TABLE 1.

Description of the Sample (N = 632)

Characteristic	n (%)
Female, n (%)	588 (93.0)
Uninsured or underinsured, n (%)	271 (43.5)
Age in years, mean ± SD	48.0 ± 13.2
Education, mean ± SD, y	14.1 ±2.9
Education, n (%)
High school or less	231 (37.3)
Some college	203 (32.7)
College or above	186 (30.0)
Living below the poverty line, n (%)	276 (47.4)
Single or living alone, n (%)	428 (69.4)
Severe disease activity (SLAQ ≥ 17), n (%)	314 (49.7)
Severe organ damage (SA-BILD ≥ 3), n (%)	328 (51.9)
Poor/fair health, n (%)	329 (52.6)
Patient-physician communication, mean ± SD
Hurried communication	1.6 ± 0.6
Shared decision making	2.9 ± 1.0
Compassion and respect	3.6 ±0.6
Poor satisfaction with care, n (%)	69 (11.7)
Depressive symptomsa, n (%)
None/minimal (PHQ-9 score 0–4)	235 (37.5)
Mild (PHQ-9 score 5–9)	175 (27.9)
Moderate (PHQ-9 score 10–14)	113 (18.0)
Moderately severe/severe (PHQ-9 score ≥15)	104 (16.6)
Visited mental health providers in past year, n (%)	81 (14.1)
No. medications, mean ± SD	2.9 ± 1.6
Medication adherenceb; n (%)
Low (MMAS score < 6)	336 (54.2)
Medium (MMAS score 6 to <8)	188 (30.3)
High (MMAS score = 8)	96 (15.5)

^a 5 missing values.

^b 12 missing values.