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Table 3 Multivariable analyses of factors associated with patient–clinician discordance on unmet care needs with regard to mental health problems

From: What if children with psychiatric problems disagree with their clinicians on the need for care? Factors explaining discordance and clinical directions

 

Child multivariable model

Child and parent multivariable model

Child, parent and family/social context multivariable model

N

OR

95% CI

P

N

OR

95% CI

P

N

OR

95% CI

P

Child level

Severity of psychiatric problems

243

   

243

   

186

   

Severity of internalizing problems

 

1.072

1.011–1.137

0.020

 

0.992

0.938–1.048

0.769

    

Dangerous behavior

 

1.041

0.905–1.199

0.572

        

Dangerous behavior towards self (yes/no)

 

4.187

2.187–8.015

 < 0.001

 

3.813

1.918-.7.579

 < 0.001

 

3.716

1.558–8.867

0.003

Rule-breaking behavior (yes/no)

 

2.927

1.517–5.647

0.001

 

2.398

1.151–4.995

0.019

 

3.086

1.273–7.481

0.013

Age

4–11

12–18

243

90

153

1.304

0.662–2.567

0.443

        

Parent level

Degree of parental stress

     

1.311

1.110–1.549

0.001

 

1.233

1.021–1.490

0.030

Severity of parent’s psychiatric problems

     

1.180

1.104–1.261

0.001

 

1.137

1.054–1.227

0.001

Family/social context level

Child growing up in a single-parent household

         

3.022

1.300–7.025

0.010

Degree of discordance between parent and child on the child’s mental health problems

         

1.082

0.997–1.174

0.058

Severity of problems with peers

         

1.083

0.885–1.196

0.117

Problems related to school

            

Severity of problems related to school

         

1.013

0.908–1.130

0.816

  1. Multivariable analysis: binary regression analyses of the predictors that were significant in the univariable analysis, performed simultaneously; n: number of patients; CI: Confidence interval; P-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant (in bold)
  2. Child-level: Omnibus test, Step P = 0.000, Model P =  < 0.000, Hosmer–Lemeshow, P = 0.058, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.295
  3. Child-parent-level: Omnibus test, Step P = 0.000, Model P =  < 0.000, Hosmer–Lemeshow, P = 0.437, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.499
  4. Child-parent-family/social-context level: Omnibus test, Step P = 0.000, Model P =  < 0.000, Hosmer–Lemeshow, P = 0.645, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.575