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Table 1 Study sample characteristics as a function of the presence of remission of depression and anxiety disorders at follow-up

From: Treatment adequacy and remission of depression and anxiety disorders and quality of life in primary care older adults

 

Overall sample (n = 225)*

Yes (n = 122)*

No (n = 99)*

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

 

n (%)

  

Individual factors

Adequacy of care for CMD

     

 Yes

90 (40)

39 (32)

48 (48)

0.50 (0.29–0.86)

0.013

 No

135 (60)

83 (68)

51 (52)

REF

 

Sex

     

 Female

152 (68)

78 (64)

70 (71)

0.73 (0.42–1.30)

0.288

 Male

73 (32)

44 (36)

29 (29)

REF

 

Marital status

     

 Married

128 (57)

76 (62)

52 (53)

1.49 (0.87–2.56)

0.144

 Not married

97 (43)

46 (38)

47 (47)

REF

 

Education

     

 Primary

49 (22)

29 (24)

19 (19)

1.33 (0.69–2.55)

0.394

 Secondary/post-secondary/university

175 (78)

92 (76)

80 (81)

REF

 

Social deprivation index

     

 1

33 (15)

20 (17)

13 (13)

1.99 (0.83–4.78)

0.125

 2

39 (18)

22 (19)

17 (17)

1.67 (0.73–3.82)

0.224

 3

42 (19)

23 (19)

18 (19)

1.65 (0.73–3.73)

0.228

 4

47 (21)

29 (25)

18 (19)

2.08 (0.94–4.60)

0.070

 5

58 (27)

24 (20)

31 (32)

REF

 

Material deprivation index

     

 1

43 (20)

22 (19)

20 (21)

1.38 (0.59–3.20)

0.460

 2

48 (22)

24 (20)

23 (24)

1.30 (0.57–2.96)

0.526

 3

41 (19)

22 (19)

19 (19)

1.45 (0.62–3.39)

0.394

 4

42 (19)

30 (25)

10 (10)

3.75 (1.49–9.47)

0.005

 5

45 (20)

20 (17)

25 (26)

REF

 

Hospitalisation

     

 Yes

54 (24)

25 (20)

28 (28)

0.65 (0.35–1.22)

0.179

 No

171 (76)

97 (80)

71 (72)

REF

 
 

Means (SD)

Means (SD)

Means (SD)

  

Age

73.15 (5.37)

72.97 (5.46)

73.39 (5.30)

0.99 (0.94–1.04)

0.569

Cognitive functioning

28.34 (1.69)

28.35 (1.70)

28.35 (1.71)

1.00 (0.86–1.17)

0.996

Number of chronic disorders

4.41 (2.39)

4.34 (2.44)

4.53 (2.31)

0.97 (0.87–1.08)

0.556

Psychological distress

20.67 (6.85)

19.38 (5.95)

22.33 (7.58)

0.94 (0.90–0.98)

0.002

Anxiety symptom severity

5.59 (3.53)

5.12 (3.14)

6.21 (3.88)

0.91 (0.84–0.99)

0.025

Number of daily hassles

10.30 (6.86)

10.29 (6.91)

10.41 (6.92)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

0.891

Social support index

2.77 (0.57)

2.78 (0.58)

2.75 (0.56)

1.10 (0.69–1.75)

0.686

Health system factors

     

Type of primary care practices

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

  

Small (< 3 GP)

93 (43)

43 (37)

49 (50)

0.59 (0.34–1.02)

0.058

Large clinics (≥ 3 GP)

125 (57)

73 (63)

49 (50)

  
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

  

Retention index – GP

0.64 (0.20)

0.66 (0.18)

0.63 (0.21)

2.21 (0.57–8.60)

0.255

Retention index – Psychiatrist

0.31 (0.35)

0.32 (0.35)

0.31 (0.35)

1.14 (0.54–2.44)

0.729

Attraction index – GP

50.83 (32.74)

51.29 (31.36)

49.68 (33.96)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.714

Attraction index – Psychiatrist

5.79 (8.50)

5.68 (8.34)

5.71 (8.42)

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

0.978

  1. Significant results (p < 0.05) are in bold
  2. *A total of 221 participants had available data for remission of CMD. There is missing data for the following variables: education (1), deprivation indexes (6), psychological distress (1), anxiety symptoms (2), type of primary care clinics (7), attraction index – psychiatrist (4)
  3. CI: Confident Intervals; CMD: Common mental disorders; GP: General practitioner; SD: Standard deviation