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Table 3 Multivariable analyses of mental health service use during COVID-19 by enabling factors in the overall sample and by regional cohort

From: Mental health service use and associated predisposing, enabling and need factors in community living adults and older adults across Canada

 

Overall sample

(n = 45 542)

British Columbia Generations Project

(n = 13 786)

Alberta’s Tomorrow Project

(n = 7 518)

Ontario Health Study

(n = 9 652)

Quebec’s CARTaGENE

(n = 5 186)

Atlantic PATH

(n = 9 400)

 

aOR (95% CI)*

aOR (95% CI)*

aOR (95% CI)*

aOR (95% CI)*

aOR (95% CI)*

aOR (95% CI)*

Enabling factors

      

Total household income in year prior to pandemic

      

 < $24,999

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 $25,000 - $49,999

0.79 (0.63, 0.98)

0.95 (0.64, 1.41)

0.68 (0.38, 1.23)

0.91 (0.56, 1.46)

0.51 (0.27, 0.98)

0.70 (0.43, 1.13)

 $50,000 - $74,999

0.83 (0.67, 1.03)

0.88 (0.60, 1.30)

0.88 (0.51, 1.51)

0.73 (0.46, 1.17)

0.57 (0.31, 1.06)

0.95 (0.61, 150)

 $75,000 - $99,999

0.83 (0.66, 1.02)

0.97 (0.66, 1.43)

0.69 (0.40, 1.19)

0.92 (0.58, 1.46)

0.48 (0.25, 0.93)

0.80 (0.50, 1.28)

 $100,000 - $149,999

0.88 (0.71, 1.08)

1.04 (0.71, 1.53)

0.77 (0.45, 1.31)

0.86 (0.55, 1.36)

0.64 (0.34, 1.21)

0.87 (0.55, 1.38)

 ≥ $150,000

0.87 (0.70, 1.08)

1.14 (0.77, 1.69)

0.75 (0.44, 1.27)

0.87 (0.55, 1.38)

0.53 (0.26, 1.05)

0.80 (0.50, 1.29)

 Prefer not to answer

0.71 (0.57, 0.88)

0.82 (0.55, 1.21)

0.46 (0.26, 0.82)

0.68 (0.42, 1.11)

0.76 (0.38, 1.50)

0.82 (0.51, 1.32)

 Missing response

0.90 (0.59, 1.37)

0.62 (0.27, 1.41)

1.49 (0.55, 4.07)

0.51 (0.14, 1.86)

1.10 (0.44, 2.78)

1.04 (0.81, 1.24)

Decrease in income during pandemic

      

 Yes vs. No

0.92 (0.84, 1.01)

0.99 (0.84, 1.17)

0.87 (0.70, 1.08)

0.81 (0.66, 1.00)

0.83 (0.59, 1.18)

1.00 (0.81, 1.24)

Medical or other professional with exposure to patients

      

 Yes vs. No

1.03 (0.89, 1.20)

0.92 (0.69, 1.22)

1.13 (0.83, 1.53)

1.22 (0.84, 1.77)

0.90 (0.49, 1.63)

0.98 (0.71, 1.34)

Essential worker with exposure to public

      

 Yes vs. No

0.92 (0.79, 1.07)

0.93 (0.72, 1.20)

1.16 (0.82, 1.53)

1.12 (0.74, 1.68)

0.60 (0.32, 1.11)

0.73 (0.52, 1.02)

Informational/financial/practical support received

      

 Yes vs. No

1.62 (1.48, 1.77)

1.53 (1.31, 1.80)

1.66 (1.34, 5.06)

1.85 (1.53, 2.23)

1.62 (1.19, 2.22)

1.46 (1.20, 1.77)

Delay in health care for new health problem

      

 Yes

0.90 (0.75, 1.10)

0.58 (0.29, 1.15)

1.04 (0.79, 1.70)

0.51 (0.22, 1.21)

1.38 (0.79, 2.41)

0.69 (0.28, 1.73)

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Not applicable/not answered

0.75 (0.62, 0.91)

0.50 (0.25, 0.97)

-

0.49 (0.21, 1.13)

0.67 (0.48, 0.94)

0.54 (0.22, 1.33)

Model C statistic

0.804

0.798

0.813

0.823

0.796

0.802

  1. *aOR, adjusted Odds Ratio for all other study variables, including, predisposing, enabling and need factorsBolded estimates are statistically significant at p < 0.05