Table 5 Factors affecting well-being and mental health for IDES respondents with psychosocial disability. P-values are from linear regressions of each exposure on PWI and MHI-5 outcomes and are adjusted for age, sex and education
Exposure variables | PWI total mean (± 95% CI) | p-value | MHI-5 mean (± 95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completed secondary school | No | 45.9 (38.6, 53.3) | – | 41.5 (33.8, 49.2) | |
Yes | 50.8 (37.0, 64.6) | 0.14 | 44.0 (29.6, 58.5) | 0.45 | |
Compulsory engagement in DES | Yes | 45.5 (38.1, 53.0) | – | 40.9 (33.0 48.5) | – |
No | 48.2 (33.1, 63.3) | 0.49 | 45.6 (29.5, 61.5) | 0.25 | |
Choice in provider | Yes | 52.4 (43.5, 61.2) | – | 48.2 (38.8, 57.5) | – |
No | 39.5 (23.8, 55.3) | < 0.01 | 36.1 (19.6, 52.5) | < 0.01 | |
Length of time in DES | < 3 months | 47.2 (36.1, 59.3) | – | 42.5 (31.6 53.4) | – |
3–6 months | 45.2 (21.4, 69.0) | 0.76 | 38.0 (14.3, 61.7) | 0.48 | |
6–12 months | 46.3 (22.9, 69.8) | 0.90 | 41.4 (20.8, 64.3) | 0.85 | |
> 12 months | 46.1 (25.8, 66.6) | 0.84 | 40.8 (20.8, 60.8) | 0.71 | |
Experience disability-related discrimination | Yes | 40.0 (32.7, 47.2) | – | 34.7 (27.1 42.3) | – |
No | 56.1 (42.8, 69.4) | < 0.01 | 51.2 (37.3, 65.0) | < 0.01 | |
Ever employed | Yes | 46.2 (38.6, 53.7) | – | 41.4 (33.6, 49.2) | – |
No | 44.8 (26.3, 63.3) | 0.80 | 42.3 (22.9, 61.6) | 0.90 | |
Currently employed | Yes | 53.2 (43.9, 62.5) | – | 50.5 (40.8, 60.2) | – |
No | 43.4 (27.0, 59.9) | 0.01 | 39.9 (22.7, 57.2) | < 0.01 | |
Preference to work | Fewer hours | 41.8 (20.9, 62.7) | – | 30.9 (10.7, 51.0) | – |
About the same | 60.3 (20.5, 99.0) | 0.05 | 56.3 (17.7, 94.9) | < 0.01 | |
More hours | 53.7 (14.9, 91.7) | 0.19 | 43.0 (5.2, 80.7) | 0.13 | |
Employment arrangement | Permanent or ongoing | 65.8 (52.4, 79.0) | – | 58.8 (44.6, 73.0) | – |
Casual or temporary | 53.7 (29.0, 78.5) | 0.04 | 43.7 (17.2, 70.3) | 0.02 | |
Choice in career/job | No choice | 30.6 (21.0, 40.3) | – | 34.1 (23.5, 44.7) | – |
Some choice | 43.9 (26.0, 61.7) | < 0.01 | 40.5 (21.1, 29.4) | 0.15 | |
Complete choice | 54.3 (35.7, 72.8) | < 0.01 | 45.4 (25.1, 65.8) | 0.02 | |
Experienced no place to live/stay in last 6 months | Yes | 38.5 (28.2, 48.8) | – | 30.1 (19.2, 40.9) | – |
No | 47.9 (28.7, 67.1) | 0.03 | 43.9 (23.7, 64.1) | < 0.01 | |