TABLE 3.
Association Between Patterns of Specialty Mental Health Services Use Among Adults Aged 60 Years and Older in Comparison With Adults Aged 40–59 Years (n = 1,067)
| Specialty Mental Health Service Use |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent | Former | New | Never | |
| 1993 | + | + | − | − |
| 2004 | + | − | + | − |
| Unadjusted OR | ||||
| Aged 60 years and older (reference group: age 40–59) | 0.55 (0.22–1.40), Wald χ2 = 1.58, df = 1, p = 0.21 | 0.64 (0.31–1.33), Wald χ2 = 1.46, df = 1, p = 0.23 | 0.29a (0.15–0.59), Wald χ2 = 12.21, df = 1, p <0.001 | 1.00 |
| Adjusted OR | ||||
| Aged 60 years and older (reference group: age 40–59) | 0.50 (0.15–1.64), Wald χ2 = 1.31, df = 1, p = 0.21 | 0.59 (0.25–1.40), Wald χ2 = 1.40, df = 1, p = 0.24 | 0.27a (0.12–0.60), Wald χ2 = 10.46, df = 1, p <0.001 | 1.00 |
Notes: A “+” sign indicates that specialty mental health services use was reported at that interview, whereas a “−” sign indicates that specialty mental health services use was not reported at that interview.
Data gathered from the Baltimore, Maryland Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program Follow-up, 1993–2004. Odds ratios were adjusted for gender, ethnicity, education, marital status, cognitive status, physical health, major depression or depression associated with recent bereavement, and anxiety disorders. 95% Wald-based confidence intervals with 1 degree of freedom are given in parentheses. Wald χ2, degrees of freedom, and p values are provided.
p <0.01.