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Table 3 Variables associated with the frequency of general practitioner (GP) consultations

From: Professional Service Utilisation among Patients with Severe Mental Disorders

 

Bivariate analyses Standardised Beta (P value)

Multiple linear regression Standardised Beta (95% CI)

Predisposing factors

  

Age

0.160 (0.068)

 

Gender (male = 1)

0.246 (0.005)

 

Marital status

0.319 (< 0.001)

 

Importance attributed to service accessibility in terms of opening hours

0.295 (0.001)

 

Enabling factors

  

Housing situation (supervised vs autonomous)

-0.173 (0.049)

 

Territory (urban vs semi-urban/rural)

-0.263 (0.002)

 

Amount of help from relatives for social needs

0.235 (0.033)

0.166 (0.012; 0.622)

Amount of help from relatives for global needs

0.160 (0.068)

0.161 (0.006; 0.183)

Duration of follow-up by GP

0.692 (< 0.001)

0.351 (0.069; 0.470)

Duration of follow-up by case manager

0.261 (0.003)

 

Satisfaction with regard to geographic accessibility

0.152 (0.089)

 

Satisfaction with regard to waiting time to receive help

0.179 (0.040)

 

Satisfaction with regard to ease of accessing a GP

0.738 (< 0.001)

0.425 (0.124; 0.516)

Need factors

  

Number of health needs

0.178 (0.042)

 

History of suicide attempts

0.186 (0.034)

 

Number of suicide attempts

0.182 (0.037)

 

Psychiatric disorders in the family

0.154 (0.095)

 
  

F = 26.887; P < 0.001

R2 = 61.3%