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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Serv. 2014 Jun 16;11(3):300–308. doi: 10.1037/a0037065

Table 3. Multivariate logistic regression modeling the likelihood of receiving pastoral care or mental health care in the past year among veterans with a positive mental disorder screen (n=461).

Likelihood of receiving pastoral care in the past year Likelihood of receiving mental health care in the past year

Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Saw a pastoral counselor within the past year n/a 2.16** [1.28, 3.65]
Saw a MH professional within the past year 2.16** [1.27, 3.67] n/a
Positive mental disorder screen
 PTSD 0.74 [0.42, 1.32] 2.67*** [1.69, 4.22]
 MDD 1.05 [0.60, 1.83] 3.06*** [1.92, 4.88]
 Alcohol misuse 0.77 [0.44, 1.37] 1.21 [0.74, 1.98]
Demographics
 Age < 33 years 0.98 [0.57, 1.70] 0.52** [0.32, 0.85]
 Male 1.68 [0.93, 3.06] 0.44** [0.27, 0.72]
 Currently married 1.60 [0.92, 2.79] 0.85 [0.53, 1.36]
 White 0.63 [0.37, 1.05] 1.70* [1.06, 2.74]
 Education beyond HS 1.07 [0.60, 1.91] 1.72 [0.99, 2.98]
 Currently employed 0.70 [0.40, 1.22] 1.15 [0.71, 1.87]
 Have children 0.67 [0.39, 1.15] 1.23 [0.77, 1.96]
 Homeless in past year 1.28 [0.58, 2.82] 1.52 [0.73, 3.19]
 Household income > $50K 0.67 [0.36, 1.24] 0.55* [0.33, 0.90]
 History of arrest 0.96 [0.56, 1.63] 1.37 [0.85, 2.23]
 Church attendance at least once a week 5.69*** [3.25, 9.97] 0.68 [0.38, 1.23]
Military experience
 Multiple deployments 1.86 [0.99, 3.49] 0.74 [0.42, 1.31]
 Over yearlong deployment 0.91 [0.47, 1.78] 1.47 [0.83, 2.62]
 High combat exposure 0.81 [0.46, 1.40] 1.53 [0.94, 2.49]
 Officer 1.05 [0.43, 2.53] 1.36 [0.68, 2.75]
 Reserve or National Guard 1.16 [0.69, 1.97] 0.87 [0.56, 1.34]
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001

Note: Multivariate logistic regression using the weighted sample

MH, Mental Health; PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; MDD, Major Depressive Disorder; HS, High School.