Table 3. Weighted Mixed Effects Linear Regression: Adjusted Associations of Study Design Variables and Clinic Characteristics With Psychiatry and Therapy Appointment Wait Timea at Community Clinics and Hospitals.
| Natural Log of the Number of Days Until the Psychiatry Appointment (n=139) | Natural Log of the Number of Days Until the Therapy Appointment (n=155) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Design Variables | β | SE | p-val | β | SE | p-val |
| Season of Initial Contact | ||||||
| Spring vs. Summer | .310 | .122 | .01 | -.128 | .193 | .51 |
| Clinic Characteristics | ||||||
| Type of Clinic: | ||||||
| Community Clinic vs. Hospital | -.083 | .135 | .54 | -.619 | .180 | .001 |
| Geography/OMH Regions (reference=NYC): | ||||||
| Central | .463 | .200 | .02 | .443 | .216 | .03 |
| Hudson | .169 | .167 | .003 | .235 | ||
| Long Island | .458 | .165 | .420 | .218 | ||
| Western | .325 | .183 | -.036 | .304 | ||
| Urbanicity: | ||||||
| Metro vs. Non-Metro | -.097 | .196 | .62 | .230 | .224 | .31 |
| Client Characteristic | ||||||
| Insurance: | ||||||
| Medicaid vs. Private | .125 | .127 | .33 | -.162 | .132 | .22 |
| Covariate | ||||||
| Clinic Characteristic | ||||||
| Participation in trainings on evidence-based practices: | ||||||
| Yes vs. No | -.371 | .165 | .02 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note: Bolded text indicates significant comparisons. N/a indicates that the variable was not statistically significant at p<.05 and was not included in the model.
a
Each outcome (number of days until psychiatry appointment; number of days until therapy appointment) was log transformed to achieve approximate normality.
*
denotes significant p-value.