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Table 4 Results of logistic regression of factors associated with demand a and willingness for mental health services

From: Factors associated with mental health literacy and demand for mental health services among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

 

Demand for mental health services

(ref: Not need)

Willingness for mental health services

(ref: Unwilling)

Overall

Living alone

Non-living alone

Overall

Living alone

Non-living alone

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Sex (ref: Male)

Female

1.16 (0.76, 1.76)

0.40 (0.04, 3.90)

1.15 (0.74, 1.77)

0.93 (0.59, 1.48)

1.37 (0.12, 15.99)

0.89 (0.56, 1.44)

Age

 

1.00 (0.97, 1.04)

1.10 (0.95, 1.27)

0.99 (0.96, 1.03)

0.99 (0.96, 1.03)

0.97 (0.84, 1.12)

0.99 (0.95, 1.03)

Length of education

 

0.99 (0.93, 1.06)

1.36 (0.97, 1.91)

0.98 (0.91, 1.05)

0.97 (0.90, 1.05)

1.14 (0.84, 1.54)

0.96 (0.89, 1.04)

Frequency of participating in the community-based activities

(ref: Never)

Sometimes

1.45 (0.94, 2.24)

0.47 (0.05, 4.51)

1.37 (0.87, 2.17)

1.29 (0.81, 2.06)

1.88 (0.16, 22.35)

1.22 (0.74, 1.99)

Always

2.16 (1.22, 3.79)**

1.25 (0.11, 13.92)

1.98 (1.10, 3.59)*

2.24 (1.19, 4.20)*

7.54 (0.33, 173.84)

2.03 (1.05, 3.91)*

PHQ-9

 

1.02 (0.91, 1.13)

1.28 (0.70, 2.35)

1.02 (0.90, 1.14)

1.04 (0.92, 1.17)

0.92 (0.47, 1.82)

1.04 (0.91, 1.19)

GAD-7

 

1.09 (0.87, 1.35)

6865.29 (0.00, -)

0.96 (0.75, 1.23)

1.13 (0.87, 1.46)

9142.13 (0.00, -)

1.00 (0.76, 1.33)

AD-8

 

1.06 (0.96, 1.18)

0.81 (0.52, 1.27)

1.07 (0.96, 1.19)

1.05 (0.94, 1.17)

1.06 (0.66, 1.69)

1.06 (0.94, 1.19)

  1. a Using the “Not need” answer as a response to establish ordinal logistic regression of demand for mental health services
  2. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval
  3. *p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001