Table 5.
Multivariable logistic regression models for predictors of distress including staff ratios and demographic variables
| Predictor | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
| B (SE) |
OR (95% CI) |
P value | B (SE) |
OR (95% CI) |
P value | B (SE) |
OR (95% CI) |
P value | |
| Constant | −0.37 (0.32) | −0.41 (0.29) | −0.76 (0.30) | ||||||
| Ratios | |||||||||
| Total psychosocial staff | −1.11 (0.43) | 0.33 (0.14to 0.77) | 0.010 | ||||||
| Social work | −1.860 (0.55) | 0.15 (0.05 to 0.45) | 0.001 | ||||||
| Psychology/counselling | −0.30 (0.86) | 0.741 (0.14 to 4.02) | 0.728 | ||||||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male (reference) | |||||||||
| Female | 0.176 (0.120) | 1.19 (0.81 to 1.76) | 0.379 | 0.199 (0.20) | 1.22 (0.83 to 1.80) | 0.319 | 0.192 (0.20) | 1.211 (0.82 to 1.79) | 0.335 |
| Age category | |||||||||
| 18–39 | 0.759 (0.44) | 2.14 (0.91 to 5.04) | 0.083 | 0.787 (0.44) | 2.20 (0.93 to 5.21) | 0.074 | 0.700 (0.43) | 2.01 (0.86 to 4.72) | 0.107 |
| 40–49 | 0.747 (0.43) | 2.11 (0.91 to 4.92) | 0.084 | 0.763 (0.43) | 2.15 (0.92 to 5.02) | 0.078 | 0.796 (0.43) | 2.22 (0.95 to 5.15) | 0.064 |
| 50–59 | 0.600 (0.36) | 1.83 (0.90 to 3.72) | 0.096 | 0.588 (0.36) | 1.801 (0.88 to 3.67) | 0.105 | 0.665 (0.36) | 1.946 (0.96 to 3.95) | 0.065 |
| 60–69 | 0.186 (0.28) | 1.20 (0.70 to 2.08) | 0.504 | 0.191 (0.28) | 1.210 (0.70 to 2.09) | 0.494 | 0.202 (0.28) | 1.224 (0.71 to 2.10) | 0.464 |
| ≥70 (reference) | |||||||||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| White (reference) | |||||||||
| Other | −0.069 (0.38) | 0.94 (0.45 to 1.96) | 0.859 | −0.051 (0.38) | 0.95 (0.45 to 2.00) | 0.892 | 0.004 (0.38) | 1.01 (0.48 to 2.10) | 0.991 |
| Time on dialysis | |||||||||
| <6 months | 0.456 (0.31) | 1.58 (0.87 to 2.87) | 0.137 | 0.412 (0.31) | 1.51 (0.83 to 2.75) | 0.180 | 0.521 (0.30) | 1.68 (0.93 to 3.05) | 0.086 |
| 6 months to 3 years | 0.388 (0.25) | 1.47 (0.91 to 2.39) | 0.119 | 0.374 (0.25) | 1.45 (0.89 to 2.36) | 0.131 | 0.445 (0.25) | 1.56 (0.96 to 2.52) | 0.070 |
| 3–5 years | 0.624 (0.30) | 1.87 (1.04 to 3.37) | 0.037 | 0.618 (0.30) | 1.86 (1.02 to 3.35) | 0.041 | 0.648 (0.30) | 1.91 (1.09 to 3.42) | 0.029 |
| >5 years (reference) | |||||||||
| Living situation | |||||||||
| Alone (reference) | |||||||||
| Together | −0.267 (0.21) | 0.77 (0.51 to 1.16) | 0.206 | −0.291 (0.21) | 0.75 (0.49 to 1.13) | 0.167 | −0.258 (0.21) | 0.77 (0.51 to 1.16) | 0.217 |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employed | −0.506 (0.39) | 0.61 (0.28 to 1.29) | 0.190 | −0.509 (0.39) | 0.61 (0.28 to 1.29) | 0.190 | −0.450 (0.39) | 0.64 (0.30 to 1.36) | 0.244 |
| Unemployed | 1.248 (0.76) | 3.49 (0.79 to 15.5) | 0.100 | 1.323 (0.76) | 3.76 (0.84 to 16.8) | 0.084 | 1.227 (0.76) | 3.41 (0.77 to 15.1) | 0.106 |
| Unable to work | 0.520 (0.30) | 1.68 (0.93 to 3.04) | 0.088 | 0.534 (0.30) | 1.71 (0.94 to 3.10) | 0.080 | 0.492 (0.30) | 1.64 (0.90 to 2.95) | 0.104 |
| Retired (reference) | |||||||||
| n | 488 | 488 | 488 | ||||||