Table 4.

Multivariate Models Predicting Global Ratings of Personal Physician or Nurse, Specialists, Care Received in the Past Six Months, and Medicare from Depression, Self-Rated Mental Health, and Patient Confidence

Variable	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
	Global rating of personal physician or nurse (N = 44,371)
Depressed	−1.48 (.22)***	−0.51 (.23)**	−0.09 (.23)
Self-rated mental health†
Very good	–	−2.99 (.18)***	−2.40 (.18)***
Good	–	−4.55 (.21)***	−3.38 (.21)***
Fair	–	−5.18 (.32)***	−3.55 (.32)***
Poor	–	−6.32 (.59)***	−3.72 (.59)***
Patient confidence	–	–	3.29 (.12)***
	Global rating of specialists (N = 30,429)
Depressed	−2.39 (.29)***	−1.16 (.31)***	−0.77 (.31)*
Self-rated mental health†
Very good	–	−3.39 (.23)***	−2.81 (.23)***
Good	–	−4.56 (.27)***	−3.45 (.27)***
Fair	–	−5.98 (.41)***	−4.37 (.42)***
Poor	–	−7.13 (.77)***	−4.59 (.77)***
Patient confidence	–	–	3.22 (.15)***
	Global rating of care received in past six months (N = 44,881)
Depressed	−3.83 (.25)***	−2.56 (.26)***	−2.08 (.26)***
Self-rated mental health†
Very good	–	−3.32 (.20)***	−2.58 (.20)***
Good	–	−5.17 (.24)***	−3.73 (.24)***
Fair	–	−6.18 (.37)***	−4.16 (.37)***
Poor	–	−8.24 (.67)***	−4.92 (.67)***
Patient confidence	–	–	4.12 (.13)***
	Global rating of Medicare (N = 51,559)
Depressed	−1.64 (.28)***	−0.68 (.29)*	−0.16 (.29)
Self-rated mental health†
Very good	–	−2.22 (.22)***	−1.49 (.22)***
Good	–	−3.57 (.26)***	−2.12 (.26)***
Fair	–	−3.91 (.41)***	−1.84 (.41)***
Poor	–	−7.90 (.74)***	−4.64 (.74)***
Patient confidence	–	–	4.07 (.14)***

Note. Entries are unstandardized beta coefficients and standard errors. Model 2 adds self-rated mental health to Model 1. Model 3 adds patient confidence to Model 2. Control variables included in all models but not shown in the table include age, education, general health status, dual eligibility status, low-income subsidy status, proxy respondent status, and state of residence.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001

^†Comparison category is excellent self-rated mental health.