Research Article

Web-Based Depression Screening and Psychiatric Consultation for College Students: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study

Table 1

Demographics of college students who participated in online depression screening survey and Skype interview.

Initial screening survey
(%)
Skype interview
(%)

Consented972 (100)17 (100)

Gender
 Male220 (23)3 (18)
 Female690 (71)14 (82)
 No response62 (6)0 (0)
Ethnicity
 Not Hispanic or Latino775 (80)14 (82)
 Hispanic or Latino77 (8)3 (18)
 Do not wish to provide an answer9 (1)0 (0)
 Not known111 (11)0 (0)
Race
 Caucasian652 (67)13 (76)
 Asian 84 (9)3 (18)
 Black28 (3)0 (0)
 American Indian or Alaska native4 (0)0 (0)
 Other78 (8)1 (6)
 Do not wish to provide an answer126 (13)0 (0)
Year in college
 Freshman242 (25)7 (41)
 Sophomore230 (24)4 (24)
 Junior161 (17)4 (24)
 Senior163 (17)0 (0)
 5th year43 (4)1 (6)
 Graduate student41 (4)0 (0)
 Do not wish to provide an answer92 (9)1 (6)
Aware or previously diagnosed with depression
 No456 (47)1 (6)
 Yes306 (31)12 (71)
 Do not know110 (11)4 (24)
 Do not wish to provide an answer100 (10)0 (0)
Previously received treatment for depression
 No593 (61)4 (24)
 Yes271 (28)13 (76)
 Do not know9 (1)0 (0)
 Do not wish to provide an answer99 (10)0 (0)
 If yes:
  Medication56 (21)2 (15)
  Therapy93 (34)7 (54)
  Both115 (42)4 (31)
  Do not wish to provide an answer7 (3)0 (0)
Currently consider themselves suffering from depression
 No472 (49)1 (6)
 Yes171 (18)8 (47)
 Do not know139 (14)8 (47)
 Do not wish to provide an answer190 (20)0 (0)
Currently receiving treatment for depression
 No629 (65)9 (53)
 Yes151 (16)8 (47)
 Do not know4 (0)0 (0)
 Do not wish to provide an answer188 (19)0 (0)
 If yes:
  Medication 55 (36)3 (38)
  Therapy28 (19)3 (38)
  Both61 (40)2 (25)
  Do not wish to provide an answer7 (5)0 (0)