Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Research
SARS-related Perceptions in Hong Kong
Joseph T.F. Lau*
, Xilin Yang*, Ellie Pang*, H.Y. Tsui*, Eric Wong*, and Yun Kwok Wing*
, Xilin Yang*, Ellie Pang*, H.Y. Tsui*, Eric Wong*, and Yun Kwok Wing*Table A3
Factors associated with other psychological variables (stepwise logistic regression model) (survey 2 data)*
| OR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having trouble falling/ staying asleep (yes = 1) | Having a perceived worsened sexual life (yes = 1) | Having a psychosomatic response (yes = 1) | Having a perceived worsened social life (yes = 1) | Having a perceived need for a psychiatrist or psychologist (yes = 1) | Having a perceived overall effect on mental health (yes = 1) | |
| Stage 1 (Stepwise selection of sociodemographic factors) | ||||||
| Female (ref = male) | NS | NS | NS | 1.59† (1.19–2.14) | NS | 1.62† (1.22–2.15) |
| Age group, y (ref = 18–24) | ||||||
| 25–34 | NS | 9.96‡ (1.26–94.50) | NS | 2.02† (1.25–3.28) | NS | 1.64‡ (1.07–2.53) |
| 35–49 | NS | 12.58‡ (1.67–94.50) | NS | 2.78† (1.80–4.29) | NS | NS |
| >50 | NS | 18.26† (2.35–141.68) | NS | 2.32† (1.41–3.82) | NS | 1.87† (1.19–2.95) |
| Education level (ref = 9 y) | ||||||
| 10–11 y | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Pre-university | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| University or higher | 0.42† (0.23–0.76) | NS | NS | NS | NS. | NS |
| Marital status (ref = single) | ||||||
| Currently married/cohabited | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Divorced or widow | 5.38† (1.63–17.73) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Employment status (ref = full time) | ||||||
| Part time | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Unemployed | 2.98† (1.60–5.56) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Housewife | 2.28† (1.59–4.14) | NS | 2.77† (1.43–5.39) | NS | NS | NS |
| Student | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Retired or other | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Religion (ref = no religion) | ||||||
| Christian | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Buddhist | NS | 2.91† (1.31–6.46) | 2.57‡ (1.21–5.46) | NS | NS | NS |
| Other | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Stage 2 (Stepwise selection of psychological variables adjusting for univariately significant sociodemographic factors by using "enter" syntax ) | ||||||
| Perceived severity of SARS (ref = moderate to not severe) | ||||||
| Severe or very severe | – | – | – | – | – | 2.20† (1.11–4.35) |
| Feel apprehensive because of SARS (ref = moderately to strongly disagree) | ||||||
| Agree or strongly agree | 2.32† (1.38–3.89) | – | – | – | – | 1.90† (1.35–2.68) |
| Felt helpless because of SARS (ref = moderately to strongly disagree) | ||||||
| Agree or strongly agree | 1.75‡ (1.11–2.75) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Worried about oneself or family member contracting SARS (ref = moderately worried to not worried) | ||||||
| Worried or very much worried | – | – | 2.25† (1.22–4.14) | – | – | 2.10† (1.53–2.89) |
| Increased work stress because of SARS (ref = same to much decreased) | ||||||
| Increased or much increased | 2.67† (1.07–2.62) | – | 2.57† (1.41–4.70) | 1.92† (1.36–2.70) | – | – |
| Increased family stress because of SARS (ref = same to much decreased) | ||||||
| Increased or much increased | – | – | – | 1.50‡ (1.03–2.18) | 2.39‡ (1.17–4.90) | 1.56‡ (1.06–2.30) |
| Increased financial stress because of SARS (ref = same to much decreased) | ||||||
| Increased or much increased | – | 1.96‡ (1.05–3.67) | – | – | – | 1.45‡ (1.04, 2.04) |
| Change in social life because of SARS (ref = same to much improved) | ||||||
| Worse or worse | 2.24† (1.43–3.49) | 2.24‡ (1.12–4.48) | – | NA | – | 1.78† (1.26–2.53) |
| Change in family members' emotional states (ref = same to much improved) | ||||||
| Worse or much worse | 1.68‡ (1.07–2.62) | 2.78‡ (1.43–5.37) | – | 5.56† (3.84–8.05) | – | 2.25† (1.51–3.35) |
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ref, referent; NS, not selected in stage 1 stepwise logistic regression analysis; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; –, not selected in stage 2 stepwise logistic regression analysis; NA, not applicable. The variable "feel horrified because of SARS" was considered by the stage 2 stepwise analysis, but was not selected by any of the 6 models.
†p < 0.01.
‡p < 0.05.
