highly significantp -values < 0.001
Also, the correlations with the total scale were strong and highly significant, ranging from 0.898 for the “friends” subscale to 0.921 for the “significant other subscale” (all p -values < 0.001).
Also, the correlations with the total scale were strong and highly significant, ranging from 0.898 for the “friends” subscale to 0.921 for the “significant other subscale” (all p -values < 0.001).
The association between low social support and the presence of depressive symptoms was close to being statistically significant (OR = 3.1, 95% CI 0.93–10.36; p = 0.07), possibly due to the low number of patients with a PHQ-9 score ≥10.
Low social support (MSPSS total ≤ 5) was positively associated with COPD symptoms (CAT score ≥ 10) (OR = 3.97, 95%CI:1.86–8.44; p < 0.01), fatigue (FSS ≥ 36) (OR = 2.74, 95%CI:1.31–5.74; p = 0.01), and insomnia symptoms (AIS ≥ 6) (OR = 5.17 95%CI:2.23–12.01; p < 0.01), while the association with depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) was marginally significant (OR = 3.1, 95%CI:0.93–10.36; p = 0.07).