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Table 4 Multilevel regression analysis on severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms respectively at T1 by patient characteristics and type of treatment received in patients with depressive (N = 322) and anxiety disorders (N = 457)

From: Outcomes for depression and anxiety in primary care and details of treatment: a naturalistic longitudinal study

 

Estimate (SE)

P-value

Patients with depressive disorder(s)

  

   Severity of depressive symptoms at T0

0.61 (0.05)

< 0.0001

   Female gendera

0.85 (1.17)

0.47

   Age

0.11 (0.05)

0.01

   Basic education levelb

3.59 (2.12)

0.09

   Intermediate education levelb

2.21 (1.12)

0.05

   Counselling received

1.47 (1.51)

0.33

   Antidepressants received for ≥ 5 months

-2.87 (2.16)

0.18

   Referred to a mental health specialist

0.84 (1.31)

0.52

Patients with anxiety disorder(s)

  

   Severity of anxiety symptoms at T0

0.58 (0.04)

< 0.0001

   Female gendera

-0.23 (0.78)

0.76

   Age

0.03 (0.03)

0.27

   Basic education levelb

2.01 (1.37)

0.14

   Intermediate education levelb

1.79 (0.78)

0.02

   Psychological support received

-1.43 (2.08)

0.49

   Antidepressants received for ≥ 5 months

-0.98 (1.59)

0.54

   Referred to a mental health specialist

0.30 (0.89)

0.74

  1. a reference category = male gender; b reference category = high education level
  2. All values are corrected for clustering within practices and GPs.