Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Sample by Depression Screener Status and Overall
CharacteristicsPractice or Provider Use of a Brief Depression Symptom Measure at the Study Visit*Total
Did Not UseUsed
Total545 (91.6)50 (8.4)595 (100.0)
Categorical variables
    Patient sex
        Female316 (58.0)11 (22.0)327 (55.0)
        Male229 (42.0)39 (78.0)268 (45.0)
    Race/ethnicity
        Non-Hispanic white328 (60.2)30 (60.0)358 (60.2)
        Non-Hispanic black88 (16.1)5 (10.0)93 (15.6)
        Hispanic (any race)65 (11.9)9 (18.0)74 (12.4)
        Non-Hispanic, other race64 (11.7)6 (12.0)70 (11.8)
    Education
        College graduate291 (53.8)24 (48.0)315 (53.3)
        Some college175 (32.3)13 (26.0)188 (31.8)
        High school graduate65 (12.0)12 (24.0)77 (13.0)
        <High school10 (1.8)1 (2.0)11 (1.9)
    Practice setting
        Multispecialty group269 (49.4)5 (10.0)274 (46.1)
        Academic179 (32.8)12 (24.0)191 (32.1)
        Veterans Administration60 (11.0)25 (50.0)85 (14.3)
        Health maintenance organization37 (6.8)8 (16.0)45 (7.6)
Trial intervention group
        Intervention 1192 (35.2)19 (38.0)211 (35.5)
        Intervention 2176 (32.3)13 (26.0)189 (31.8)
        Attention control video177 (32.5)18 (36.0)195 (32.8)
Continuous variables
    Age, mean (SD)52.4 (11.7)53.5 (12.5)52.5 (11.8)
    Health status
        Mental (MCS-12), mean (SD)51.2 (9.2)48.5 (8.0)51.0 (9.2)
        Physical (PCS-12), mean (SD)43.7 (12.8)44.1 (10.5)43.7 (12.6)
  • Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * Based on a review of the study visit note in the medical record.

  • MCS-12, 12-item Short Form Mental Component Summary score; PCS-12, 12-item Short Form Physical Component Summary score; SD, standard deviation.