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Grammeniati A, Mantziou A, Peritogiannis V. First-contact patients with a community mental health service in rural Greece: A 3-year prospective study of treatment attendance and its co-relations. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2024; 70:355-363. [PMID: 38193429 DOI: 10.1177/00207640231212097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Treatment continuation is essential for the optimal management of patients with mental disorders in the community, but treatment and outcome are often undermined by the high rates of service disengagement and treatment non-adherence across all psychiatric diagnoses. The phenomenon may be even more relevant in rural settings. AIMS The aim of the present study was to explore attendance to treatment in first-contact patients in a community-based treatment setting in rural Greece and to explore the associations of treatment attendance with demographic and clinical factors. METHOD Data were collected prospectively over a 3-year period, with 1-year follow-up interval. All first-contact cases with the Mobile Mental Health Unit of the prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia (MMHU I-T), Northwest Greece were considered, but only clinical cases were processed. RESULTS The sample size consisted of 446 patients, with a mean age 65.4 ± 18.8 years. The rate of 12-month attendance to mental health treatment was 13.5% (60 out of 446 patients). Treatment attendance was found to be correlated with younger age, the diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum disorder, and patients' referral by other psychiatric services. First examination over the year 2019 had been significantly inversely associated with treatment engagement. CONCLUSION Rates of subsequent attendance after initial assessment in a rural community mental healthcare setting were rather low in the present study. Several variables that have been previously associated with service engagement were found to be related in this study too, whereas other were not. Research on treatment engagement in rural treatment settings should be ongoing to reveal all associated factors.
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- Aikaterini Grammeniati
- Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, Ioannina, Greece
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- Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, Ioannina, Greece
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- Mobile Mental Health Unit of the Prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus, Ioannina, Greece
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Santos J, Camplain C, Pollitt AM, Baldwin JA. A formative assessment of client characteristics associated with missed appointments in integrated primary care services in rural Arizona. J Eval Clin Pract 2024; 30:243-250. [PMID: 37933799 PMCID: PMC11299713 DOI: 10.1111/jep.13939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Integrating primary care services in mental healthcare facilities is an uncommon model of care in the United States that could bring several benefits (e.g., improved access to physical healthcare) for vulnerable populations experiencing mental health conditions, especially those living in underserved regions like rural Arizona. AIM This formative assessment aimed to understand the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of clients accessing integrated primary care (IPC) services implemented in 2021 at a community mental healthcare facility in rural Arizona and to explore the proportion of missed appointments. Additionally, we analysed the association between client characteristics and IPC missed appointments. METHODS The authors collaborated with a community mental health facility in rural Arizona, which provided deidentified data from 280 clients who accessed IPC services from June 2021 to February 2022. RESULTS Most clients were White and of vulnerable socioeconomic status, with a substantial proportion of Native Americans (23.58%). The majority of clients (55.75%) had a mental health disorder (MHD), 23.74% had a substance use disorder (SUD), and 15.10% had comorbid MHD and SUD. Linear regression revealed that experiencing comorbid MHD and SUD was significantly associated with missed appointments. Compared with White clients, Native Americans missed fewer appointments. CONCLUSION Future studies conducted from a culturally-centred perspective are crucial to guide strategies to reduce missed appointments in rural IPC services.
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- Jeffersson Santos
- Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Community and Population Health, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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Smith TE, Corbeil T, Wall MM, Tang F, Essock SM, Frimpong E, Goldman ML, Mascayano F, Radigan M, Wang R, Rodgers I, Dixon LB, Olfson M, Lewis-Fernández R. Community, Hospital, and Patient Factors Contributing to Ethnoracial Disparities in Follow-Up After Psychiatric Hospitalization. Psychiatr Serv 2023; 74:684-694. [PMID: 36651116 PMCID: PMC10329986 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study used an ecosocial perspective to examine ethnoracial disparities in timely outpatient follow-up care after psychiatric hospitalization in a cohort of Medicaid recipients. METHODS This retrospective analysis used 2012-2013 New York State Medicaid claims data for 17,488 patients ages <65 years who were treated in hospital psychiatric units and discharged to the community. Claims data were linked to other administrative data sets capturing key social conditions and determinants of mental health for non-Latinx White (White hereafter), non-Latinx Black (Black), Latinx, non-Latinx Asian/Pacific Islander (Asian/Pacific Islander), non-Latinx American Indian or Native Alaskan (American Indian or Native Alaskan), and other ethnoracial groups. Regression models were used to estimate the variations in disparities in timely follow-up care that were attributable to community, organization (i.e., hospital), and individual patient characteristics. RESULTS Overall, 60.1% of patients attended an outpatient mental health visit within 30 days of discharge. Compared with the rate for White patients, the attendance rates were 9.5 percentage points lower for Black patients and 7.8 percentage points higher for Asian/Pacific Islander patients. No significant difference in attendance rates was found between Latinx and White patients. Community factors, specifically urban versus rural classification and county poverty status, accounted for the greatest variation in timely follow-up care in all comparisons. CONCLUSIONS Efforts to increase connection to outpatient mental health follow-up care after psychiatric hospitalization should incorporate cultural and structural competencies to address social conditions and determinants of mental health that underly ethnoracial disparities.
