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Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N = 45)

From: Generalist care managers for the treatment of depressed medicaid patients in North Carolina: A pilot study

 

n

Mean (SD) or n (%)

  

Usual care

GCM

Total

Age

45

41.2 (11.9)

38.1 (9.2)

39.7 (10.7)

Sex – female

45

22 (95.7%)

21 (95.5%)

43 (95.6%)

Race/ethnicity

45

   

   White only

 

14 (60.9%)

14 (63.6%)

28 (62.2%)

   Black only

 

7 (30.4%)

4 (18.2%)

11 (24.4%)

   Multiple races, other race, or Latino or Russian/Ukrainian ethnicity

 

2 (8.7%)

4 (18.2%)

6 (13.3%)

Marital status

44

   

   Never married

 

6 (26.1%)

6 (28.6%)

12 (27.3%)

   Married or cohabiting

 

5 (21.7%)

9 (42.9%) *

14 (31.8%)

   Separated, divorced, or widowed

 

12 (52.2%)

6 (28.6%) *

18 (40.9%)

Type of residence

44

   

   Mobile home

 

11 (47.8%)

13 (61.9%)

24 (54.6%)

   Apartment or condominium

 

7 (30.4%)

4 (19.1%)

11 (25.0%)

   House

 

5 (21.7%)

4 (19.1%)

9 (20.5%)

Education

    

   Years of schooling

44

11.8 (2.5)

11.5 (1.8)

11.7 (2.2)

   Less than high school diploma

44

11 (50.0%)

8 (40.0%)

19 (45.2%)

Chronic medical conditions

    

   Number of conditions

44

3.2 (1.7)

4.2 (2.1) *

3.7 (1.9)

   Major condition

44

17 (73.9%)

16 (76.2%)

33 (75.0%)

Asthma, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis

44

11 (47.8%)

11 (52.4%)

22 (50.0%)

Diabetes or hyperglycemia

44

4 (17.4%)

7 (33.3%)

11 (25.0%)

Hypertension

44

11 (47.8%)

9 (42.9%)

20 (45.5%)

   Arthritis or rheumatism

44

9 (39.1%)

6 (28.6%)

15 (34.1%)

   Cancer in last 3 years

43

2 (9.1%)

1 (4.8%)

3 (7.0%)

   Gastrointestinal

44

5 (21.7%)

5 (23.8%)

10 (22.7%)

   Hearing or vision loss

43

4 (18.2%)

8 (38.1%) *

12 (27.9%)

   Heart disease

44

1 (4.4%)

2 (9.5%)

3 (6.8%)

   Neurological condition

44

0 (0.0%)

5 (23.8%) **

5 (11.4%)

   Pain

44

19 (82.6%)

18 (85.7%)

37 (84.1%)

   Urinary tract

44

4 (17.4%)

11 (52.4%) **

15 (34.1%)

Clinical measures

    

   PHQ-9

43

15.9 (4.8)

17.3 (5.2)

16.5 (5.0)

   HAM-D

43

19.7 (4.8)

20.6 (4.5)

20.1 (4.6)

   SF-12 Mental Component Summary

39

42.8 (12.5)

40.7 (14.7)

41.8 (13.5)

   SF-12 Physical Component Summary

39

30.3 (10.6)

28.4 (13.5)

29.4 (12.0)

Previously diagnosed depression

45

13 (56.5%)

13 (59.1%)

26 (57.8%)

  1. * p < .15
  2. ** p < .05
  3. PHQ-9 represents the Patient Health Questionnaire 9
  4. HAM-D represents the Hamilton Depression Index score
  5. SF-12 represents the Short Form-12 measure of functional status
  6. SD represents standard deviation