Association between diabetes and mental health status on likelihood of emotional health inquiry and attitudes toward professional help for emotional problems
| MD/AX only OR (95% CI) | Diabetes only OR (95% CI) | Diabetes+MD/AX OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
| Emotional health inquiry by medical doctor | |||||
| In past 12 months, did a medical doctor ask about your emotions, nerves, or mental health? (N=2565) | |||||
| 2.94 (2.13 to 4.08) | 2.84 (2.02 to 4.00) | 1.91 (1.27 to 2.89) | 1.69 (1.06 to 2.69)* | 7.49 (2.83 to 19.84) | 6.67 (2.33 to 19.04) |
| Attitudes about professional help for emotional problems | |||||
| If you had a serious emotional problem, would you go for professional help? (N=3073) | |||||
| 0.53 (0.37 to 0.75) | 0.50 (0.35 to 0.70) | 1.45 (0.76 to 2.76) | 1.39 (0.73 to 2.65)* | 0.62 (0.21 to 1.78) | 0.56 (0.20 to 1.58) |
| How comfortable would you feel talking about personal problems with a professional? (N=3066) | |||||
| 0.84 (0.67 to 1.05) | 0.81 (0.65 to 1.02) | 1.97 (1.40 to 2.75) | 1.44 (0.99 to 2.09)* | 1.49 (0.61 to 3.62) | 1.31 (0.54 to 3.18) |
| How embarrassed would you be if your friends knew you were getting professional help for an emotional problem? (N=3066) | |||||
| 1.23 (0.95 to 1.59) | 1.25 (0.94 to 1.66) | 0.66 (0.43 to 1.03) | 0.78 (0.51 to 1.19)* | 1.11 (0.52 to 2.33) | 1.33 (0.57 to 3.11) |
Reference, no diabetes or MD/AX.
Adjusted for gender, age, country of origin, income, education, and marital status.
*z-Test, p<0.05 MD/AX only versus diabetes only.
MD/AX, mood/anxiety disorder.