Table 5.
Sample Characteristics of Residents Needing Mental Health Treatment Grouped by Whether Such Treatment was Received or Not Received
| Characteristics | Total, n = 59 % or Median (Interquartile Range) | Treatment Received, n = 27 % or Median (Interquartile Range) | Treatment Not Received, n = 32 % or Median (Interquartile Range) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age, years | 63.5 (61.9 to 67.0) | 62.4 (61.8 to 67.0) | 65.4 (62.3 to 70.5) | 0.0738 |
| Education | 0.1271 | |||
| < Grade 12 | 44.1 | 33.3 | 53.1 | |
| ≥ Grade 12 | 55.9 | 66.7 | 46.9 | |
| Gender | 0.0279 | |||
| Female | 62.7 | 77.8 | 50.0 | |
| Male | 37.3 | 22.2 | 50.0 | |
| Race | 0.3240 | |||
| Black | 72.9 | 66.7 | 78.1 | |
| Non-Black | 27.1 | 33.3 | 21.9 | |
| Lives Alone | 0.6175 | |||
| Yes | 93.2 | 96.3 | 90.6 | |
| No | 6.8 | 3.7 | 9.4 | |
| Lived in Apartment, years | 5.0 (3.0 to 10.0) | 5.0 (2.5 to 9.0) | 5.0 (3.0 to 10.0) | 0.9331 |
| Associated Mental Health | ||||
| Cognitive Impairmentb | 0.1601 | |||
| Yes | 17.2 | 7.7 | 25.0 | |
| No | 82.8 | 92.3 | 75.0 | |
| Physical Health and Disability | ||||
| # of ADLs | 0 (0 to 1.0) | 1.0 (0 to 2.0) | 0 (0 to 1.0) | 0.1482 |
| # of IADLs | 1.0 (0 to 3.0) | 2.0 (1.0 to 4.0) | 1.0 (0 to 2.0) | 0.0366 |
| # of Medical | 7.0 (5.0 to 8.0) | 8.0 (7.0 to 9.0) | 6.0 (4.0 to 7.0) | <0.0001 |
| Conditions Mobility | 45.0 (32.0 to 63.0) | 44.0 (32.0 to 49.0) | 52.0 (37.8 to 65.0) | 0.0632 |
| Coping Mechanisms, Social Support, and Life Events | ||||
| Adaptive Coping | 31.0 (24.0 to 34.0) | 29.0 (24.0 to 34.0) | 31.5 (24.0 to 34.0) | 0.5075 |
| Maladaptive Coping | 9.0 (8.0 to 13.0) | 11.0 (8.0 to 15.0) | 9.0 (6.5 to 12.0) | 0.0762 |
| Social Network Size | 13.0 (9.0 to 18.0) | 12.0 (9.0 to 16.0) | 14.5 (10.0 to 20.0) | 0.1586 |
| Perceived Support | 66.0 (55.0 to 76.0) | 61.0 (54.0 to 72.0) | 70.0 (57.0 to 77.0) | 0.1438 |
| Life Events Score | 4.0 (1.0 to 6.0) | 5.0 (3.0 to 7.0) | 2.0 (0 to 5.0) | 0.0021 |
| Service Utilization | ||||
| Medicalc | 2.0 (2.0 to 4.0) | 3.0 (2.0 to 5.0) | 2.0 (2.0 to 3.0) | 0.1564 |
| Human | 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) | 2.0 (2.0 to 3.0) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.5) | 0.0172 |
| Informal | 0 (0 to 1.0) | 0 (0 to 1.0) | 0 (0 to 1.0) | 0.2453 |
| Regular PCP | 1.0000 | |||
| Yes | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.9 | |
| No | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | |
| Onsite Social Worker Use | 0.0125 | |||
| Yes | 88.1 | 100 | 78.1 | |
| No | 11.9 | 0 | 21.9 | |
a
p values determined by χ2 tests (degrees of freedom = 1) or the Fisher’s Exact Test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney tests for characteristics with median values.
b
One subject had missing cognitive impairment information.
c
No participant with mental health care need who did not receive mental health treatment received a mental health service listed in the modified Cornell Services Index.