Table 1.

Characteristics of Home Healthcare Patients by Current Home Healthcare Depression Diagnosis

	No depression diagnosis (%)§	Depression diagnosis§ (%)	% (N) Missing€	F	df	P
Estimated number of patients, N (%)	620,163 (93.6)	42,192 (6.4)
Demographics
Age*	80.8±12.0	78.6±11.5	.00	5.80	(1, 1006)	.016
Female	68.9	68.6	.00	<0.01	(1, 1006)	.959
Race/ethnicity			2.67 (57)
White, not Hispanic	74.1	82.9		2.03	(2, 1903)	.134
Black, not Hispanic	15.5	4.1
Hispanic	9.0	12.4
Others	1.4	.6
Married or living with partner	40.6	44.9	7.96 (170)	.47	(1, 1005)	.494
Primary caregiver outside home care agency	87.5	68.6	.56 (12)	13.21	(1, 1006)	<.001
Functional
Number of activities of daily living patient needs help with*	3.0±3.2	2.6±2.5	.94 (20)	3.35	(1, 1006)	.067
Healthcare Utilization
Institutionalized# before home care	57.3	45.3	.70 (15)	2.65	(1, 1006)	.104
Number of skilled nursing visits*	9.8±34.1	12.5±52.4	1.22(26)	.48	(1, 1006)	.488
Number of home health aide visits*	4.2±26.4	6.4±23.2	1.31 (28)	1.43	(1, 1006)	.233
Receipt of any therapy visits†	48.0	40.9	.80 (17)	1.37	(1, 1005)	.242
Receipt of any medical social service	9.4	3.6	.14(3)	6.69	(1, 1006)	.010
Number of medications*	10.8±7.7	11.6±8.5	.89 (19)	1.56	(1, 1006)	.212
Taking any antidepressant	31.6	73.2	.00	47.13	(1, 1006)	<.001

^*Mean (±SD) instead of percentage reported

^§Weighted percentages reported

^€Unweighted percentages and Ns reported.

^#Institutional settings include hospitals, emergency rooms, nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities/sub-acute facilities, rehabilitation facilities and assisted living/other.

^†Therapy includes physical, speech/language and occupational therapies.