Table 4.
Linear Regression Showing Change in MCS by all Provider Types and Race/Ethnicity Among Adults with a Mental Health Diagnosis.
| All (n = 4372) |
Hispanic (n = 815) |
NH, White (n = 2628) |
NH, Black (n = 674) |
NH, Other (n = 255) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | |
| PCP only | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Mental health provider only | −1.174** (−2.170 to −0.177) | −5.492*** (−8.716 to −2.268) | −0.756 (−1.922 to 0.409) | 0.212 (−3.007 to 3.430) | −0.358 (−4.531 to 3.815) |
| PCP and mental health providers | −1.366*** (−2.218 to −0.514) | −5.136*** (−7.871 to −2.401) | −1.034** (−2.044 to −0.0240) | −0.503 (−2.942 to 1.936) | −1.386 (−6.474 to 3.702) |
| Other providers | 0.104 (−1.099 to 1.307) | −1.799 (−7.404 to 3.807) | 0.303 (−1.208 to 1.813) | 0.643 (−3.726 to 5.012) | 0.475 (−3.749 to 4.699) |
| MCS | −0.509*** (−0.543 to −0.475) | −0.631*** (−0.720 to −0.542) | −0.495*** (−0.537 to −0.452) | −0.553*** (−0.647 to −0.459) | −0.490*** (−0.681 to −0.299) |
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Constant | 25.51*** (22.97 to 28.05) | 30.41*** (24.59 to 36.23) | 25.03*** (21.93 to 28.13) | 26.86*** (18.11 to 35.62) | 27.07*** (13.93 to 40.20) |
| Observations | 4372 | 815 | 2628 | 674 | 255 |
| R-squared | 0.255 | 0.354 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.327 |
Abbreviations: NH, Non-Hispanic; CI, confidence interval; PCP, primary care physician.
Source: 2008-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Regression models adjusted for age, gender, education, census region, income, marital status, MCS and insurance coverage.
***
P < .001, **P < .05, *P < .10.