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Table 5 Multilevel analysis of structure of social networks according to perceived support, by hospitalisation status

From: The structure of social support: a multilevel analysis of the personal networks of people with severe mental disorders

 

All service users, network and alter characteristics, by hospitalisation status at the time of the interview

 

Hospitalised (n = 179)

 

Out of hospital (n = 201)

Covariate

Coeff.

p value

s.e.

 

Coeff.

p value

s.e.

Alter characteristics

       

Alter degree (no.)

0.087

***

0.018

 

0.195

***

0.031

Alter betweenness (no.)

0.028

*

0.011

 

0.032

 

0.019

Mental health professionals (ref.

categ.: other professionals)

0.176

 

0.283

 

0.076

 

0.17

Relatives and friends (ref. categ.:

other professionals)

1.149

***

0.276

 

0.656

***

0.162

Structure of service user’s network

       

Network density (%)

-0,892

*

0.428

 

-0.0008

 

0.536

Composition of service user’s network

       

Professionals (%)

2.235

***

0.366

 

0.606

 

0.359

Types of service providers (no.)

-0.104

***

0.026

 

-0.093

**

0.029

Random intercept

       

Ego

0.938

***

0.201

 

0.906

***

0.218

Service provider

0.602

***

0.211

 

0.95

***

0.238

  1. *p < 0.05 **P < 0.01
  2. ***P < 0.001
  3. Morpheus Study. Belgium 2014–2015 (n = 380).