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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Apr 3.
Published in final edited form as: Home Health Care Serv Q. 2005;24(4):1–19. doi: 10.1300/J027v24n04_01

Table 3.

Clinical and Treatment Characteristics and PHQ-9 Score for RCT Patients

ANOVA
RCT Patient Characteristic (N=311) Frequency N (%) PHQ-9 Score Mean (SD) df F p
Dysthymia 1 6.65 0.01
 Yes 98 (47%) 16.0 (4.2)
 No 110 (53%) 14.5 (4.2)
Suicidal Ideation (PHQ-9) 1 50.37 <.0001
 Yes 97 (31%) 17.8 (4.2)
 No 212 (69%) 14.4 (3.8)
History of Depression (self-report) 1 1.55 0.21
 Yes 163 (62%) 15.7 (4.3)
 No 99 (38%) 15.0 (4.1)
Previous Depression Treatment (self-report; N=163) 1 0.17 0.68
 Yes 102 (63%) 15.8 (4.4)
 No 61 (37%) 15.5 (4.1)
Antidepressants at Admission 1 0.51 0.48
 Yes 104 (36%) 15.7 (4.4)
 No 187 (64%) 15.4 (4.2)
RN Reported Depression 1 2.22 0.14
 Yes 174 (61%) 15.8 (4.4)
 No 111 (39%) 15.0 (4.0)
RN Identified Anxiety (OASIS M0580) 1 0.58 0.45
 No 133 (47%) 15.3 (4.2)
 Yes 151 (54%) 15.6 (4.4)
ICD9 Primary Diagnoses 5 1.05 0.39
 Cardiovascular 61 (21%) 14.8 (4.3)
 Musculoskeletal 53 (18%) 15.4 (4.4)
 Depression 30 (10%) 17.0 (5.0)
 Cancer 13 (4%) 16.5 (4.2)
 Diabetes 11 (4%) 14.7 (4.4)
 Other 130 (43%) 15.6 (4.1)
Patient Death Within 4 Months of Baseline 1 8.09 0.005
 Yes 29 (12%) 17.6 (4.0)
 No 209 (88%) 15.2 (4.2)

Note: Totals reflect missing data.

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) used to assess differences between groups on PHQ-9 mean scores.