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) |
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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.