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. 2015 Jan;105(1):205–211. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301859

TABLE 3—

Screening, Services, and 6-Month Follow-Up Among Provider Agencies: Florida BRITE Project, 2006–2011

Category of Provider Agency
Provider Comparisonsa
Variable Total Aging Services Mental Health Health Care Substance Abuse Missing Category χ2 P
Initial screenings, no. 85 001 21 866 18 372 37 924 6646 193 123.16 .038
 Negative screening (screening and feedback) 76 836 19 583 16 514 34 744 5866 129
 Positive screenings 8165 2283 1858 3180 780 64
Screening positive, % 9.6 10.4 10.1 8.4 11.7 33.2
Highest level of service received
Total services received, no. 6600 1962 1210 2778 592 58 421.79 < .001
 Brief intervention 5436 1625 893 2533 335 50
 Brief treatment 387 78 186 34 84 5
 Referral to treatment 777 259 131 211 173 3
Positive screen, nontreated, no. 1565 321 648 402 188 6
Receiving services, % 80.8 85.9 65.1 87.4 75.9 90.6
Eligible for follow-up,b no. 516 136 105 208 54 78.46 < .001
 Completed follow-up 171 78 45 28 14
 Did not participate 345 58 60 180 40
 Completing, % 33.1 57.4 42.9 13.5 25.9

Note. BRITE = BRief Intervention and Treatment of Elders.

a

Chi-square test compared 4 provider categories, excluding missing categories.

b

Follow-up eligibility based on last 2 digits of social security number and completion of brief intervention, brief treatment, or referral to treatment.