Patient Characteristics by Clinic PC-MHI Engagement in Baseline Year
| Percent of Patients | ||
|---|---|---|
| Low PC-MHI Engagement Clinics (n = 24,120) | High PC-MHI Engagement Clinics (n = 41,962) | |
| Age group (years) | ||
| <45 | 16% | 13% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 15% |
| 55 to 64 | 36% | 38% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 17% |
| 75 to 84 | 10% | 12% |
| 85+ | 4% | 5% |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 7% | 5% |
| Male | 93% | 95% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | 56% | 46% |
| Black | 13% | 16% |
| Hispanic | 13% | 13% |
| Other | 6% | 3% |
| Unknown/missing | 3% | 7% |
| Unclassified | 9% | 14% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 45% | 39% |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 38% | 39% |
| Single/never married | 17% | 20% |
| VA eligibility category | ||
| Below means test/not service connected | 33% | 39% |
| Service connected | 51% | 43% |
| Above means test/copay | 11% | 13% |
| Other | 5% | 5% |
| Service connected percent | ||
| 0 | 51% | 59% |
| 1 to 50 | 23% | 20% |
| 51 to 100 | 25% | 20% |
| Insurance | ||
| No insurance | 51% | 65% |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 26% | 20% |
| Private insurance | 22% | 13% |
| Other/unknown | 1% | 1% |
| Homeless | ||
| No | 94% | 91% |
| Yes | 6% | 9% |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||
| 0 | 48% | 46% |
| 1 | 25% | 26% |
| 2+ | 27% | 28% |
| Mental health diagnoses* | ||
| Depression | 36% | 33% |
| Anxiety and other disorders | 34% | 37% |
| PTSD | 23% | 21% |
| Alcohol use disorder | 13% | 11% |
| Substance use disorder | 7% | 9% |
| Bipolar disorder† | 5% | 5% |
| Schizophrenia† | 4% | 4% |
| Mean (SD) | ||
| Distance from home to clinic | 12.5 (12.2) | 13.4 (13.2) |
All results had χ2 or t-test P < .05, unless otherwise indicated (n = 66,078).
↵* Total sum exceeds 100% as patients may have multiple mental health diagnoses.
↵† P-value was not significant at 95% level.
PC-MHI, Primary Care–Mental Health Integration; PTSD, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; VA, Veterans Affairs.