Table 3.
Frequency distribution of variables associated with primary care, specialized healthcare and joint primary and specialized care utilization
| Primary care 57 (26.9%) | Specialized healthcare 44 (21.0%) | Both primary and specialized care 111 (52.1%) | Total 212 (100.0) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predisposing factors | ||||||||
| Gender [n (%)] | ||||||||
| Males | 18 | 31.3 | 23 | 52.6 | 37 | 33.3 | 78 | 36.8 |
| Females | 39 | 68.7 | 21 | 47.4 | 74 | 66.7 | 134 | 63.2 |
| Age [Mean (SD)] | 39.3 | 11.9 | 42.2 | 14.0 | 41.2 | 12.5 | 40.9 | 12.6 |
| Post-secondary education [n (%)] | 32 | 56.2 | 19 | 42.8 | 65 | 58.6 | 116 | 54.7 |
| Enabling factors | ||||||||
| Social support score [Mean (SD)] | 80.2 | 9.7 | 69.4 | 10.8 | 76.4 | 11.8 | 76.1 | 11.6 |
| Global quality of life score [Mean (SD)]99.2 | 18.5 | 90.6 | 15.7 | 91.6 | 20.4 | 93.4 | 19.2 | |
| Household size [Mean (SD)] | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Proportion of recent immigrants in the neighborhood (<1 year) [Mean (SD)] | 14.2 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 7.3 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 13.9 | 7.2 |
| Needs-related factors | ||||||||
| Total number of mental disorders per person [Mean (SD)] | 1.38 | 0.773 | 1.41 | 0.722 | 1.61 | 0.924 | 1.51 | 0.849 |
| Lifelong victims of violence | 34 | 59.6 | 26 | 57.7 | 73 | 66.3 | 133 | 62.7 |
| Lifelong aggressive behavior [n (%)] | 26 | 45.5 | 29 | 66.2 | 61 | 55.4 | 117 | 55.0 |
| Psychological distress [Mean (SD)] | 15.2 | 8.1 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 16.8 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 7.7 |
| Types of mental health disorders in the 12 months before interview | ||||||||
| Major Depressive Episodes | 35 | 61.6 | 22 | 48.6 | 72 | 65.2 | 129 | 60.8 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 8 | 14.4 | 13 | 30.2 | 21 | 19.3 | 43 | 20.3 |
| Drug Dependence | 6 | 10.4 | 9 | 19.9 | 20 | 17.7 | 34 | 16.2 |
| Anxiety disorders | 18 | 32.3 | 13 | 28.7 | 36 | 32.7 | 67 | 31.7 |
| Social phobia | 12 | 21.4 | 9 | 19.3 | 20 | 18.0 | 41 | 19.2 |
| Panic disorder | 7 | 12.2 | 2 | 4.3 | 13 | 11.9 | 22 | 10.4 |
| Agoraphobia | 5 | 8.7 | 4 | 9.3 | 10 | 9.3 | 19 | 9.1 |
| Mania | 4 | 6.7 | 2 | 5.2 | 17 | 15.5 | 23 | 11.0 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.8 | 8 | 3.8 |