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Table 2 Bivariate associations between study variables and change in health-related quality of life and satisfaction with life

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

 

Change in HRQOL between T1 and T2 n = 224*

Change in satisfaction with life between T1 and T2 n = 218*

Unadjusted Beta estimates (95% CI)

p value

Unadjusted Beta estimates (95% CI)

p value

Adequacy of care for CMD

 Yes vs no

4.48 (− 0.71; 9.66)

0.091

0.86 (− 0.04; 1.75)

0.060

Sex

    

 Female vs male

2.01 (− 3.44; 7.45)

0.470

0.78 (− 0.16; 1.72)

0.104

Age

− 0.11 (− 0.58; 0.37)

0.666

0.04 (− 0.05; 0.12)

0.387

Marital status

 Married vs not married

0.98 (− 4.17; 6.13)

0.708

− 0.03 (− 0.92; 0.87)

0.956

Education

    

 Primary vs secondary/post-secondary/university

− 4.10 (− 10.30; 2.09)

0.194

0.39 (− 0.68; 1.46)

0.471

Social deprivation index

 1

0.41 (− 7.73; 8.55)

0.922

− 0.54 (− 1.97; 0.90)

0.466

 2

− 6.31 (− 14.04; 1.42)

0.110

− 0.53 (− 1.91; 0.84)

0.447

 3

− 2.31 (− 9.87; 5.26)

0.550

− 0.42 (− 1.76; 0.93)

0.544

 4

6.55 (− 0.83; 13.92)

0.082

− 0.07 (− 1.38; 1.25)

0.923

 5

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Material deprivation index

 1

− 0.25 (− 8.33; 7.83)

0.952

0.10 (− 1.33; 1.52)

0.896

 2

− 3.25 (− 11.11; 4.61)

0.418

− 0.89 (− 2.28; 0.50)

0.210

 3

1.56 (− 6.68; 9.79)

0.711

− 0.46 (− 1.90; 0.97)

0.526

 4

− 5.50 (− 13.63; 2.63)

0.185

− 0.42 (− 1.85; 1.02)

0.571

 5

REF

 

REF

 

Cognitive functioning

− 1.02 (− 2.53; 0.48)

0.183

− 0.04 (− 0.31; 0.22)

0.746

Number of chronic disorders

0.62 (− 0.44; 1.69)

0.250

− 0.03 (− 0.21; 0.16)

0.759

Psychological distress

0.27 (− 0.11; 0.65)

0.158

0.02 (− 0.04; 0.09)

0.463

Anxiety symptom severity

0.55 (− 0.18; 1.27)

0.143

− 0.002 (− 0.13; 0.13)

0.980

Number of daily hassles

0.39 (0.02; 0.76)

0.038

0.04 (− 0.28; 0.10)

0.275

Social support index

0.05 (− 4.46; 4.55)

0.983

− 0.06 (− 0.93; 0.81)

0.895

Hospitalisation

 Yes vs no

− 2.54 (− 8.50; 3.42)

0.403

− 0.58 (− 1.63; 0.46)

0.272

Type of primary care practices

 Small (< 3 GP) vs large clinics (≥ 3 GP)

− 5.94 (− 11.17; 0.70)

0.026

0.51 (− 0.38; 1.41)

0.260

Retention index – GP

13.05 (0.11; 26.00)

0.048

− 0.71 (− 2.97; 1.56)

0.540

Retention index – Psychiatrist

6.01 (− 1.25; 13.28)

0.105

− 0.62 (− 1.89; 0.66)

0.342

Attraction index – GP

0.03 (− 0.05; 0.11)

0.433

− 0.01 (− 0.02–0.01)

0.432

Attraction index – Psychiatrist

0.18 (− 0.13; 0.48)

0.257

− 0.01 (− 0.07–0.04)

0.624

  1. Significant results (p < 0.05) are in bold
  2. *A total of 224 and 218 participants had available data on the visual analog scale and the Satisfaction With Life Scale. 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; HRQOL: Health-related quality of life
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