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- Thomas E. Smith
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, New York
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- Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, New York
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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Hooley C, Salvo D, Brown DS, Brookman-Frazee L, Lau AS, Brownson RC, Fowler PJ, Innes-Gomberg D, Proctor EK. Scaling-up Child and Youth Mental Health Services: Assessing Coverage of a County-Wide Prevention and Early Intervention Initiative During One Fiscal Year. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2023; 50:17-32. [PMID: 36289142 PMCID: PMC9977707 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-022-01220-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE In the U.S., the percentage of youth in need of evidence-based mental health practices (EBPs) who receive them (i.e., coverage rate) is low. We know little about what influences coverage rates. In 2010, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) launched a reimbursement-driven implementation of multiple EBPs in youth mental health care. This study examines two questions: (1) What was the coverage rate of EBPs delivered three years following initial implementation? (2) What factors are associated with the coverage rates? METHODS To assess coverage rates of publicly insured youth, we used LACDMH administrative claims data from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 and estimates of the size of the targeted eligible youth population from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS). The unit of analysis was clinic service areas (n = 254). We used Geographic Information Systems and an OLS regression to assess community and clinic characteristics related to coverage. RESULTS The county coverage rate was estimated at 17%, much higher than national estimates. The proportion of ethnic minorities, individuals who are foreign-born, adults with a college degree within a geographic area were negatively associated with clinic service area coverage rates. Having more therapists who speak a language other than English, providing care outside of clinics, and higher proportion of households without a car were associated with higher coverage rates. CONCLUSION Heterogeneity in municipal mental health record type and availability makes it difficult to compare the LACDMH coverage rate with other efforts. However, the LACDMH initiative has higher coverage than published national rates. Having bilingual therapists and providing services outside the clinic was associated with higher coverage. Even with higher coverage, inequities persisted.
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- Cole Hooley
- Brigham Young University, 84602, Provo, UT, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Bellmont Hall 822J, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, Stp D3700, 78712, Austin, TX, United States
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0812, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- UCLA Department of Psychology, 502 Portola Plaza, 90095, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Prevention Research Center, Brown School, Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis CDC U48DP006395, the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 1 Brookings Drive, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, 510 S. Vermont Avenue, 17th Floor, 90020, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Haddad R, Badke D'Andrea C, Ricchio A, Evanoff B, Morrato EH, Parks J, Newcomer JW, Nicol GE. Using Innovation-Corps (I-Corps™) Methods to Adapt a Mobile Health (mHealth) Obesity Treatment for Community Mental Health Settings. Front Digit Health 2022; 4:835002. [PMID: 35721796 PMCID: PMC9197731 DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.835002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background We employed Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) methods to adaptation of a mobile health (mHealth) short-message-system (SMS) -based interactive obesity treatment approach (iOTA) for adults with severe mentall illness receiving care in community settings. Methods We hypothesized "jobs to be done" in three broad stakeholder groups: "decision makers" (DM = state and community clinic administrators), "clinician consumers" (CC = case managers, peer supports, nurses, prescribers) and "service consumers" (SC = patients, peers and family members). Semistructured interviews (N = 29) were recorded and transcribed ver batim and coded based on pragmatic-variant grounded theory methods. Results Four themes emerged across groups: education, inertia, resources and ownership. Sub-themes in education and ownership differed between DM and CC groups on implementation ownership, intersecting with professional development, suggesting the importance of training and supervision in scalability. Sub-themes in resources and intertia differed between CC and SC groups, suggesting illness severity and access to healthy food as major barriers to engagement, whereas the SC group identified the need for enhanced emotional support, in addition to pragmatic skills like menu planning and cooking, to promote health behavior change. Although SMS was percieved as a viable education and support tool, CC and DM groups had limited familiarity with use in clinical care delivery. Conclusions Based on customer discovery, the characteristics of a minimum viable iOTA for implementation, scalability and sustainability include population- and context-specific adaptations to treatment content, interventionist training and delivery mechanism. Successful implementation of an SMS-based intervention will likely require micro-adaptations to fit specific clinical settings.
