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Table 4 Descriptive statistics of participants with mental disorders in the 12 months before the interview

From: Comprehensive determinants of health service utilisation for mental health reasons in a canadian catchment area

  

(N = 406)

     
  

Distribution of the entire sample of participants (N = 406)

 

Participants who have used health services (N = 212)

P value

  

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

Predisposing factors

Age

16

69

39.40

13.11

40.89

12.65

.088

Enabling factors

Quality of life SLDS score*

26

131

94.73

18.19

93.21

19.64

<.001

 

Total household income

0

228000.00

43650.03

38179.43

43313.75

36478.15

.026

Needs-related factors

Psychological distress score

1.00

37.00

15.6755

7.75732

16.2786

7.65919

<.001

 

Number of mental health disorders per subject

1

3

0.34

0.640

0.32

0.636

.760

Health service utilisation

Number of health services used in the previous 12 months

0.00

8.00

1.8715

1.38426

2.1

1.964

<.001

  1. *Satisfaction with Life Domains Scale (SLDS) score varies from 20 to 140 - the least or worst possible score to the best score
  2. ** K-10 psychological distress scale (K-10 PDS) varies from 10 to 50 - the best possible score to the worst score