Table 6.
Overall perceptions of help received among those reporting any professional contacts for mental health problems (N = 300)
|
Health status characteristic |
Sub-group n |
Inadequate help: did not get “as much help as you needed” |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | OR (99% CI) | ||
| Overall mental health: |
|
|
|
| Good to excellent |
168 |
34 (20) |
|
| Poor/fair |
132 |
52 (39) |
2.47 (1.22, 4.99)** |
| Overall physical health: |
|
|
|
| Good to excellent |
191 |
46 (24) |
|
| Poor/fair |
109 |
40 (37) |
1.83 (0.88, 3.84) |
| Kessler K-10 (current distress) score: |
|
|
|
| 10-15 |
104 |
15 (14) |
|
| 16-24 |
123 |
37 (30) |
2.68 (1.07, 6.66)* |
| 25-50 |
72 |
33 (46) |
5.23 (1.95, 14.0)** |
| AUDIT: |
|
|
|
| 0-7 |
237 |
68 (29) |
|
| 8+ |
59 |
17 (29) |
0.94 (0.38, 2.33) |
| PHQ-9 symptomatology: |
|
|
|
| No symptoms |
168 |
32 (19) |
|
| Depressive symptoms |
131 |
53 (40) |
2.82 (1.37, 5.83)** |
| Recent adverse life events: |
|
|
|
| 0-2 |
172 |
36 (21) |
|
| 3-5 |
89 |
33 (37) |
2.59 (1.16, 5.77)* |
| >5 |
26 |
12 (46) |
3.59 (1.08, 12.0)* |
| Smoking status: |
|
|
|
| No |
227 |
59 (26) |
|
| Yes |
71 |
27 (38) |
1.46 (0.66, 3.21) |
| Provisional Service Need Index^: |
|
|
|
| Low (0 – 1) |
80 |
11 (14) |
|
| Medium (2 – 5) |
101 |
23 (23) |
1.77 (0.60, 5.18) |
| High (>5) | 119 | 52 (44) | 4.57 (1.68, 12.4)** |
Note: Based on a parallel series of hierarchical logistic regressions to those reported in Table 4: * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.001. Scores on the Provisional Service Need Index are based on the seven health status characteristics and their associated weights (Table 4). OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval. Only includes participants who completed the survey section about the forms of help received and their overall adequacy.