Factors Associated with Women’s Chronic Disease Management: Associations of Healthcare Frustrations, Physician Support, and Self-Care Needs

Table 4

Factors associated with needing help learning HOW to take better care of own health.

	OR	𝑃	95% CI
			Lower	Upper
Age 44 to 64 years	1.00	—	—	—
Age 65+	0.79	0.437	0.43	1.43
Non-Hispanic white	1.00	—	—	—
Non-White	2.26	0.049	1.00	5.09
High school or less	1.00	—	—	—
Some college or more	0.55	0.044	0.31	0.98
Married: no	1.00	—	—	—
Married: yes	0.96	0.889	0.53	1.74
Urban	1.00	—	—	—
Suburban	1.72	0.178	0.78	3.79
Rural	1.87	0.074	0.94	3.73
Limited activities for any reason: no	1.00	—	—	—
Limited activities for any reason: yes	1.07	0.847	0.56	2.02
Get help and support to manage health problems: never	1.00	—	—	—
Get help and support to manage health problems: rarely	1.23	0.765	0.32	4.64
Get help and support to manage health problems: occasionally	2.11	0.156	0.75	5.90
Get help and support to manage health problems: frequently	1.61	0.260	0.70	3.66
Get help and support to manage health problems: always	1.62	0.171	0.81	3.23
Rely on internet for ongoing support to manage health problems: no	1.00	—	—	—
Rely on internet for ongoing support to manage health problems: yes	0.94	0.848	0.52	1.70
Number of medications taken daily	0.98	0.695	0.91	1.07
Number of physician visits in the previous 12 months	0.93	0.428	0.79	1.11
Healthcare-related frustration scale: highest tertile	1.00	—	—	—
Healthcare-related frustration scale: middle tertile	0.17	<0.001	0.07	0.41
Healthcare-related frustration scale: lowest tertile	0.44	0.017	0.22	0.86
Perceived physician support scale: lowest tertile	1.00	—	—	—
Perceived physician support scale: middle tertile	0.50	0.081	0.23	1.09
Perceived physician support scale: highest tertile	0.49	0.033	0.25	0.94