Table 4.
Logistic regression analyses of predictors of disclosure and help-seeking in mental illness
| Disclosing to friends or family (n = 8455) |
Disclosing to a current or prospective employer for those <65 years (n = 6325) |
Intended help-seeking from a general practitioner (n = 8455) |
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| Predictors | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P |
| Campaign awareness | ||||||
| Aware | 1.27 (1.14–1.43)* | <0.001 | 1.20 (1.06–1.35)* | 0.003 | 1.18 (1.03–1.36)* | 0.020 |
| Not aware (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Year | ||||||
| 2016 | 0.92 (0.79–1.08) | 0.324 | 0.98 (0.83–1.16) | 0.806 | 0.76 (0.63–0.92)* | 0.004 |
| 2015 | 0.94 (0.81–1.11) | 0.474 | 1.10 (0.93–1.30) | 0.278 | 0.93 (0.77–1.13) | 0.485 |
| 2014 | 1.06 (0.90–1.24) | 0.502 | 1.01 (0.85–1.20) | 0.874 | 1.13 (0.92–1.38) | 0.235 |
| 2013 | 0.76 (0.65–0.89)* | 0.001 | 0.87 (0.74–1.03) | 0.109 | 0.95 (0.78–1.15) | 0.579 |
| 2012 (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1.28 (1.16–1.42)* | <0.001 | 0.88 (0.79–0.98)* | 0.019 | 1.33 (1.18–1.50)* | <0.001 |
| Male (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Age | ||||||
| 16–24 | 1.05 (0.89–1.24) | 0.529 | 1.02 (0.87–1.19) | 0.853 | 0.48 (0.40–0.59)* | <0.001 |
| 25–44 | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 0.668 | 1.06 (0.94–1.20) | 0.320 | 0.60 (0.51–0.71)* | <0.001 |
| 45–64 (ref)a | 1.21 (1.05–1.38)* | 0.006 | – | – | 0.88 (0.73–1.04) | 0.135 |
| 65+ (ref) | – | – | NA | NA | – | – |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Asian | 0.96 (0.79–1.16) | 0.660 | 1.17 (0.97–1.42) | 0.103 | 1.19 (0.94–1.51) | 0.143 |
| Black | 0.93 (0.73–1.18) | 0.558 | 1.12 (0.87–1.43) | 0.380 | 0.93 (0.70–1.25) | 0.646 |
| Other | 0.87 (0.63–1.21) | 0.420 | 1.01 (0.72–1.43) | 0.936 | 0.88 (0.61–1.29) | 0.524 |
| White (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Socioeconomic statusb | ||||||
| AB | 0.96 (0.83–1.11) | 0.574 | 0.78 (0.66–0.92)* | 0.004 | 1.01 (0.85–1.22) | 0.880 |
| C1 | 1.11 (0.98–1.26) | 0.096 | 0.98 (0.86–1.13) | 0.809 | 0.94 (0.80–1.09) | 0.411 |
| C2 | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 0.716 | 1.10 (0.95–1.27) | 0.220 | 1.05 (0.88–1.24) | 0.607 |
| DE (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Familiarity with mental health problems |
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| Self | 1.32 (1.06–1.63)* | 0.011 | 1.07 (0.86–1.34) | 0.524 | 1.82 (1.36–2.43)* | <0.001 |
| Other | 1.24 (1.11–1.39)* | <0.001 | 1.02 (0.90–1.16) | 0.722 | 1.00 (0.88–1.15)* | 0.958 |
| None (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ref, reference category; NA, not applicable.
a.
Age group 45–64 was used as the reference category for disclosing to a current or prospective employer for those <65 years.
b.
Category AB, professional/managerial occupations; C1, other non-manual occupations; C2, skilled manual occupations; and DE, semi-/unskilled manual occupations and people dependent on state benefits.
*
Significant at the P <0.05 level.