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Table 5 Association between demographic characteristics with the presence of residual symptoms, doctor-patient relationship and medication adherence

From: Knowledge and attitudes on medication adherence and residual symptoms in individuals with depression: a survey at a University Hospital

Demographic Data

Total

Residual symptoms

x2-test P value

Doctor-patient relationship

x2-test P value

Medication adherence

Fisher's exact test P value

PHQ < 9

PHQ ≥ 9

Poor-moderate

Good

Good

Poor

N = 264

N = 120

N = 144

N = 47

N = 217

N = 256

N = 3

Gender

   

0.168

  

0.890

  

0.520

 Male

57 (21.6)

31 (25.8)

26 (18.1)

 

11 (23.4)

46 (21.2)

 

55 (21.5)

1 (33.3)

 

 Female

207 (78.4)

89 (74.2)

118 (81.9)

 

36 (76.6)

171 (78.8)

 

201 (78.5)

2 (66.7)

 

Marital Status

   

 < 0.001

  

0.223

  

0.272

 Single/Divorce

156 (59.1)

55 (45.8)

101 (70.1)

 

32 (68.1)

124 (57.1)

 

150 (58.6)

3 (100)

 

 Married

108 (40.9)

65 (54.2)

43 (29.9)

 

15 (31.9)

93 (42.9)

 

106 (41.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Religion

   

0.212

  

0.956

  

0.453

 Buddhism

217 (82.2)

103 (85.8)

114 (79.2)

 

38 (80.9)

179 (82.5)

 

210 (82.0)

2 (66.7)

 

 Islam/Christianity/Other

47 (17.8)

17 (14.2)

30 (20.8)

 

9 (19.1)

38 (17.5)

 

46 (18.0)

1 (33.3)

 

Education level

   

0.024

  

0.266

  

0.761

 Primary school or below

32 (12.1)

18 (15.0)

14 (9.7)

 

2 (4.3)

30 (13.8)

 

32 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

 

 Secondary school

45 (17.0)

26 (21.7)

19 (13.2)

 

7 (14.9)

38 (17.5)

 

43 (16.8)

1 (33.3)

 

 Diploma

22 (8.3)

13 (10.8)

9 (6.2)

 

4 (8.5)

18 (8.3)

 

22 (8.6)

0 (0.0)

 

Bachelor’s degree or above

165 (62.5)

63 (52.5)

102 (70.8)

 

34 (72.3)

131 (60.4)

 

159 (62.1)

2 (66.7)

 

Occupation

   

 < 0.001

  

0.235

  

0.371

 Government officer/ state enterprise employee / company employee

82 (31.1)

44 (36.7)

38 (26.4)

 

18 (38.3)

64 (29.5)

 

79 (30.9)

1 (33.3)

 

 Self-employed / merchant/ personal business/ agriculture

67 (25.4)

35 (29.2)

32 (22.2)

 

11 (23.4)

56 (25.8)

 

66 (25.8)

0 (0.0)

 

 Student

61 (23.1)

9 (7.5)

52 (36.1)

 

13 (27.7)

48 (22.1)

 

57 (22.3)

2 (66.7)

 

 Unemployed

54 (20.5)

32 (26.7)

22 (15.3)

 

5 (10.6)

49 (22.6)

 

54 (21.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Perceived relationship of family

   

0.004

  

0.057

  

0.691

 Good

157 (59.5)

82 (68.3)

75 (52.1)

 

21 (44.7)

136 (62.7)

 

149 (58.2)

3 (100)

 

 Poor

30 (11.4)

6 (5.0)

24 (16.7)

 

6 (12.8)

24 (11.1)

 

30 (11.7)

0 (0.0)

 

 Neutral/Other

77 (29.2)

32 (26.7)

45 (31.2)

 

20 (42.6)

57 (26.3)

 

77 (30.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Having physical illness

   

0.002

  

0.056

  

0.248

 No

138 (52.3)

50 (41.7)

88 (61.1)

 

31 (66.0)

107 (49.3)

 

132 (51.6)

3 (100)

 

 Yes

126 (47.7)

70 (58.3)

56 (38.9)

 

16 (34.0)

110 (50.7)

 

124 (48.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Number of depressive episode

   

0.426

  

1

  

0.355

 One

227 (86.0)

100 (84.0)

127 (88.2)

 

40 (87.0)

187 (86.2)

 

221 (86.7)

2 (66.7)

 

 Two or more

36 (13.6)

19 (16.0)

17 (11.8)

 

6 (13.0)

30 (13.8)

 

34 (13.3)

1 (33.3)

 

History of psychiatric hospitalization

   

0.942

  

0.182

  

0.468

 No

215 (81.4)

97 (80.8)

118 (81.9)

 

42 (89.4)

173 (79.7)

 

208 (81.2)

2 (66.7)

 

 Yes

49 (18.6)

23 (19.2)

26 (18.1)

 

5 (10.6)

44 (20.3)

 

48 (18.8)

1 (33.3)

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