Support seeking (low)
0.50
 
(0.16 - 1.62)
2.02
 
(0.69 - 5.87)
Health
 
 
 
 
 
 
Health status (low)
1.59
 
(0.52 - 4.88)
0.68
 
(0.22 - 2.11)
Control over health outcomes (low)
2.13
 
(0.64 - 7.08)
0.71
 
(0.25 - 2.00)
Fatigue (low)
2.55
 
(0.63 - 10.31)
1.40
 
(0.45 - 4.37)
Sickness absence
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sickness absence (%)
1.00
 
(0.98 - 1.02)
1.01
 
(1.00 - 1.03)
Sickness absence (frequency)
0.97
 
(0.55 - 1.70)
1.02
 
(0.63 - 1.66)
Work characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Full time work (<40 hrs/wk)
0.50
 
(0.15 - 1.63)
1.46
 
(0.42 - 5.06)
Burnout (low)
2.77
 
(0.44 - 1.39)
0.34
#
(0.10 - 1.13)
Work handicap (no)
1.72
 
(0.48 - 6.21)
3.08
#
(0.90 - 10.51)
Engagement (low)
0.77
 
(0.18 - 3.31)
1.95
 
(0.65 - 5.82)
Social support supervisor (low)
1.49
 
(0.39 - 5.63)
2.37
 
(0.70 - 8.00)
Social support colleagues (low)
0.87
 
(0.25 - 2.98)
0.50
 
(0.17 - 1.46)
Work load physical (low)
0.45
 
(0.14 - 1.40)
0.58
 
(0.21 - 1.59)
Work load static (low)
1.38
 
(0.47 - 4.10)
2.31
 
(0.83 - 6.38)
Work pressure (low)
0.78
 
(0.22 - 2.79)
1.12
 
(0.39 - 3.18)
Emotional workload (low)
2.02
 
(0.51 - 7.94)
1.50
 
(0.45 - 4.98)
Decision latitude (low)
2.51
 
(0.82 - 7.63)
1.14
 
(0.41 - 3.22)
R Square Personal characteristics
6.5
 
 
9.5
 
 
R Square Health characteristics
9.3
*
 
2.3
 
 
R Square sickness absence
0.3
 
 
3.9
 
 
R Square Work characteristics
10.6
 
 
16.3
 
 
R Square Total 26.7 ***   32.0 **  

# = p < 0.10; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001.

1Nagelkerke R Square.