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Table 3 Direct effect: Logistic regressions for family and friends’ support on mental healthcare service use

From: The influence of social support on healthcare service use following transport-related musculoskeletal injury

 

Mental healthcare service use

Models

OR

95 % CI

1. Familya

  

 Definitely

0.74

0.46–1.21

 Yes, sometimes

1.21

0.71–2.04

 No, not at all

0.72

0.39–1.34

 Not often (ref)

  

2. Friendsa

  

 Definitely

0.60*

0.38–0.95

 Yes, sometimes

0.89

0.55–1.42

 No, not at all

0.95

0.54–1.68

 Not often (ref)

  
  1. OR odds ratio; CI confidence intervals; REF reference
  2. An OR value greater than 1 indicates increasing odds of accessing healthcare services, whereas an OR value less than 1 indicates decreasing odds of accessing healthcare services
  3. aAll logistic regression models adjusted for family composition, gender, age, education, country of birth, SEIFA, injury types, pre-injury health status, hospitalisation, days post-injury, and MCS score
  4. *p < 0.05