Table 3.
Chi-Squared Tests of the Relationships Between Patient-Level Factors and Preferences for Integrated Behavioral Healthcare in Primary Care Settings.
| If you had a mental health concern, where would you prefer to receive help | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the clinic | It depends | Referral to specialty care | P-value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Sex | .13 | |||
| Male | 131 (44.3) | 141 (47.6) | 24 (8.1) | |
| Female | 173 (41.9) | 209 (50.6) | 31 (7.5) | |
| Age (years) | .06 | |||
| 30 or below | 41 (37.6) | 58 (53.2) | 10 (9.2) | |
| 30-39 | 68 (42.5) | 85 (53.1) | 7 (4.4) | |
| 40-49 | 50 (41.7) | 60 (50.0) | 10 (8.3) | |
| 50-59 | 43 (36.1) | 69 (58.0) | 7 (5.9) | |
| 60 or above | 103 (49.5) | 84 (40.4) | 21 (10.1) | |
| Race or ethnicity | .12 | |||
| White | 127 (40.3) | 167 (53.0) | 21 (6.7) | |
| Asian | 97 (45.8) | 103 (48.6) | 12 (5.7) | |
| Black/African American | 10 (33.3) | 15 (50.0) | 5 (16.7) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33 (50.8) | 25 (38.5) | 7 (10.8) | |
| Other | 18 (42.9) | 17 (40.5) | 7 (16.7) | |
| Multiracial/multiethnic | 16 (41.0) | 20 (51.3) | 3 (7.7) | |
| Treatment history | .06 | |||
| Chronic conditions | 80 (44.9) | 82 (46.1) | 16 (9.0) | |
| Behavioral health conditions | 50 (36.8) | 80 (58.8) | 6 (4.4) | |
| Combined | 29 (39.7) | 34 (46.6) | 10 (13.7) | |
| Importance of behavioral health to physical health | <.001 | |||
| Not at all important to somewhat important | 11 (44.0) | 13 (52.0) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Important to extremely important | 298 (42.2) | 355 (50.2) | 54 (7.6) | |
| Comfort level in the clinic | ||||
| Not at all comfortable | 4 (25.0) | 3 (18.9) | 9 (56.3) | |
| Somewhat comfortable and not comfortable | 21 (38.2) | 29 (52.7) | 5 (9.1) | |
| Comfortable | 103 (39.3) | 146 (55.7) | 13 (5.0) | |
| Very comfortable | 101 (47.9) | 99 (46.9) | 11 (5.2) | |
| Extremely comfortable | 81 (42.9) | 91 (48.2) | 17 (9.0) | |
| Extent of needs met | <.001 | |||
| Not at all | 37 (39.4) | 41 (43.6) | 16 (17.0) | |
| A little | 29 (38.2) | 41 (54.0) | 6 (7.9) | |
| Partially | 39 (35.5) | 62 (56.4) | 9 (8.2) | |
| Mostly | 82 (46.1) | 88 (49.4) | 8 (4.5) | |
| Completely | 82 (58.20) | 48 (34.0) | 11 (7.8) | |