Association of Poor Social Support and Financial Insecurity with Psychological Distress of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Attending National Nephrology Unit in Sri Lanka
Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios of the factors associated with psychological distress of CKD patients.
Factors
B
Standard error
OR
95% CI for OR
value
Poor social support
0.59
0.24
1.81
1.14
2.88
0.01
Low satisfaction over received social support
1.42
0.49
4.13
1.59
10.78
0.004
Presence of at least one comorbidity
0.87
0.34
2.38
1.21
4.67
0.01
High out-of-pocket expenditure
0.56
0.24
1.75
1.09
2.82
0.001
Low monthly income
0.81
0.3
2.26
1.26
4.06
0.007
Sex: female
1.09
0.26
2.96
1.79
4.9
0.006
Duration of illness since diagnosis ≤12 months
0.80
0.25
2.23
1.36
3.67
0.001
Distance to nephrology unit from residence: >150 Km
0.71
0.38
2.03
0.97
4.25
0.06
Presence of maximum physical role limitation due to ill health
0.41
0.25
1.50
0.93
2.43
0.1
Disease severity: stages IV and V
0.98
0.24
2.66
1.65
4.29
0.001
B = beta coefficient; OR = odds ratio; and CI = confidence interval.
