Table 4 Help-seeking during last 12 months among Norwegian ambulance personnel

General practitioner

Other physician

Physiotherapist/Chiropractor

Psychologist/Psychiatrist

Occupational health practitioner

Anxiety symptoms⁺

1.4 (1.3–1.6) ***

1.3 (1.2–1.5) ***

1.1 (0.9–1.3) ns

1.8 (1.3–2.4) ***

1 (0.7–1.5)

Depression symptoms⁺

1.3 (1.1–1.4) ***

1.2 (1.1–1.4) **

1.1 (0.9–1.2) ns

1.7 (1.3–2.3) ***

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

Musculoskeletal pain⁺

1.7 (1.5–1.9) ***

1.5 (1.4 1.8) ***

1.9 (1.6–2.2) ***

1.7 (1.3–2.4) ***

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

Disturbed sleep⁺

1.6 (1.4–1.8) ***

1.3 (1.2–1.5) ***

1.2 (1.0–1.4) **

2.2 (1.5–3.3) ***

1 (0.7–1.4)

Need for recovery⁺

1.4 (1.3–1.6) ***

1.4 (1.2–1.5) ***

1.3 (1.1–1.5) ***

1.6 (1.2–2.3) ***

0.7 (0.4–1.0)

Women

0.6 (0.5–0.8) **

0.6 (0.5–0.9) **

0.6 (0.4–0.8) **

0.5 (0.2–1.2) ns

1 (0.4–2.5)

Age

1(0.9–1.1)

1.1 (1.0–1.3) ns

1.2 (1.0–1.4) ***

1.2 (0.8–1.8) ns

1.6 (1.1–2.3) *

Adjusted model

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Constant

1.8

0.4

0.2

0.02

0.01

Anxiety symptoms⁺

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1 (0.8–1.2)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

1.6 (1.0–2.5) *

Depression symptoms⁺

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

1 (0.8–1.1)

0.8 (0.7–1.0) *

1.2 (0.8–2.0)

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

Musculoskeletal pain⁺

1.5 (1.3–1.7) ***

1.4 (1.2–1.6) ***

1.9 (1.6–2.3) ***

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

Disturbed sleep⁺

1.2 (1.0–1.4) *

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

1.9 (1.1–3.2) *

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

Need for recovery⁺

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.2 (1.9–1.5) *

1 (0.6–1.5)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

Women

0.7 (0.5–1.0) *

0.7 (0.5–0.9) *

0.6 (0.4–1.0) *

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

1 (0.4–2.6)

Age

1 (0.8–1.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1 (0.6–1.7)

1.8 (1.2–2.7) **

-2 log likelihood

1377.9

1140.7

913.2

195.4

254.7