Table I.
Level of guideline concordant management by depression severitya
| Mild depression (n = 149) | Moderate depression (n = 150) | Severe depression (n = 101) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| No management | 50 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| PCC visit without behavioural health addressed | 26 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| No PCCb or BHSCc visit | 24 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
| Declined antidepressant prescription | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Missed scheduled appointment | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Emergency room visit | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Some managementd | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 |
| PCC visit outside of specified time frame | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 |
| BHSC visit outside of specified time frame | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Guideline concordant management | 99 | 66 | 97 | 65 | 62 | 61 |
| Antidepressant prescribed | 64 | 47 | 73 | 53 | 55 | 54 |
| Visit within specified time framee | 35 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
| PCC | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| BHSC | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
a
According to total Patient Health Questionnaire score (mild = score 10–14; moderate = score 15–19; severe = score 20 or higher);
b
primary care clinic;
c
behavioural health specialty clinic;
d
behavioural health addressed at visit outside of time frame specified in Fig. 1;
e
behavioural health addressed at visit within time frame specified in Fig. 1.