Table 2 Self-reported professional , non-professional and telephone/internet contacts during the last 12 months for MH problems
Contact type | Sought help/advice for MH problems in last 12 months | Statistical comparisons (p-values) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sub-sample (N = 251) | Needs met (N = 176) | Needs not met (N = 75) | ||||||
Any contacts N (%) | Number of contacts¥ mean (SD) | Any contacts N (%) | Number of contacts¥ mean (SD) | Any contacts N (%) | Number of contacts¥ mean (SD) | Any contacts | Number of contacts¥ | |
All professional contacts | 216 (86) | 10.35 (14.20) | 154 (88) | 11.03 (15.84) | 62 (83) | 8.66 (8.77) | .312 | .269 |
General practitioner (GP) | 170 (68) | 4.32 (3.83) | 122 (69) | 4.31 (3.82) | 48 (64) | 4.35 (3.89) | .409 | .948 |
All non-professional contacts | 192 (77) | 7.48 (6.76) | 141 (80) | 7.09 (6.15) | 51 (68) | 8.57 (8.19) | .038 | .180 |
Friend or family | 173 (69) | 6.26 (5.33) | 128 (73) | 5.81 (4.84) | 45 (60) | 7.53 (6.41) | .046 | .062 |
Telephone or internet contacts (e.g., Lifeline) | 33 (13) | 3.52 (2.06) | 27 (15) | 3.33 (1.47) | 6 (8) | 4.33 (3.88) | .115 | .290 |
All contacts | 251 (100) | 15.15 (16.45) | 176 (100) | 15.84 (17.75) | 75 (100) | 13.51 (12.82) | - | .309 |