Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and bivariate testsa examining association between perceived symptom target and adherence to medication
| Variable | Entire Sample (n = 807) N(%)b or Mean (SE) | Adherentc N(%)b or Mean (SE) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 391, 46.78%) | Yes (n = 416, 53.22%) | ||
| Problems for which respondent took medication | |||
| Mood improvement only | 481 (60.29) | 236 (47.00) | 245 (53.00) |
| Non-mood only | 204 (22.83) | 84 (43.64) | 120 (56.36) |
| Mood and non-mood | 120 (16.88) | 70 (50.61) | 50 (49.39) |
| Medication class | |||
| Antidepressant | 587 (75.98) | 299 (49.31) | 288 (50.69) |
| Sedative/Anxiolytic | 220 (24.02) | 92 (38.77) | 128 (61.23) |
| From whom did respondent receive prescription? | |||
| General or family doctor | 533 (67.25) | 255 (48.70) | 278 (51.30) |
| Psychiatrist | 150 (15.62) | 80 (49.46) | 70 (50.54) |
| Other health professional | 124 (17.14) | 56 (36.81) | 68 (63.19) |
| MHC in past 12 months | |||
| None | 389 (45.47) | 174 (42.97) | 215 (57.03) |
| From a primary care provider only | 205 (31.15) | 105 (50.14) | 100 (49.86) |
| From a mental health specialist only | 108 (11.71) | 53 (41.27) | 55 (58.73) |
| From a primary care provider and a specialist | 105 (11.66) | 59 (58.18) | 46 (41.82) |
| MDD (past 12 months) | |||
| Yes | 190 (20.21) | 103 (54.53) | 87 (45.47) |
| No | 617 (79.79) | 288 (44.82) | 329 (55.18) |
| MDD (history) | |||
| Yes | 172 (21.57) | 84 (48.71) | 88 (51.29) |
| No | 635 (78.43) | 307 (46.25) | 328 (53.75) |
| Anxiety (past 12 months) | |||
| Yes | 349 (39.70) | 178 (51.31) | 171 (48.69) |
| No | 458 (60.30) | 213 (43.80) | 245 (56.20) |
| Anxiety (History) | |||
| Yes | 179 (21.00) | 91 (51.38) | 88 (48.62) |
| No | 628 (79.00) | 300 (45.55) | 328 (54.44) |
| Number of comorbid physical conditions | 1.03 (0.05) | 0.94 (0.09) | 1.10 (0.08) |
| Race | |||
| Non-Latino White | 462 (85.19) | 214 (45.87) | 248 (54.13) |
| African American or Afro-Caribbean | 172 (5.49) | 91 (49.43) | 81 (50.57) |
| Asian | 32 (1.19) | 16 (55.69) | 16 (44.31) |
| Latino | 122 (5.73) | 59 (51.56) | 63 (48.44) |
| Other | 19 (2.40) | 11 (56.99) | 8 (43.01) |
| Education | |||
| High school education or higher | 645 (84.29) | 317 (48.54) | 328 (51.46) |
| Less than high school | 162 (15.71) | 74 (37.33) | 88 (62.67) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 199 (30.86) | 100 (48.97) | 99 (51.03) |
| Female | 608 (69.14) | 291 (45.80) | 317 (54.20) |
| Poverty threshold | |||
| Less than or equal to 200% | 351 (39.11) | 169 (46.22) | 182 (53.78) |
| Over 200% | 456 (60.89) | 222 (47.14) | 234 (52.86) |
| Private insurance | |||
| Yes | 546 (74.71) | 262 (48.07) | 284 (51.93) |
| No | 260 (25.29) | 128 (42.92) | 132 (57.08) |
| Age | |||
| Under 65 | 690 (84.94) | 354 (50.27) | 336 (49.73)* |
| 65 and older | 117 (15.06) | 37 (27.07) | 80 (72.93) |
MHC = mental health care; MDD = major depressive disorder; SE = standard error
a
Rao-Scott chi-square or t-test
b
Unweighted n's and weighted percentages are presented; Numbers may not sum to total sample size in the case of missing values on some variables
c
Weighted percentages reflect occurrence of adherence within each level of each variable.
*
Unadjusted Rao-Scott chi-square test significant at p < .001