Table 2.
Multiple logistic regression analyses on associations of loneliness with perceived needs for mental health care and mental health service use among Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic, adjusting for the confounding effects of socio-demographic and epidemic characteristics and common mental health problems
| Variables | Perceived needs for mental health care | Use of mental health services | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 %CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | ||
| Loneliness | Yes | 2.50 (2.08, 3.00) | < 0.001 | 1.62 (1.08, 2.44) | 0.020 |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
| Subpopulation | Wuhan residents | 0.99 (0.76, 1.29) | 0.958 | 1.32 (0.74, 2.34) | 0.352 |
| Migrants from Wuhan | 1.00 (0.75, 1.34) | 0.998 | 1.19 (0.65, 2.20) | 0.571 | |
| Other Hubei residents | 0.88 (0.60, 1.29) | 0.515 | 1.03 (0.44, 2.38) | 0.955 | |
| Other residents | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gender | Female | 1.38 (1.12, 1.69) | 0.002 | 0.76 (0.51, 1.14) | 0.186 |
| Male | 1 | 1 | |||
| Age-group (years) | 16–29 | 1.30 (0.82, 2.05) | 0.263 | 0.37 (0.13, 1.05) | 0.063 |
| 30–49 | 1.26 (0.85, 1.87) | 0.254 | 0.80 (0.35, 1.83) | 0.590 | |
| 50+ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Marital status | Othersa | 1.84 (1.30, 2.60) | 0.001 | 2.22 (1.20, 4.13) | 0.011 |
| Never-married | 0.95 (0.72, 1.25) | 0.700 | 2.42 (1.19, 4.91) | 0.014 | |
| Married | 1 | 1 | |||
| Employment status | Students | 1.10 (0.77, 1.58) | 0.609 | 1.99 (1.07, 3.71) | 0.031 |
| Unemployed | 0.94 (0.70, 1.28) | 0.709 | 0.40 (0.12, 1.33) | 0.134 | |
| Employed | 1 | 1 | |||
| Education | Associate’s degree and above | 0.98 (0.75, 1.29) | 0.893 | 0.86 (0.49, 1.50) | 0.591 |
| Middle school and below | 1 | 1 | |||
| Perceived severity of the epidemic in current residence place | Severe | 0.99 (0.79, 1.25) | 0.929 | 0.77 (0.46, 1.27) | 0.298 |
| Not severe | 1 | 1 | |||
| Having family members or close relatives infected with SARS-CoV-2b | Yes | 2.33 (1.03, 5.26) | 0.042 | 0.81 (0.19, 3.48) | 0.779 |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
| Having colleagues, friends or classmates infected with SARS-CoV-2b | Yes | 1.33 (1.02, 1.73) | 0.036 | 1.86 (1.07, 3.22) | 0.027 |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
| Having infected neighbors living in the same community/village | Yes | 1.22 (0.94, 1.57) | 0.132 | 1.08 (0.62, 1.89) | 0.788 |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
| Common mental health problems | Yes | 6.09 (4.96, 7.48) | < 0.001 | 4.34 (2.77, 6.80) | < 0.001 |
| No | 1 | 1 | |||
a“Others” included re-married, co-habiting, separated, divorced, and widowed
bSARS-CoV-2: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2