TABLE 3—
Category of Provider Agency |
Provider Comparisonsa |
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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.
Chi-square test compared 4 provider categories, excluding missing categories.
Follow-up eligibility based on last 2 digits of social security number and completion of brief intervention, brief treatment, or referral to treatment.