Testing the psychometric properties of the illness perceptions questionnaire for OCD (IPQ-O)

BMC Psychiatry

Table 11 Mann Whitney U tests testing predicted group differences in help-seeking intentions according to IPQ-O dimensions

IPQ-O sub-scale		N	Mdn	U	Z	P
Control	Received talking therapy for OCD (CBT/other)	279	46	4140.000	−2.641	.008**
	Not received previous talking therapy for OCD	40	42
	Planning to seek NHS help in future	47	44	6176.500	−.369	.712
	Not planning to seek NHS help in the future	272	46
	Planning to seek ‘other’ help in the future	95	46	10,253.500	−.513	.608
	Not planning to seek ‘other’ help in the future	224	45
	Planning to seek ‘private’ help future	35	46	4520.500	−.874	.382
	Not planning to seek ‘private’ help future	284	45
Spectrum	Received medication for OCD	244	9	9928.500	−2.065	.039*
	Not received medication for OCD	95	9
	Planning to seek NHS help in future	49	9	6584.500	−.826	.409
	Not planning to seek NHS help in the future	290	9
	Planning to seek ‘other’ help in the future	100	9	11,937.000	−.016	.987
	Not planning to seek ‘other’ help in the future	239	9
	Planning to seek ‘private’ help future	36	8	4376.000	−1.953	.051
	Not planning to seek ‘private’ help future	303	9
Permanence	Received medication for OCD	240	45	9543.500	−1.914	.056
	Not received medication for OCD	92	43
	Planning to seek NHS help in future	47	48	5126.500	−2.580	.010*
	Not planning to seek NHS help in the future	285	44
	Planning to seek ‘other’ help in the future	97	45	11,278.000	−.150	.880
	Not planning to seek ‘other’ help in the future	235	44
	Planning to seek ‘private’ help future	35	46	4645.500	−1.029	.304
	Not planning to seek ‘private’ help future	297	44

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