Table 1.
Patient baseline characteristics and treatment experience.
| Total | TAU | PCM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 295 | 146 | 149 |
| Age, mean (SE) | 43 (0.6) | 42 (0.8) | 44 (0.9) |
| Percent White (SE) | 41% (2.9) | 44% (4.1) | 38% (4.0) |
| Percent African American (SE) | 58% (2.9) | 54% (4.1) | 62% (4.0) |
| Percent Hispanic (SE) | < 1% (0.5) | 1% (0.0) | 0% (0.0) |
| Percent Currently Married (SE) | 20% (2.3) | 20% (3.3) | 19% (3.3) |
| Years of Education completed (SE) | 11.3 (0.1) | 11.4 (0.2) | 11.3 (0.2) |
| Percent employed in the past 30 days (SE) | 37% (2.8) | 41% (4.0) | 34% (3.9) |
| Average number of Medical Assessments (SE) | 1.3 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.3) |
| Average Individual Counseling sessionsb (SE) | 8.5 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.4) | 9.0 (0.6) |
| Average Group Counseling sessions (SE)a | 5.1 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.7) |
| Average Length of stay (weeks in program) (SE) | 35.5 (1.1) | 34.3 (1.6) | 36.7 (1.6) |
| Retention (percent remaining in treatment for one year) (SE) | 48% (2.9) | 46% (4.1) | 49% (4.2) |
Standard errors (SE) of the mean are presented in parenthesis.
a
Statistically significant difference between TAU and PCM at p < 0.05 based on both double-sided t-tests and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. This analysis differs from the analysis described in Schwartz et al. (2017).
b
Includes individual Psychiatrist appointments.