Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of sample receiving an intervention from an advanced practice psychiatric nurse or usual care.
| Characteristic | APRN intervention (n = 128) | Control (n = 110) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 43.9 ± 6.6 | 43.2 ± 7.7 | .42 | ||
| Gender | .98 | ||||
| Male | 67 | 52.3 | 58 | 52.7 | |
| Female | 57 | 44.5 | 49 | 44.5 | |
| Transgender | 4 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.7 | |
| Race or ethnicity | .47 | ||||
| Black or African American | 105 | 81.9 | 88 | 79.1 | |
| White | 13 | 10.2 | 11 | 10 | |
| American Indian | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.8 | |
| More than one race | 0 | — | 3 | 2.7 | |
| Other | 8 | 6.3 | 6 | 6.4 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 10.2 | 8 | 7.3 | .58 |
| Education | .68 | ||||
| Less than high school | 66 | 51.9 | 52 | 47.3 | |
| High school | 36 | 27.8 | 38 | 34.5 | |
| Post-high school technical training | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Some college | 16 | 12.3 | 16 | 14.5 | |
| College degree | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Graduate studies | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Current employment status | .30 | ||||
| Unemployed | 114 | 89.1 | 97 | 88.2 | |
| Competitive job | 8 | 6.3 | 7 | 6.4 | |
| Transitional employment | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Work training | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | — | |
| Work in sheltered workshop | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | — | |
| Other | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.5 | |
| Mental illness | .51 | ||||
| Schizophrenia spectrum disorder | 25 | 19.7 | 28 | 25.7 | |
| Affective disorder | 94 | 73.2 | 76 | 68.8 | |
| Other serious mental illness | 9 | 7.1 | 6 | 5.5 | |
| Years from HIV diagnosis to | |||||
| Baseline interview date (mean ± SD) | 11.8 ± 5.7 | 12.4 ± 6.5 | .77 | ||