Item Counts and Relation with Mental Illness.
| Variable | Item Counts in Patients Mean (SD) | t Test*df = 498 | Logistic Regression Analysis: Total Counts and Odds of a Threshold Diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without Threshold Disorder | With Threshold Disorder | Beta Coefficient | Wald’st | Odds† (95% CI) | ||
| Patient report of current chronic health problems (from Table 1) | 1.7 (1.7) | 3.1 (2.3) | 6.71 | – | – | – |
| Number of concerns that patients hoped to discuss with their health provider (from Table 2) | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.4) | 4.02 | 0.23 | 6.14‡ | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) |
| Number of problems and concerns elicited by providers (from Table 3) | 1.7 (1.3) | 2.5 (1.4) | 5.51 | – | – | – |
| Bothered a lot in the last 4 weeks by one or more stressors (from Table 4) | 1.3 (1.6) | 3.7 (2.2) | 2.90 | 0.49 | 54.83§ | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) |
| Number of positively endorsed maltreatment items (from Table 5) | 1.5 (1.6) | 3.3 (2.4) | 8.45 | 0.22 | 13.48§ | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) |
| In the last 4 weeks, the number of symptoms bothering patients a lot (from PRIME-MD PHQ symptom checklist) | 1.3 (1.5) | 2.9 (2.2) | 8.43 | 0.21 | 10.40§ | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) |
* All threshold means are significantly greater than nonthreshold percentages, P < .001.
† Odds increase per 1-point increase in total score.
‡ P < .01.
§ P < .001.
PRIME-MD PHQ—Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Patient Health Questionnaire.