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Table 5 Percentage of respondents predicting (i) improvement ('full' or 'partial' recovery); and (ii) outcomes if treated as a function of remoteness.

From: Mental health literacy as a function of remoteness of residence: an Australian national study

 

Depression

Depression with suicidal ideation

Early schizophrenia

Chronic schizophrenia

 

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

%

Rural Odds ratio (95% CI)

(i) Improvement

With professional help

Maj City*

96.6

 

97.1

 

97.1

 

95.9

 

IR

96.9

1.08 (0.48–2.43)

94.9

0.55 (0.25–1.22)

96.2

0.74 (0.29–1.91)

94.3

0.70 (0.33–1.50)

ORe/R/VR

95.2

0.69 (0.24–2.00)

93.9

0.46 (0.17–1.21)

95.2

0.58 (0.20–1.68)

92.1

0.49 (0.21–1.18)

Without professional help

Maj City*

14.0

 

12.3

 

5.0

 

3.5

 

IR

18.8

1.43 (0.91–2.24)

6.4

0.49 (0.29–0.85)

7.7

1.59 (0.82–3.09)

1.2

0.33 (0.09–1.17)

ORe/R/VR

20.1

1.55 (0.83–2.88)

13.7

1.13 (0.52–2.44)

9.7

2.05 (0.94–4.47)

3.0

0.84 (0.12–5.96)

(ii) Outcomes if treated, compared to others in the community:

Violent

Maj City*

5.8

 

6.5

 

12.3

 

9.0

 

IR

4.8

0.83 (0.41–1.69)

1.9

0.28 (0.10–0.76)

13.0

1.07 (0.64–1.77)

11.8

1.35 (0.76–2.40)

ORe/R/VR

3.9

0.66 (0.20–2.22)

2.1

0.31 (0.08–1.19)

10.5

0.83 (0.40–1.75)

8.7

0.96 (0.38–2.41)

Too much alcohol

Maj City*

13.0

 

14.5

 

15.1

 

10.2

 

IR

17.7

1.44 (0.91–2.29)

12.8

0.87 (0.52–1.45)

13.8

0.90 (0.59–1.39)

13.9

1.43 (0.83–2.45)

ORe/R/VR

18.0

1.47 (0.77–2.82)

21.7

1.64 (0.83–3.26)

10.8

0.68 (0.31–1.51)

10.8

1.06 (0.49–2.32)

Take illegal drugs

Maj City*

9.9

 

14.3

 

16.6

 

12.3

 

IR

14.0

1.49 (0.91–2.43)

13.8

0.96 (0.60–1.54)

15.8

0.94 (0.63–1.40)

13.8

1.14 (0.70–1.87)

ORe/R/VR

17.7

1.97 (1.01–3.85)

21.4

1.63 (0.90–2.97)

9.7

0.54 (0.27–1.07)

7.4

0.57 (0.24–1.35)

Poor friendships

Maj City*

13.6

 

15.2

 

24.9

 

25.9

 

IR

8.7

0.61 (0.37–1.00)

16.7

1.12 (0.70–1.79)

25.7

1.04 (0.71–1.53)

25.2

0.96 (0.65–1.43)

ORe/R/VR

15.0

1.13 (0.54–2.35)

19.9

1.39 (0.68–2.88)

17.2

0.63 (0.38–1.04)

12.7

0.42 (0.21–0.85)

More likely suicide

Maj City*

17.5

 

22.4

 

31.1

 

26.9

 

IR

20.5

1.21 (0.83–1.77)

23.1

1.04 (0.71–1.52)

33.9

1.14 (0.82–1.57)

30.7

1.21 (0.81–1.79)

ORe/R/VR

20.7

1.23 (0.62–2.42)

28.1

1.35 (0.84–2.18)

33.7

1.13 (0.69–1.85)

26.2

0.97 (0.52–1.81)

Understanding others' feelings (less likely)

Maj City*

57.3

 

61.4

 

47.2

 

40.1

 

IR

60.1

1.12 (0.79–1.60)

64.6

1.15 (0.84–1.58)

48.3

1.05 (0.78–1.42)

32.3

0.71 (0.53–0.95)

ORe/R/VR

71.0

1.83 (1.11–3.01)

63.1

1.08 (0.62–1.87)

48.7

1.07 (0.66–1.73)

38.7

0.94 (0.60–1.47)

Caring parent (less likely)

Maj City*

31.1

 

31.4

 

21.9

 

18.1

 

IR

31.1

1.00 (0.70–1.44)

25.3

0.74 (0.50–1.09)

19.4

0.86 (0.59–1.25)

13.7

0.72 (0.42–1.22)

ORe/R/VR

36.0

1.25 (0.73–2.14)

28.4

0.87 (0.48–1.58)

16.1

0.69 (0.36–1.31)

19.6

1.10 (0.61–1.99)

Productive worker (less likely)

Maj City*

26.3

 

24.8

 

17.3

 

16.9

 

IR

28.2

1.10 (0.72–1.67)

21.1

0.81 (0.53–1.24)

13.2

0.72 (0.45–1.17)

13.9

0.80 (0.46–1.37)

ORe/R/VR

31.1

1.26 (0.77–2.07)

31.5

1.40 (0.84–2.34)

12.3

0.67 (0.29–1.53)

19.1

1.16 (0.60–2.24)

Creative/artistic

Maj City*

21.2

 

22.9

 

27.9

 

24.5

 

IR

19.9

0.93 (0.59–1.44)

17.9

0.73 (0.51–1.05)

23.

0.79 (0.57–1.08)

32.7

1.50 (1.00–2.25)

ORe/R/VR

21.3

1.01 (0.56–1.80)

25.2

1.13 (0.62–2.08)

19.3

0.62 (0.30–1.29)

31.2

1.40 (0.77–2.52)

  1. Maj City = Major City, IR = Inner Regional, ORe/R/VR = Outer Regional/Remote/Very remote; *Reference category; CI = Confidence interval.
  2. Bolded data: Odds Ratios significant with and without adjustment for demographic status (p < .05). Bolded italicised: Odds Ratios significant (unadjusted only). Italicised: Odds Ratios significant (adjusted only).