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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants at baseline (N = 121)

From: Relationship between depressive symptom severity and emergency department use among low-income, depressed homebound older adults aged 50 years and older

Age, mean (SD)

65.21 (+9.22)

(range: 50-89)

 

Age group (n, %)

 

50-59

38 (31.4)

60-69

48 (39.7)

70+

35 (28.9)

Gender (n, %)

 

Male

27 (22.3)

Female

94 (77.7)

Race/ethnicity (n, %)

 

Non-Hispanic White

50 (41.3)

Black

41 (33.9)

Hispanic

30 (24.8)

SCID diagnosis (n, %)

 

Major Depressive disorder

81 (67.0)

Depressive disorder, NOS

35 (28.9)

Dystymia

5 (4.1)

Living arrangement (n, %)

 

Living alone

77 (63.6)

Not living alone

44 (36.4)

Family income (n, %)

 

<= 15,000

77 (63.6)

15,001-25,000

25 (20.7)

25,001-50,000

12 (9.9)

Don’t know/refused

7 (5.8)

Insurance coverage (n, %)

 

Medicare

96 (79.3)

Medicaid

40 (33.1)

Private insurance (past employer-provided)

18 (14.9)

Veterans administration insurance

14 (11.6)

Family support1

16.05 (+5.97)

(range: 0-26)

 

Depression severity (HAMD score), mean (SD)

24.55 (+6.62)

(range: 15-42)

 

No. of diagnosed medical conditions, mean (SD)

3.19 (+1.54)

Chronic pain (n, %)

 

Yes

106 (87.5)

No

15 (12.4)

Pain frequency2

7.75 (3.40)

RCT group (n, %)

 

Tele-PST

43 (35.5)

In-person PST

42 (34.7)

Telephone support call

36 (29.8)

  1. 1The possible ranges of the score are 0–30.
  2. 2The possible ranges of the score are 0–10, with 0 = no pain, 1 = very.
  3. Infrequently, like once a week, to 10 = all the time.