Association of Poor Social Support and Financial Insecurity with Psychological Distress of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Attending National Nephrology Unit in Sri Lanka
Table 3
Unadjusted odds ratios of social and disease related factors and psychological distress.
Factors
Psychological distress
Odds ratio
95% confidence interval
value
Yes (%)
No (%)
Duration of illness since diagnosis: <12 months
83 (39.9)
48 (28.4)
1.67
1.08 to 2.58
0.02
Frequency of hospital visits per month: >once a month
75 (36.1)
41 (24.3)
1.76
1.12 to 2.76
0.01
Presence of maximum physical role limitation due to ill health
146 (70.2)
99 (58.6)
1.66
1.08 to 2.55
0.02
Significant pain interfering with activities
104 (50.0)
68 (40.2)
1.48
0.98 to 2.24
0.06
Perceived knowledge regarding the prognosis of CKD
106 (51.0)
56 (33.1)
2.1
1.38 to 3.19
0.001
Accurate knowledge on prognosis of CKD
148 (71.2)
115 (68.0)
1.15
0.74 to 1.8
0.51
Social support
Number of people giving support ≤13 (poor social support)
124 (59.6)
72.0 (42.6)
1.99
1.31 to 3.0
0.001
Satisfaction over social support received ≤22.5 (low satisfaction)
