Table 2.
Individual social relational predictors of depression remission at 2-year follow-up
| Unadjusted | Adjusteda | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor | N | B (s.e.) | OR (95% CI) | p | B (s.e.) | OR (95% CI) | p |
| Social network | |||||||
| Having a partner | 1065 | 0.34 (0.13) | 1.41 (1.10–1.81) | <0.01 | 0.33 (0.14) | 1.39 (1.07–1.81) | 0.02 |
| Number of persons in household | 1064 | ||||||
| 1 | Reference | Reference | |||||
| 2 | 0.18 (0.15) | 1.19 (0.90–1.59) | 0.23 | 0.14 (0.15) | 1.15 (0.85–1.55) | 0.37 | |
| 3 or more | 0.35 (0.16) | 1.42 (1.05–1.94) | 0.03 | 0.39 (0.17) | 1.47 (1.05–2.07) | 0.03 | |
| Number of significant contacts | 1065 | ||||||
| 0–1 | Reference | Reference | |||||
| 2–5 | 0.37 (0.21) | 1.45 (0.96–2.19) | 0.08 | 0.16 (0.22) | 1.17 (0.76–1.82) | 0.47 | |
| 6 or more | 0.56 (0.22) | 1.76 (1.15–2.69) | <0.01 | 0.19 (0.23) | 1.21 (0.77–1.91) | 0.41 | |
| Social support partner | |||||||
| Emotional support | 652 | 0.07 (0.03) | 1.07 (1.01–1.13) | 0.01 | 0.03 (0.03) | 1.03 (0.97–1.09) | 0.39 |
| Practical supportb | 646 | ||||||
| For women | 0.11 (0.05) | 1.11 (1.02–1.22) | 0.02 | 0.09 (0.05) | 1.10 (1.00–1.20) | 0.05 | |
| For men | −0.11 (0.06) | 0.89 (0.80–1.01) | 0.06 | −0.09 (0.06) | 0.92 (0.81–1.04) | 0.16 | |
| Negative experiences | 652 | −0.15 (0.04) | 0.86 (0.79–0.93) | <0.01 | −0.11 (0.05) | 0.90 (0.82–0.99) | 0.02 |
| Inadequacy of support | 645 | −0.05 (0.04) | 0.95 (0.87–1.03) | 0.20 | 0.01 (0.05) | 1.00 (0.92–1.09) | 0.99 |
| Social support of closest family or friend | |||||||
| Emotional support | 778 | 0.02 (0.03) | 1.02 (0.96–1.08) | 0.51 | −0.03 (0.03) | 0.97 (0.91–1.03) | 0.36 |
| Practical support | 761 | −0.01 (0.03) | 1.00 (0.94–1.05) | 0.87 | 0.00 (0.03) | 1.00 (0.94–1.06) | 0.95 |
| Negative experiencesb | 785 | ||||||
| If younger than 60 years | −0.03 (0.06) | 0.98 (0.87–1.09) | 0.67 | 0.02 (0.06) | 1.02 (0.91–1.15) | 0.70 | |
| If 60 years or older | −0.26 (0.09) | 0.77 (0.65–0.92) | <0.01 | −0.21 (0.09) | 0.81 (0.68–0.97) | 0.02 | |
| Inadequacy of support | 773 | −0.10 (0.04) | 0.91 (0.84–0.98) | 0.02 | −0.04 (0.04) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | 0.43 |
| Loneliness | |||||||
| Loneliness severity | 1065 | −0.10 (0.02) | 0.91 (0.88–0.94) | <0.01 | −0.05 (0.02) | 0.96 (0.92–0.99) | 0.02 |
a
Adjusted for age, gender, baseline depression severity, comorbid dysthymic disorder, comorbid anxiety disorder, years of education and number of chronic diseases.
b
Interaction with gender respectively age remains significant in adjusted model (p < 0.05).