Characteristics of Patients Who Accessed Psychiatry for the First Time at Scheduled and Walk-In Integrated Care Encounters between October 2015 and September 2017
| No. (%) Scheduled | Walk-in | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 268 | 222 | |
| Age, mean (standard deviation) | 48 (16) | 47 (15) | .758 |
| Female | 187 (70) | 169 (76) | .116 |
| Insurance status | <.0001 | ||
| Private | 115 (43) | 51 (23) | |
| Medicare | 56 (21) | 53 (24) | |
| Medicaid | 43 (16) | 60 (27) | |
| NHP | 53 (20) | 54 (24) | |
| None | 1 (0) | 4 (2) | |
| Marital Status | .030 | ||
| Single | 143 (54) | 133 (60) | |
| Divorced or separated | 28 (10) | 33 (15) | |
| Widowed | 8 (3) | 8 (4) | |
| Married or partnered | 88 (33) | 47 (21) | |
| Language | .121 | ||
| English | 241 (91) | 190 (86) | |
| Spanish | 19 (7) | 28 (13) | |
| Other | 6 (2) | 4 (2) | |
| Education | .037 | ||
| Less than high school | 28 (13) | 32 (17) | |
| High school or GED | 99 (44) | 98 (52) | |
| College or higher | 97 (43) | 59 (31) | |
| Race | <.0001 | ||
| White | 127 (48) | 62 (28) | |
| Black | 69 (26) | 87 (40) | |
| Hispanic | 32 (12) | 46 (21) | |
| Asian | 6 (2) | 4 (2) | |
| Native | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Other | 28 (11) | 18 (8) | |
| Diagnosis | .034 | ||
| Mood disorder | 144 (54) | 115 (52) | |
| Anxiety disorder | 51 (19) | 32 (14) | |
| Trauma-related disorder | 16 (6) | 24 (11) | |
| Adjustment disorder | 23 (9) | 15 (7) | |
| Attention deficit disorder | 9 (3) | 5 (2) | |
| Psychotic disorder | 4 (1) | 9 (4) | |
| Substance use disorder | 5 (2) | 6 (3) | |
| Neurological or developmental disorder | 2 (1) | 6 (3) | |
| Somatoform disorder | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | |
| Personality disorder | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Eating disorder | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Other | 12 (4) | 6 (3) | |
| Prescribed medication | 187 (70) | 167 (75) | .180 |
| Transferred to the ED | 1 (0) | 2 (1) | .456 |
ED, emergency department; GED, graduate equivalency degree; NHP, Neighborhood Health Plan.
Some demographic variables were listed as “unavailable” or “declined” in some patient records, and these were omitted from the percentage calculations and χ2 tests.
Of a total of 490 patient records (268 scheduled, 222 walk-in), 490 included gender, 490 included insurance status, 488 (267 scheduled, 221 walk-in) included marital status, 488 (266 scheduled, 222 walk-in) included language, 413 (224 scheduled, 189 walk-in) included educational level, 480 (262 scheduled, 218 walk-in) included race, and 490 (268 scheduled, 222 walk-in) included a billing diagnosis.
“Other” billing diagnoses include sleep disorders, sexual disorders, learning disorders, medical diagnoses, and unspecified mental conditions. “Prescribed medication” and “Transferred to the ED” descriptors apply to the initial visit only.
Statistical significance determined by P < .05.