Testing for statistical discrimination by race/ethnicity in panel data for depression treatment in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test for discrimination by race/ethnicity arising from clinical uncertainty in treatment for depression, also known as "statistical discrimination."

Data sources

We used survey data from 1,321 African-American, Hispanic, and white adults identified with depression in primary care. Surveys were administered every six months for two years in the Quality Improvement for Depression (QID) studies.

Study design

To examine whether and how change in depression severity affects change in treatment intensity by race/ethnicity, we used multivariate cross-sectional and change models that difference out unobserved time-invariant patient characteristics potentially correlated with race/ethnicity.

Data collection/extraction methods

Treatment intensity was operati

SUBMITTER: McGuire TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442383 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature