Table 3.
Multivariable logistic regression analyses: associations between respondent characteristics and cancellation or avoidance of care
| Healthcare-initiated cancellation | Respondent-initiated cancellation | Postponed help-seeking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care appointment | Hospital outpatient appointment | Primary care appointment | Hospital outpatient appointment | ||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex (female) | 0.822 (0.507–1.330) | 1.657 (1.190–2.316)** | 1.048 (0.602–1.835) | 0.701 (0.393–1.238) | 1.208 (0.711–2.070) |
| Age | |||||
| < 70 years (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 70 – 79 years | 0.633 (0.371–1.078) | 0.821 (0.568–1.186) | 0.506 (0.263–0.953)* | 1.019 (0.545–1.928) | 0.781 (0.429–1.427) |
| ≥ 80 years | 0.413 (0.192–0.847)* | 0.817 (0.496–1.331) | 0.864 (0.402–1.801) | 1.111 (0.465–2.536) | 0.768 (0.356–1.613) |
| Education | |||||
| Low (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Medium | 1.066 (0.502–2.406) | 0.757 (0.430–1.358) | 0.493 (0.200–1.265) | 0.833 (0.286–2.770) | 0.510 (0.214–1.245) |
| High | 0.823 (0.403–1.805) | 1.141 (0.678–1.974) | 0.740 (0.341–1.752) | 1.614 (0.648–4.919) | 0.936 (0.449–2.096) |
| Functional limitations | |||||
| No limitations (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mild | 2.072 (1.171–3.668)* | 1.317 (0.896–1.930) | 1.901 (1.009–3.583)* | 0.676 (0.335–1.317) | 1.825 (0.980–3.402) |
| Severe | 3.487 (1.572–7.603)** | 0.768 (0.410–1.407) | 1.051 (0.353–2.903) | 0.388 (0.123–1.097) | 1.530 (0.616–3.685) |
| Loneliness | 1.101 (0.665–1.822) | 1.132 (0.801–1.598) | 0.598 (0.327–1.073) | 1.079 (0.594–1.966) | 0.951 (0.542–1.672) |
| Depressive symptoms | 0.990 (0.913–1.069) | 1.027 (0.973–1.084) | 1.093 (1.000–1.189)* | 1.070 (0.978–1.165) | 1.146 (1.060–1.237)*** |
| Anxiety (HADS-A > 7) | 1.185 (0.473–2.842) | 1.019 (0.548–1.871) | 0.486 (0.149–1.401) | 1.041 (0.382–2.715) | 1.066 (0.471–2.364) |
| Multimorbidity | 1.918 (1.092–3.502)* | 1.864 (1.282–2.737)** | 1.694 (0.902–3.323) | 2.018 (1.043–4.115)* | 1.269 (0.685–2.428) |
| Frailty (FI ≥ 0.25) | 0.773 (0.383–1.519) | 1.025 (0.619–1.687) | 0.774 (0.327–1.745) | 1.490 (0.642–3.357) | 0.931 (0.447–1.900) |
| Quarantine | 1.609 (0.838–2.930) | 1.145 (0.711–1.807) | 2.465 (1.283–4.545)** | 1.446 (0.656–2.923) | 1.165 (0.564–2.239) |
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ref. reference category
* < 0.05
** < 0.01
*** < 0.001