Research Article

Evaluating Depression Care Management in a Community Setting: Main Outcomes for a Medicaid HMO Population with Multiple Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities

Table 1

Demographics, comorbidities, and length of participation of DCM members.

VariablesDCM n = 370

Age (mean years)57.9
 Range 22 to 88 years
Months in program (mean)10.4
 Range 3 to 27 months
Mean baseline PHQ-9 score15.0
Language
 % English96.4
Gender
 % Female80.5
Race
 % White45
 % Hispanic31
 % African-American10
 % Other4
 % Unknown10
Marital status
 % Divorced 33
 % Married 19
 % Separated 5
 % Single 28
 % Widowed 5
 % Unknown10
Comorbidities
 % Bipolar33.2
 % Schizophrenia5.0
 % Anxiety12.7
 % Psychosis8.9
 % Dysthymia51.4
 % Substance Abuse8.9
 % Diabetes41.1
 % CHF10.8
 % CAD13.8
 % COPD21.9
 % Asthma26.2