Table 1.
Characteristics of Primary Care Patients with Positve Depression Screen, FY 2010
| Overall | PC | PC-MHI | SMH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 36,263) | (N = 30,461) | (N = 3,279) | (N = 2,505) | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age group | ** | **, ‡ | ||
| ≤44 | 7,749 (21.4) | 5,676 (18.6) | 1,070 (32.5) | 1,003 (40.0) |
| 45–64 | 19,557 (53.9) | 16,561 (54.4) | 1,753 (53.2) | 1,243 (49.6) |
| ≥65 | 8,957 (24.7) | 8,224 (27.0) | 474 (14.4) | 259 (10.3) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 2,278 (6.3) | 1,838 (6.0) | 251 (7.6)** | 189 (7.5)** |
| Race | * | |||
| White | 23,723 (65.4) | 19,901 (65.3) | 2,152 (65.3) | 1,670 (66.7) |
| African American | 5,887 (16.2) | 4,916 (16.1) | 549 (16.7) | 422 (16.9) |
| Other | 1,129 (3.1) | 935 (3.1) | 106 (3.2) | 88 (3.5) |
| Unknown | 5,524 (15.2) | 4,709 (15.5) | 490 (14.9) | 325 (13.0) |
| Hispanic | 1,550 (4.3) | 1,289 (4.2) | 138 (4.2) | 123 (4.9) |
| Marital Status | ** | **, ‡ | ||
| Married | 18,188 (50.2) | 15,581 (51.2) | 1,536 (46.6) | 1,071 (42.8) |
| Not Married | 11,189 (30.9) | 9,478 (31.1) | 991 (30.1) | 720 (28.7) |
| Never Married | 6,464 (17.8) | 5,048 (16.6) | 739 (22.4) | 677 (27.0) |
| Unknown | 422 (1.2) | 354 (1.2) | 31 (0.9) | 37 (1.5) |
| Service Connected 70 % | 4,304 (11.9) | 3,760 (12.3) | 322 (9.8)** | 222 (8.9)** |
| Prior Mental Health Diagnoses | ||||
| Anxiety | 841 (2.3) | 673 (2.2) | 103 (3.1)** | 65 (2.6) |
| PTSD | 1,287 (3.5) | 1,030 (3.4) | 137 (4.2)* | 120 (4.8)** |
| SMI | 329 (0.9) | 248 (0.81) | 37 (1.1) | 44 (1.8)**, † |
| SUD | 1,486 (4.1) | 1,195 (3.9) | 138 (4.2) | 153 (6.1)**, ‡ |
| Other | 1,363 (3.8) | 1,255 (4.1) | 15 (4.7) | 93 (3.7) |
| Any prior MH diagnosis | 4,543(12.5) | 3,716 (12.2) | 460 (13.9)* | 367 (14.6)** |
| No prior VHA OP use | 10,036 (27.7) | 8,027 (26.4) | 1,033 (31.3)** | 976 (39.0)**, ‡ |
| PHQ-2 Score* | 4.63 (1.34) | 4.61 (1.34) | 4.66 (1.39) | 4.80 (1.32)**, ‡ |
PC Primary Care, PC-MHI Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, SMH Specialty Mental Health, PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, SMI serious mental illness; SUD substance use disorder, MH Mental Health, VHA Veterans Health Administration, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire
All items presented as N (%), except PHQ-2 score, presented as mean (SD)
*p < 0.05 compared to PC only
† p < 0.05 compared to PC-MHI
‡ p < 0.001 compared to PC-MHI
** p < 0.001 compared to PC only