Sociodemographic characteristics |
Age, mean, No. (SD) | 73.0 (5.3) | 77.1 (5.3) | .012 |
Women, No. (%)* | 21 (79) | 15 (71) | .623 |
African American, No. (%)* | 10 (39) | 12 (57) | .173 |
Education less than high school, No. (%)* | 8 (30) | 10 (48) | .210 |
Psychological status |
CES-D score, mean (SD) | 18.3 (13.5) | 15.6 (10.0) | .450 |
BAI score, mean (SD) | 10.0 (9.2) | 11.8 (8.5) | .498 |
BHS score, mean (SD) | 5.5 (4.1) | 4.8 (3.7) | .607 |
Cognitive status |
MMSE score, mean (SD) | 27.8 (2.2) | 27.1 (3.0) | .371 |
Physician ratings at index visit |
Physician rates the patient as depressed, No. (%)* | 27 (100) | 0 (0) | .842 |
Physician knows the patient very well, No. (%)* | 20 (75) | 15 (71) | .843 |