Factors that challenge health for people involved in the compensation process following a motor vehicle crash: a longitudinal study

Table 2 Results of multiple logistic regression analyses showing significant independent predictors of anxiety/depressive mood

		Anxiety/depression
	2 months	12 months	24 months
Independent variables^#	AOR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Gender (male – female)	-	-	2.51 (1.22 - 5.15)
Pre-injury health status (good – poor)	5.01 (1.82 - 13.77)	-	-
Catastrophising (low – high)	3.79 (2.25 - 6.38)	14.92 (6.34 - 35.10)	11.75 (4.97 - 27.78)
Lawyer engagement (no – yes)	-	3.08 (1.77 - 5.36)	-
Claims management (satisfied – dissatisfied)	1.88 (1.20 - 2.95)	-	2.67 (1.37 - 5.20)
Nagelkerke R²	.153	.343	.334

^#At baseline, 14 predictors were entered into the regression. At 12 and 24 months, 15 variables were inserted (including lawyer engagement).
Table shows only significant variables (p < .05).

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