Factors associated with patient-reported intention to seek help from a healthcare professional*
Variable | OR | 95% CI range |
---|---|---|
Gender (female) | ||
Male | 0.820† | 0.743 to 0.905 |
Age group (18–34 years) | ||
35–54 years | 1.095 | 0.958 to 1.250 |
55 years and above | 0.679† | 0.570 to 0.809 |
Education (secondary and above) | ||
Primary or no formal education | 0.657† | 0.568 to 0.760 |
Marital status (married) | ||
Being single, divorced or widow | 0.862† | 0.770 to 0.965 |
Employment status (employed) | ||
Being unemployed, retired, housemaker or student | 0.935 | 0.826 to 1.059 |
Household monthly income (≤HK$ 30 000) | ||
>HK$ 30 000 | 1.342† | 1.206 to 1.492 |
District of residence (Hong Kong Island) | ||
Kowloon | 0.995 | 0.875 to 1.130 |
New Territories and Outlying Islands | 1.068 | 0.951 to 1.200 |
Physical comorbidities (none) | ||
At least one | 1.094 | 0.973 to 1.230 |
Family history of mental illness (no) | ||
Yes | 1.457† | 1.230 to 1.727 |
Self-reported doctor diagnosed depression (no) | ||
Yes | 0.944 | 0.739 to 1.206 |
Self-reported doctor diagnosed other MI (no) | ||
Yes | 0.824 | 0.596 to 1.138 |
Presence of past help-seeking action from professional (none) | ||
At least one | 3.400† | 2.590 to 4.463 |
PHQ-9 score at baseline (≤9) | ||
>9 | 0.888 | 0.754 to 1.047 |
Service sector (private) | ||
Public | 1.029 | 0.899 to 1.178 |
Brackets indicate reference categories.
Hosmer and Lemeshow test suggested an adequate model fit, χ2=7.549, p=0.479.
*Respondents included all cross-sectional participants at baseline.
†Statistically significant at p<0.05.
PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire.