Table 3 Predictors of receiving one or more mental health related physician visit (PCP or Psychiatrist), and of the total number of visits made during the 2-year period
Model 1: Regression Model with SF-36 Mental Health Score as the Only Independent Variable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Odds of having at least one mental health visit | odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
SF-36 mental health per 10-point deterioration | 2.14 | 1.08 to 4.26 | 0.031 |
Predictors of number of visits, given that one has visits | Change in number of mental health visits | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
SF-36 mental health per 10-point deterioration | 25.3% | 17.6% to 33.4% | < 0.0001 |
Model 2: Regression Model for the Effect of SF-36 Mental Health Score, Adjusted for Additional Covariates* | |||
Odds of having at least one mental health visit | odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
SF-36 mental health score per 10-point deterioration | 1.63 | 1.18 to 2.24 | 0.0027 |
Female sex (baseline is male) | 5.87 | 1.73 to 20.0 | 0.0046 |
Predictors of number of visits, given that one has any visits) | Change in number of mental health visits | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
SF-36 mental health per 10-point deterioration | 22.4% | 15.1% to 30.2% | < 0.0001 |
Urban region (reference is rural) | 106% | 65.7% to 157% | < 0.0001 |
Education (reference is < high school graduation) | Â | Â | 0.046 |
   High school graduation | 13.5% | -10.9% to 44.6% | 0.31 |
   Some post-secondary education | 58.0% | 12.5% to 122% | 0.0082 |
   Missing | 40.6% | -36.8% to 213% | 0.40 |