Table 2. Personal, Clinic, and Group Characteristics of 1168 Enrolled Patients
CharacteristicsNo.%
Patients
    Sex
        Female85172.9
        Male31727.1
    Age (years)
        18–3434429.5
        35–4939133.5
        50–6434739.7
         ≥65867.4
    Ethnicity/race
        Non-Hispanic white102287.5
        Hispanic, any race433.7
        Non-Hispanic, nonwhite1038.8
    Treated for this depression
        0–5 weeks54346.5
        ≥6 weeks60752.0
    Other depression treatment in past 6 months
        Individual counseling29925.6
        Group therapy453.8
        Psychiatry695.9
        Other treatment413.5
        Any treatment37632.2
    General health
        Excellent/very good38332.8
        Good43737.4
        Fair/poor34829.8
    PHQ-9 score
        7–936731.4
        10–1444638.2
        15–1924420.9
        ≥201119.5
    Education
        High school or less35530.4
        Some college, trade school46840.1
        College degree or more34529.5
    Marital status
        Married56948.7
        Unmarried couple1018.6
        Divorced/separated/widowed26822.9
        Never married22919.6
    Employment
        Employed for wages69659.6
        Self-employed695.9
        Unemployed11710.0
        Homemaker453.9
        Student474.0
        Retired827.0
        Unable to work1129.6
    Household income
        Below poverty threshold20517.5
        Between threshold and 2× threshold16614.2
        More than 2× threshold74964.1
        Declined to answer484.1
    Insurance type
        Commercial79267.8
        State programs*27023.1
        Medicare615.2
        Other342.9
Clinics
    Adult PCPs in clinic (n)
        1–415913.6
        5–1051043.7
        ≥1149742.6
    NPs/PAs in clinic (n)
        012410.6
        ≥1104489.4
    Clinic location
        Urban71461.1
        Rural45438.9
Medical groups
    Care sites in group (n)
        1–427423.5
        5–10988.4
        ≥1179668.2
    Psychiatrists in group (n)
        039033.4
        ≥177866.6
    Mental health therapists in group (n)
        038533.0
        ≥178367.0
  • * Medical Assistance, Prepaid Medical Assistance, Minnesota Care, Minnesota Senior Health Options.

  • NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; PCP, primary care physician; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.