Table 4

Determinants of appropriate intention-to-treat decisions and their interaction with profession of the respondent (expressed as odds ratios)

VariablesOdds ratio99% CI
Logistic regression: r2=10.1. Psychotherapists and psychiatrist scored extreme, psychotherapists were chosen as the referent category in order to obtain more odds ratios above 1.
*p<0.01; †p<0.05 (only 99% CI given in the table).
‡Note that interaction terms were included in the model. The main effects cannot be interpreted alone (see tables 2 and 3).
Severity of depression
    Subthreshold1.0Referent
    Mild1.00.8 to 1.4
    Moderate2.2*1.5 to 3.3
    Severe1.9*1.3 to 2.9
Exposed to stressors0.7*0.6 to 0.9
Chronic or recurrent depression1.3*1.1 to 1.6
Profession‡
    General practitioner0.60.4 to 0.8
    Psychiatrist0.50.3 to 0.7
    Clinical psychologist0.90.6 to 1.3
    Psychotherapist1.0Referent
Psychotic features‡0.30.2 to 0.7
Interaction term: profession and psychotic features†
    General practitioner2.10.9 to 4.9
    Psychiatrist9.0*3.3 to 24.7
    Clinical psychologist0.90.4 to 1.9
    Psychotherapist1.0Referent
Melancholic features‡0.80.5 to 1.2
Interaction term: profession and melancholic features†
    General practitioner1.40.8 to 2.4
    Psychiatrist3.4*1.9 to 6.0
    Clinical psychologist0.80.5 to 1.3
    Psychotherapist1.0Referent
No social resources‡0.40.3 to 0.6
Interaction term: profession and no social resources†
    General practitioner2.1*1.2 to 3.6
    Psychiatrist4.8*2.7 to 8.4
    Clinical psychologist1.30.7 to 2.2
    Psychotherapist1.0Referent
Alcohol abuse‡0.60.4 to 0.9
Interaction term: profession and alcohol abuse†
    General practitioner0.70.4 to 1.4
    Psychiatrist0.5*0.3 to 0.9
    Clinical psychologist0.60.3 to 1.1
    Psychotherapist1.0Referent