Characteristics of Patients Who Participated in the Integrated Wellness Tool (IWT) Pilot and Matched Comparison Encounters
| Comparison Group | IWT Pilot | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre* (n = 863) | Post† (n = 863) | P Value | Pre* (n = 863) | Post† (n = 863) | P Value | |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 60.7 ± 15.5 | 60.7 ± 16.6 | .95 | 57.7 ± 16.8 | 60.7 ± 14.9 | <.01 |
| Sex | .96 | .10 | ||||
| Female | 566 (65.6) | 565 (65.5) | 551 (65.9) | 583 (67.6) | ||
| Male | 297 (34.4) | 298 (34.5) | 312 (36.2) | 280 (32.4) | ||
| Race | .42 | .39 | ||||
| Black | 59 (6.8) | 61 (7.1) | 71 (8.2) | 60 (7.0) | ||
| White | 762 (88.3) | 771 (89.3) | 756 (87.6) | 774 (89.7) | ||
| Other | 42 (4.9) | 31 (3.6) | 36 (4.2) | 29 (3.4) | ||
| Ethnicity | .80 | .59 | ||||
| Hispanic | 8 (0.9) | 10 (1.2) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| Not Hispanic | 836 (96.9) | 831 (96.3) | 836 (96.9) | 842 (97.6) | ||
| Other/unknown | 19 (2.2) | 22 (2.6) | 25 (2.9) | 20 (2.3) | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 29.8 ± 7.0 | 29.0 ± 7.0 | .02 | 28.5 ± 6.2 | 28.9 ± 6.3 | .19 |
| Smoking status | .88 | .37 | ||||
| Current | 71 (8.2) | 70 (8.1) | 61 (7.1) | 70 (8.1) | ||
| Former | 302 (35.0) | 312 (36.2) | 326 (37.8) | 306 (35.5) | ||
| Never | 490 (56.8) | 481 (55.7) | 474 (54.9) | 487 (56.4) | ||
| Never assessed | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | ||
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Type 2 diabetes | 197 (22.8) | 201 (23.3) | .82 | 156 (18.1) | 183 (21.2) | .10 |
| Hypertension | 523 (60.6) | 521 (60.4) | .92 | 486 (56.3) | 530 (61.4) | .03 |
| COPD | 62 (7.2) | 66 (7.7) | .71 | 56 (6.5) | 72 (8.3) | .14 |
| Sleep apnea | 206 (23.9) | 203 (23.5) | .87 | 122 (14.1) | 176 (20.4) | <.01 |
| Insomnia | 28 (3.2) | 22 (2.6) | .39 | 19 (2.2) | 23 (2.7) | .53 |
| Anxiety | 212 (24.6) | 201 (23.3) | .53 | 199 (23.1) | 200 (23.2) | .95 |
| Depression | 214 (24.8) | 226 (26.2) | .51 | 213 (24.7) | 236 (27.4) | .21 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 273 (31.6) | 269 (31.2) | .84 | 239 (27.7) | 277 (32.1) | .05 |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
↵* Patients from encounters matched to Integrated Wellness Tool (IWT) pilot encounters from the same practice (IWT pilot) and comparison practices (comparison group) that took place between February 11 and April 24, 2013.
↵† Patients from IWT pilot encounters (IWT pilot) and matched comparison encounters (comparison group) that took place between June 25 and September 4, 2013.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.