Descriptive Characteristics of the Sample by Depression Treatment Preferences
| Characteristics | Treatment Preferences (% [SE])* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication Only | Medication and Counseling | Counseling Only | Wait and See | |
| Total sample (N = 976) | 9.4 (1.4) | 39.6 (2.3) | 36.5 (2.5) | 14.5 (2.1) |
| Ethnicity, interview language | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 837) | 9.1 (1.3) | 42.5 (2.5) | 34.5 (2.6) | 13.7 (1.9) |
| Hispanic, English (n = 92) | 11.8 (5.5) | 39.9 (7.5) | 31.8 (7.8) | 16.5 (6.5) |
| Hispanic, Spanish (n = 47) | 8.2 (5.2) | 20.9 (6.6) | 54.5 (10.2) | 16.4 (9.7) |
| Dichotomized Treatment Preferences* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Options Including Medications† | Options Other Than Medications‡ | P§ | |
| Total sample (N [%]) | 588 (49.1) | 388 (50.9) | NA |
| Ethnicity, interview language | |||
| Non-Hispanic white¶ | 77.2 (3.1) | 69.5 (4.2) | .05 |
| Hispanic, English¶ | 15.9 (2.8) | 14.3 (3.2) | |
| Hispanic, Spanish¶ | 6.9 (1.9) | 16.2 (3.4) | |
| Age (years)‖ | 53.2 (1.1) | 44.6 (1.4) | <.01 |
| Male sex¶ | 42.0 (3.9) | 42.4 (3.9) | .92 |
| History of depression diagnosis¶ | 23.0 (1.6) | 8.6 (1.2) | <.01 |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Score (range of sums, 0–27)‖ | 4.1 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.4) | .14 |
| Biomedical Explanatory Model (range of means, 1–5)‖ | 4.1 (<0.1) | 3.7 (<0.1) | <.01 |
| Environmental explanatory model (range of means, 1–5)‖ | 2.0 (<0.1) | 2.0 (<0.1) | .92 |
| Stigma scale (range of sums, 3–15)‖ | 7.6 (0.2) | 7.8 (0.2) | .23 |
| Religiosity scale (range of sums, 4–16)‖ | 9.8 (0.2) | 9.9 (0.3) | .83 |
| Toughness scale (range of sums, 4–20)‖ | 12.2 (0.2) | 12.8 (0.2) | .03 |
| Education (years completed) | |||
| <12¶ | 7.4 (1.9) | 13.1 (3.4) | .20 |
| 12¶ | 14.9 (2.5) | 17.0 (3.3) | |
| 13–15¶ | 25.9 (2.6) | 29.1 (3.4) | |
| 16¶ | 26.5 (2.6) | 21.8 (2.9) | |
| >16¶ | 25.2 (2.7) | 18.9 (2.6) | |
| Income ($) | |||
| <20,0000¶ | 10.7 (1.6) | 16.2 (3.4) | .08 |
| 20,000–34,999¶ | 14.8 (2.4) | 10.6 (2.2) | |
| 35,000–49,999¶ | 10.1 (1.8) | 10.0 (2.0) | |
| 50,000–74,999¶ | 18.0 (2.6) | 21.3 (3.6) | |
| 75,000–99,999¶ | 15.8 (2.2) | 21.1 (3.4) | |
| >100,000¶ | 30.5 (2.9) | 20.7 (2.9) | |
| Has personal healthcare practitioner¶ | 84.8 (2.6) | 76.3 (3.8) | .05 |
| Has any health insurance¶ | 94.1 (1.7) | 87.6 (2.9) | .04 |
Notes:
* Means/sums and percentages are population-weighted
† Medication only taken for at least 6 to 9 months + medication with counseling.
‡ Counseling only weekly for at least 2 months + wait and see.
§ P values are for χ2 or regression comparisons of all groups to each other.
¶ Characteristics using % (SE).
‖ Characteristics using means/sums (SE).