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Table 7 Determinants of visits to a mental health professional (yes/no) for men and women with psychological health complaints

From: The importance of job characteristics in determining medical care-seeking in the Dutch working population, a longitudinal survey study

 

Visits to a mental health professional (yes/no)

 

Men (n = 133)

Women (n = 114)

Variable (reference category)

OR

 

Confidence interval

OR

 

Confidence interval

Personal characteristics

      

Age (31–40 years)

      

  15-30 years

0.53

 

(0.09 - 3.32)

0.30

 

(0.05 - 1.77)

  41-50 years

1.14

 

(0.27 - 4.79)

1.09

 

(0.35 - 3.42)

  51-64 years

0.73

 

(0.15 - 3.46)

0.64

 

(0.12 - 3.36)

Education (Intermediate)

      

  Low

0.56

 

(0.09 - 3.55)

3.76

*

(1.03 - 13.75)

  High

1.18

 

(0.34 - 4.15)

0.94

 

(0.28 - 3.18)

Coping styles Avoiding (low0

1.65

 

(0.53 - 5.14)

0.87

 

(0.30 - 2.52)

Active (low)

1.87

 

(0.59 - 5.92)

0.87

 

(0.32 - 2.35)

Support seeking (low)

0.50

 

(0.16 - 1.62)

2.02

 

(0.69 - 5.87)

Health

      

Health status (low)

1.59

 

(0.52 - 4.88)

0.68

 

(0.22 - 2.11)

Control over health outcomes (low)

2.13

 

(0.64 - 7.08)

0.71

 

(0.25 - 2.00)

Fatigue (low)

2.55

 

(0.63 - 10.31)

1.40

 

(0.45 - 4.37)

Sickness absence

      

Sickness absence (%)

1.00

 

(0.98 - 1.02)

1.01

 

(1.00 - 1.03)

Sickness absence (frequency)

0.97

 

(0.55 - 1.70)

1.02

 

(0.63 - 1.66)

Work characteristics

      

Full time work (<40 hrs/wk)

0.50

 

(0.15 - 1.63)

1.46

 

(0.42 - 5.06)

Burnout (low)

2.77

 

(0.44 - 1.39)

0.34

#

(0.10 - 1.13)

Work handicap (no)

1.72

 

(0.48 - 6.21)

3.08

#

(0.90 - 10.51)

Engagement (low)

0.77

 

(0.18 - 3.31)

1.95

 

(0.65 - 5.82)

Social support supervisor (low)

1.49

 

(0.39 - 5.63)

2.37

 

(0.70 - 8.00)

Social support colleagues (low)

0.87

 

(0.25 - 2.98)

0.50

 

(0.17 - 1.46)

Work load physical (low)

0.45

 

(0.14 - 1.40)

0.58

 

(0.21 - 1.59)

Work load static (low)

1.38

 

(0.47 - 4.10)

2.31

 

(0.83 - 6.38)

Work pressure (low)

0.78

 

(0.22 - 2.79)

1.12

 

(0.39 - 3.18)

Emotional workload (low)

2.02

 

(0.51 - 7.94)

1.50

 

(0.45 - 4.98)

Decision latitude (low)

2.51

 

(0.82 - 7.63)

1.14

 

(0.41 - 3.22)

R Square Personal characteristics

6.5

  

9.5

  

R Square Health characteristics

9.3

*

 

2.3

  

R Square sickness absence

0.3

  

3.9

  

R Square Work characteristics

10.6

  

16.3

  

R Square Total

26.7

***

 

32.0

**

 
  1. # = p < 0.10; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001.
  2. 1Nagelkerke R Square.