Table 3.

Process of care for patients being managed for depression with evidence based model or usual care. Values are percentages (numbers/total numbers)

Variable	Intervention group	Usual care group	P value
Actions at index visit:
Asked about suicidal thoughts	88 (190/217)	69 (120/174)	<.0001
Presented treatment options	69 (153/223)	68 (121/179)	0.83
Asked about treatment preference	55 (120/220)	54 (94/175)	0.87
Offered educational materials	71 (156/221)	40 (70/176)	<.0001
Assisted in setting self management goals	31 (68/220)	19 (34/179)	0.007
Taking antidepressants:
Baseline	92 (204/223)	88 (159/181)	0.23
3 months	88 (161/183)	85 (128/150)	0.48
6 months	79 (140/177)	81 (116/144)	0.74
Receiving counselling (past three months):
Baseline	16 (35/223)	15 (26/179)	0.75
0-3 months	26 (47/182)	23 (34/149)	0.53
4-6 months	26 (46/177)	24 (35/146)	0.68
≥ follow up visits for depression:
0-3 months	85 (156/183)	71 (107/150)	0.002
4-6 months	65 (114/175)	51 (74/145)	0.01
≥ follow up telephone calls for depression
0-3 months	64 (116/181)	8 (12/148)	<0.0001
4-6 months	59 (104/177)	3 (5/146)	<0.0001
Patient rating of care as good to excellent:
3 months	91 (163/179)	81 (119/147)	0.008
6 months	90 (160/177)	75 (110/146)	0.0003

Denominators vary owing to missing data.