Table 1.
Characteristics of Prescribers and Medicaid Recipients Before Interventiona
| Prescribers in community mental health centers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Video (n = 25) | In-person (n = 18) | |
| Gender (% male) | 10 (38%) | 6 (35%) |
| Age under 55 | 11 (44%) | 9 (50%) |
| Adult Medicaid recipients with paid claims for rehabilitation services | ||
|---|---|---|
| Video (n = 8,250) | In-person (n = 6,365) | |
| Gender (% male) | 37.22% | 35.81% |
| Mean age (SD)* | 41.85 (14.34) | 43.37 (15.44) |
| Mental health diagnosis* | ||
| Schizophrenia | 22.16% | 20.97% |
| Bipolar | 14.70% | 19.40% |
| Depression | 33.03% | 35.62% |
| Anxiety | 18.99% | 13.18% |
| Substance abuse | 2.11% | 1.79% |
| Personality disorder | 2.28% | 0.58% |
| Other | 6.73% | 8.45% |
| Proportion filling smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (past year) | ||
| Varenicline | 1.02% | 0.88% |
| NRT | 5.84% | 5.95% |
| Varenicline and NRT | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| None | 92.79% | 92.76% |
Note. NRT = nicotine replacement therapy.
aThree prescribers did not provide demographic information.
*p < .0001.