Table 4.

Effect of Implementing Integrated Care Strategies on Mean Change in the 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire for Patients Receiving Care in Advancing Care Together Practices

Practice IDPatients (n)Months in the Study, Mean (SD)No. of Visits, Mean (SD)PHQ-9 Score, Mean (SD)Before/After Change in PHQ-9 Score, Mean (SE)Adjusted+ Change in PHQ-9 Score over 6 Months, Mean (SE)
At BaselineAfterUnadjustedAdjusted*
11046.49 (4.6)3.46 (2.6)17.20 (4.1)10.34 (7.1)−6.87 (0.7)−6.46 (0.7)−3.19 (0.6)
21037.41 (4.7)2.87 (1.8)16.19 (4.3)10.58 (8.3)−5.61 (0.8)−4.97 (1.1)−3.25 (1.1)
31798.49 (4.6)3.55 (1.6)17.02 (4.3)12.72 (6.8)−4.30 (0.5)−3.89 (0.5)−2.03 (0.4)
4249.26 (3.7)2.31 (0.5)18.20 (3.1)14.15 (4.2)−4.06 (1.3)−4.47 (1.5)−3.12 (1.2)
5656.20 (4.1)2.82 (1.1)18.06 (4.2)15.09 (6.4)−2.97 (0.8)−2.72 (0.7)−1.50 (0.5)§
  • * Adjusted for race (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, other), age (continuous), payer source (private, Medicare, Medicaid, self-pay, other), and sex.

  • P < .001.

  • § P < .01.

  • P < .05.

  • SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.