Table 4.
Simple and multiple linear regression for health related quality of life among patients with mental illness in Sidama regional state, southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 412).
| Variables | Simple linear regression | Multiple linear regression† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.018 (−0.066, 0.102) | 0.024 (−0.065, 0.113) | |
| Time taken to hospital (hours) | 0.142 (−0.293, 0.576) | 0.100 (−0.263, 0.463) | |
| Delay treatment seeking (weeks) | −0.060 (−0.116, −0.005)* | −0.024 (−0.070, 0.023) | |
| Duration of illness (weeks) | 0.003 (−0.011, 0.016) | 0.005 (−0.007, 0.017) | |
| Social support score | 0.607 (0.225, 0.989)** | 0.321 (0.003, 0.639) *** | |
| Functional disability score | −0.575 (−0.648, −0.502)*** | −0.545 (−0.620, −0.470)* | |
| Sex | Male | 0 | |
| Female | 0.417 (−1.611, 2.495) | 0.327 (−1.903, 2.557) | |
| Marital status | Married | 0 | |
| Single | −0.566 (−2.616, 1.485) | 2.680 (0.571, 4.789) *** | |
| Divorced | −4.711 (−9.723, 0.300) | −1.253 (−5.701, 3.195) | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 1.081 (−2.852, 5.014) | 0.469 (−3.307, 4.245) |
| Primary | 0.398 (−2.148, 2.944) | 0.700 (−1.738, 3.137) | |
| Secondary | 0.003 (−2.585, 2.579) | 0.488 (−1.738, 3.137) | |
| Tertiary | 0 | ||
| Occupation | Gov't employee | 0 | |
| Farmer | −0.342 (−3.887, 3.203) | −0.099 (−3.559, 3.362) | |
| Housewife | −0.160 (−3.705, 3.385) | 0.923 (−2.673, 4.520) | |
| Student | −5.442 (−8.774, −2.109)** | −4.645 (−7.865, −1.424)** | |
| Merchant | −0.728 (−4.492, 3.037) | −0.849 (−4.166, 2.468) | |
| Daily labor | −3.155 (−7.833, 1.522) | −2.740 (−6.839, 1.359) | |
| Jobless | −5.269 (−8.511, −2.027)** | −3.279 (−6.193, −0.365)*** | |
| Others | −4.290 (−10.278, 1.698) | 0.930 (−4.062, 5.921) | |
| Residence | Rural | 3.120 (1.095, 5.146)** | 1.135 (–.778, 3.049) |
| Urban | 0 | ||
| Living status | Alone | 1.488 (−2.012, 4.988) | −0.481 (−3.661, 2.699) |
| With family | 0 | ||
| Diagnosis | Schizophrenia | 0 | |
| Other psychotic | −2.301 (−5.029, 0.428) | −0.715 (−3.044, 1.614) | |
| Depression | −3.657 (−6.311, −1.003) | −2.839 (−5.110, −0.568)*** | |
| Bipolar | −1.584 (−5.654, 2.487)** | −1.141 (−4.549, 2.266) | |
| Anxiety | −2.501 (−6.781, 1.779) | −0.596 (−4.263, 3.070) | |
| Comorbid diagnosis | Yes | −2.357 (−5.559, 0.846) | 0.380 (−2.258, 3.019) |
| No | 0 | ||
| Substance use | Yes | −1.590 (−3.789, 0.609) | −1.879 (−3.862, 0.104) |
| No | 0 | ||
*p-value < 0.001; **p-value < 0.01; ***p-value < 0.05.
†Multiple linear regression model reported that F(27, 384) = 11.111, p < 0.001, with R2 = 0.439. The bold values indicate statistically significant variables.