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Table 4 Strategies used for depression, stress or worries

From: St John’s wort use in Australian general practice patients with depressive symptoms: their characteristics and use of other health services

 

Non-SJW user

SJW-user

Unadjusted†

Adjusteda †

Adjustedb †

Adjustedc†

 

(N = 7112, N%)*

(N = 320, N%)*

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Exercise

3207 (45.1)

256 (80.0)

3.99 (3.22, 4.95)

3.54 (2.90, 4.32)

3.51 (2.88, 4.27)

3.26 (2.63, 4.03)

Yoga

670 (9.4)

106 (33.1)

3.98 (3.09, 5.12)

3.24 (2.56, 4.09)

3.21 (2.52, 4.11)

3.03 (2.34, 3.92)

Counselling

896 (12.6)

138 (43.1)

4.75 (3.47, 6.49)

4.07 (2.93, 5.66)

3.92 (2.81, 5.48)

3.45 (2.38, 5.01)

Hypnosis

88 (1.2)

25 (7.8)

6.57 (3.53, 12.21)

5.87 (3.15, 10.93)

5.87 (3.19, 10.81)

5.31 (2.90, 9.74)

Depression medication

1222 (17.2)

129 (40.3)

3.21 (2.41, 4.26)

2.96 (2.24, 3.90)

2.81 (2.10, 3.78)

2.40 (1.71, 3.35)

Sleeping medication

828 (11.6)

96 (30.0)

3.07 (2.18, 4.32)

3.04 (2.17, 4.27)

2.89 (2.07, 4.03)

2.46 (1.73, 3.52)

Acupuncture

134 (1.9)

42 (13.1)

7.20 (4.44, 11.66)

6.62 (4.09, 10.70)

6.20 (3.86, 9.95)

6.00 (3.71, 9.69)

Relaxation/Meditation

1026 (14.4)

154 (48.1)

4.76 (3.91, 5.80)

4.09 (3.41, 4.90)

3.95 (3.27, 4.76)

3.70 (3.04, 4.50)

Massage/Touch therapy

999 (14.0)

136 (42.5)

4.05 (3.18, 5.15)

3.30 (2.66, 4.10)

3.25 (2.59, 4.08)

3.12 (2.48, 3.91)

Aromatherapy

411 (5.8)

91 (28.4)

6.16 (4.61, 8.22)

4.70 (3.59, 6.15)

4.62 (3.51, 6.09)

4.30 (3.26, 5.67)

Changed diet

1235 (17.4)

137 (42.8)

3.34 (2.70, 4.13)

2.90 (2.33, 3.62)

2.82 (2.27, 3.50)

2.59 (2.04, 3.28)

Reduced alcohol or drug

671 (9.4)

94 (29.4)

3.72 (3.02, 4.59)

3.57 (2.88, 4.42)

3.30 (2.61, 4.16)

2.95 (2.32, 3.76)

Attended self-help group

      

For emotional wellbeing

158 (2.2)

31 (9.7)

4.44 (2.81, 7.00)

4.02 (2.57, 6.29)

3.49 (2.18, 5.60)

3.10 (1.94, 4.93)

For alcohol or drugs

34 (0.5)

8 (2.5)

5.45 (2.30, 12.93)

5.36 (2.18, 13.19)

4.53 (1.74, 11.76)d

3.96 (1.38, 11.32)e

Read a self-help book

921 (13.0)

163 (50.9)

6.21 (4.79, 8.07)

5.34 (4.15, 6.87)

5.17 (3.97, 6.72)

4.69 (3.54, 6.21)

Prayer

1181 (16.6)

112 (35.0)

2.72 (2.22, 3.33)

2.49 (2.02, 3.07)

2.41 (1.95, 2.99)

2.21 (1.78, 2.75)

Educational/Therapeutic websites

173 (2.4)

40 (12.5)

5.27 (3.41, 8.15)

4.41 (2.91, 6.68)

4.26 (2.78, 6.54)

3.63 (2.38, 5.54)

Telephone helpline

123 (1.7)

24 (7.5)

4.51 (2.79, 7.31)

3.55 (2.11, 5.99)

3.15 (1.81, 5.51)

2.45 (1.36, 4.42)d

Talked to family or friends

2724 (38.3)

218 (68.1)

3.06 (2.37, 3.97)

2.49 (1.86, 3.33)

2.40 (1.79, 3.23)

2.15 (1.56, 2.96)

  1. OR = odds ratio. *Denominators may vary due to missing data. †Odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals and P values with logistic regression using generalised estimating equations with robust standard errors.
  2. aAdjusted for age, gender and general practice location.
  3. bAdjusted for age, gender, general practice location and health rate.
  4. cAdjusted for age, gender, general practice location, health rate and depression score.
  5. All p values <0.001, except where indicated otherwise; d p-value < 0.01 e p-value < 0.1.
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