Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants who completed baseline visitsa.
| Characteristicsb | ATPc (n=80) | STPd (n=80) | Total (n=160) | ||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 53 (14) | 52.2 (14.6) | 52.6 (14.3) | ||||
| Number of axis I diagnoses, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1) | 2.4 (1) | 2.4 (1) | ||||
| Screening PHQ-9e scoref,g, mean (SD) | 13.9 (6.6) | 13.1 (5.9) | 13.5 (6.3) | ||||
| Screening PHQ-9 categoryg, n (%) | |||||||
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0-4, nondepressed | 5 (6.3) | 8 (10.3) | 13 (8.3) | |||
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5-9, mild depression | 18 (22.8) | 16 (20.5) | 34 (21.7) | |||
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10-14, moderate depression | 21 (26.6) | 23 (29.5) | 44 (28) | |||
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≥15, moderately severe to severe depression | 35 (44.3) | 31 (39.7) | 66 (42) | |||
| Primary diagnosis, n (%) | |||||||
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Mood disorder | 54 (67.5) | 54 (67.5) | 108 (67.5) | |||
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Anxiety disorder | 16 (20) | 16 (20) | 32 (20) | |||
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Substance abuse | 2 (2.5) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (1.9) | |||
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Other | 8 (10) | 9 (11.3) | 17 (10.6) | |||
| Female, n (%) | 58 (72.5) | 53 (66.3) | 111 (69.4) | ||||
| Hispanic ethnicity, n (%) | 15 (18.8) | 15 (18.8) | 30 (18.8) | ||||
| Education, n (%) | |||||||
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Graduate high school or less | 22 (27.5) | 18 (22.5) | 40 (25) | |||
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Some college or 2-year college | 32 (40) | 40 (50) | 72 (45) | |||
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College or graduate school | 26 (32.5) | 22 (27.5) | 48 (30) | |||
| Marital statush, n (%) | |||||||
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Married or living with someone | 39 (51.3) | 39 (52.7) | 78 (52) | |||
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Otheri | 37 (48.7) | 35 (47.3) | 72 (48) | |||
| Current psychiatric treatmentj, n (%) | 31 (39.7) | 34 (42.5) | 65 (41.1) | ||||
| Current psychotropic medicationk, n (%) | 64 (83.1) | 66 (82.5) | 130 (82.8) | ||||
| Language of the interview, n (%) | |||||||
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English | 71 (88.8) | 70 (87.5) | 141 (88.1) | |||
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Spanish | 9 (11.3) | 10 (12.5) | 19 (11.9) | |||
| Study clinic, n (%) | |||||||
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Auburn | 44 (55) | 43 (53.8) | 87 (54.4) | |||
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J Street (Sacramento) | 17 (21.3) | 19 (23.8) | 36 (22.5) | |||
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Communicare | 19 (23.8) | 18 (22.5) | 37 (23.1) | |||
aDue to rounding, percentages might not sum to 100.
bThere were no significant differences between the 2 intervention groups for any characteristic.
cATP: asynchronous telepsychiatry.
dSTP: synchronous telepsychiatry.
ePHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9.
fRange 0-27, higher is more depressed.
gData missing=1 in asynchronous telepsychiatry group and 2 in synchronous telepsychiatry.
hData missing=4 in asynchronous telepsychiatry group and 6 in synchronous telepsychiatry.
iIncludes widowed, divorced or annulled, separated, and never married.
jData missing=2 in asynchronous telepsychiatry group.
kData missing=3 in asynchronous telepsychiatry group.