Association of age, sex, educational level, marital status, self-reported anxiety, and depression with health care utilization
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/37203Date
2023-05-31Type
Master thesisMastergradsoppgave
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Acharya, AlishaAbstract
Materials and Methods: Data was taken from Tromsø7, which gathered data from 21,069 participants, all aged 40 or older, in 2015/16. After analysis, 18,296 participants were included in the study. Descriptive statistics examined the relationship between demographic variables and self-reported anxiety and depression. Additionally, a Multivariable Binary Logistic Regression model was utilized to calculate odds ratios for healthcare utilization based on demographic and exposure variables. Furthermore, a Negative Binomial Regression model was used to calculate incidence rate ratios for the count variable considering demographic and exposure variables.
Results: The descriptive statistics revealed that the elderly population aged 80 and above, individuals with college/university education for four years or more, and those with anxiety and depression had higher odds of utilizing mental health care services. In addition, participants with anxiety and depression had more frequent visits to psychologists.
Conclusion: Anxiety and depression have been linked to higher healthcare usage.
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UiT Norges arktiske universitetUiT The Arctic University of Norway
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