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. 2020 Feb 28;3(2):e200075. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0075

Table 1. Baseline Sample Characteristics of IC-Only Group vs IC Plus BWAW Group.

Characteristic No. (%) P Value for Difference
Total Respondents Total (N = 253) IC Only (n = 114) IC + BWAW (n = 139)
Age, mean (SD), y 253 45.7 (11.6) 44.8 (11.6) 46.5 (11.6) .26
Men 253 218 (86.2) 96 (84.2) 122 (87.8) .41
White race 253 135 (53.4) 56 (49.1) 79 (56.8) .22
Education
<High school 351 2 (0.8) 2 (1.8) 0 .50
High school 251 44 (17.5) 18 (15.8) 26 (19.0)
Some college 251 116 (46.2) 57 (50.0) 59 (43.1)
Associate’s degree 251 19 (7.6) 7 (6.1) 12 (8.8)
Bachelor’s degree 251 40 (15.9) 18 (15.8) 22 (16.1)
Postgraduate degree 251 30 (12.0) 12 (10.5) 18 (13.1)
Annual earnings, median, (range), $ 243 45 000 (500-200 000) 45 000 (500-140 000) 45 000 (500-200 000) .99
Work status
Working for pay 251 237 (94.4) 104 (91.2) 133 (97.1) .11
Off work owing to illness 251 4 (1.6) 4 (3.5) 0
Off work owing to injury 251 2 (0.8) 1 (0.9) 1 (0.7)
On vacation 251 6 (2.4) 3 (2.6) 3 (2.2)
Not working (other reason) 251 2 (0.8) 2 (1.8) 0
Time at current job, y
<1 251 52 (20.7) 22 (19.3) 30 (21.9) .53
1 to <2 251 48 (19.1) 26 (22.8) 22 (16.1)
2 to <5 251 46 (18.3) 19 (16.7) 27 (19.7)
5 to 10 251 44 (17.5) 17 (14.9) 27 (19.7)
>10 251 61 (24.3) 30 (26.3) 31 (22.6)
Job type
Permanent 251 223 (88.8) 102 (89.5) 121 (88.3) .77
Temporary 251 28 (11.2) 12 (10.5) 16 (11.7)
Payment structure
Hourly 250 158 (63.2) 70 (61.4) 88 (64.7) .59
Salaried 250 87 (34.8) 42 (36.8) 45 (33.1) .54
Member of labor union 251 101 (40.2) 43 (37.7) 58 (42.3) .46
Employment type
Self-employed 249 12 (4.8) 4 (3.6) 8 (5.8) .41
Private company 249 117 (47.0) 59 (52.7) 58 (42.3) .10
Government agency 249 120 (48.2) 49 (43.8) 71 (51.8) .21
Filed disability claim, past 4 mo 251 10 (4.0) 7 (6.1) 3 (2.2) .11
Insurance through employer 251 137 (54.6) 61 (53.5) 76 (55.5) .76
Eligible for paid sick time 249 187 (75.1) 84 (75.0) 103 (75.2) .97
PHQ-9 symptom severity score, mean (SD) 14.5 (4.8) 14.1 (4.9) 14.8 (4.8) .25
High suicide risk 253 54 (21.3) 25 (21.9) 29 (20.9) .84
SCID results
MDD and PDD 253 107 (42.3) 45 (39.5) 62 (44.6) .41
MDD 253 106 (41.9) 50 (43.9) 56 (40.3) .57
PDD 253 40 (15.8) 19 (16.7) 21 (15.1) .74
GAD-7 score, mean (SD) 252 13.0 (4.8) 12.8 (4.5) 13.1 (5.0) .62
PTSD 253 151 (59.7) 69 (60.5) 82 (59.0) .81
Alcoholic drinks/wk, mean (SD), No. 251 5.4 (8.9) 5.1 (8.8) 5.6 (8.9) .64
Recent substance misuse 253 5 (2.0) 3 (2.6) 2 (1.4) .50
VR12 score, mean (SD)
Physical component 251 38.3 (12.9) 38.2 (13.4) 38.4 (2.4) .94
Mental component 251 28.5 (10.8) 29.0 (11.1) 28.1 (10.6) .49
Using antidepressant medication 253 68 (26.9) 26 (22.8) 42 (30.2) .19
Non-VHA health care, past 4 mo
Physician visit 251 95 (37.8) 44 (38.6) 51 (37.2) .82
Therapist visit 251 23 (9.2) 13 (11.4) 10 (7.3) .26
Hospitalization 251 7 (2.8) 4 (3.5) 3 (2.2) .53
Emergency department visit 251 28 (11.2) 13 (11.4) 15 (10.9) .91

Abbreviations: BWAW, Be Well at Work; GAD-7, 7-item General Anxiety Disorder questionnaire; IC, integrated care; MDD, major depressive disorder; PDD, persistent depressive disorder; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; SCID, Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition); VHA, Veterans Health Administration; VR12, Veterans Rand 12-item health survey.