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- Rita Haddad
- Healthy Mind Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Healthy Mind Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Healthy Mind Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Center for Healthy Work, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Washington, DC, United States
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- Healthy Mind Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Thriving Mind South Florida, Miami, FL, United States
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- Healthy Mind Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Farah Nasir B, Brennan-Olsen S, Gill NS, Beccaria G, Kisely S, Hides L, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Nicholson G, Toombs M. A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders. Aust N Z J Public Health 2021; 45:330-337. [PMID: 34097328 DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To generate outcomes for the development of a culturally appropriate mental health treatment model for Indigenous Australians with depression. METHODS Three focus group sessions and two semi-structured interviews were undertaken over six months across regional and rural locations in South West Queensland. Data were transcribed verbatim and coded using manual thematic analyses. Transcripts were thematically analysed and substantiated. Findings were presented back to participants for authenticity and verification. RESULTS Three focus group discussions (n=24), and two interviews with Elders (n=2) were conducted, from which six themes were generated. The most common themes from the focus groups included Indigenous autonomy, wellbeing and identity. The three most common themes from the Elder interviews included culture retention and connection to Country, cultural spiritual beliefs embedded in the mental health system, and autonomy over funding decisions. CONCLUSIONS A treatment model for depression must include concepts of Indigenous autonomy, identity and wellbeing. Further, treatment approaches need to incorporate Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing concepts alongside clinical treatment approaches. Implications for public health: Any systematic approach to address the social and cultural wellbeing of Indigenous peoples must have a community-led design and delivery.
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- Bushra Farah Nasir
- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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- School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Victoria.,Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Victoria
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland.,School of Medicine, Griffith University, Queensland
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland
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- Southern Clinical School, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland.,Departments of Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Santos MM, Ullman J, Leonard RC, Puspitasari AJ, Cook J, Riemann BC. Behavioral Activation as a Mechanism of Change in Residential Treatment for Mood Problems: A Growth Curve Model Analysis. Behav Ther 2019; 50:1087-1097. [PMID: 31735244 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Research on the efficacy, effectiveness, and dissemination potential of behavioral activation (BA)-focused interventions for depression and comorbid disorders has expanded rapidly. However, research that examines how BA interventions work has seen less growth. A primary purported mechanism of BA is activation, which reflects a person's meaningful (re)engagement in life. BA theory posits that depression will decrease as activation increases, and that changes in the mechanism variable will lead to changes in outcome. The current study aims to investigate activation as a potential mechanism of change in the context of a BA-focused residential treatment intervention for mood problems using repeated measures of self-reported activation and depression from a large comorbid sample (N = 578). Growth curve modeling was used to examine between-person differences in within-person change over time. Findings suggest that self-reported activation increases and depression decreases over time. Moreover, results show both linear and quadratic growth and that the rate of change in activation predicts the rate of change of depression. BA-focused residential treatment may facilitate activation, which exerts an effect on depression among residents with diagnostically complex presentations.
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Nay WT, Urbach JR, Maixner WD, Hostetter E, Waller SJ. The Access Initiative: Improving Appropriateness of Patient Fit for Resident Case Assignment. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY : THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY 2016; 40:620-622. [PMID: 26577001 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-015-0441-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- William T Nay
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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Poleshuck E, Wittink M, Crean H, Gellasch T, Sandler M, Bell E, Juskiewicz I, Cerulli C. Using patient engagement in the design and rationale of a trial for women with depression in obstetrics and gynecology practices. Contemp Clin Trials 2015; 43:83-92. [PMID: 25937505 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Significant health disparities exist among socioeconomically disadvantaged women, who experience elevated rates of depression and increased risk for poor depression treatment engagement and outcomes. We aimed to use stakeholder input to develop innovative methods for a comparative effectiveness trial to address the needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged women with depression in women's health practices. METHODS Using a community advisory board, focus groups, and individual patient input, we determined the feasibility and acceptability of an electronic psychosocial screening and referral tool; developed and finalized a prioritization tool for women with depression; and piloted the prioritization tool. Two intervention approaches, enhanced screening and referral using an electronic psychosocial screening, and mentoring using the prioritization tool, were developed as intervention options for socioeconomically disadvantaged women attending women's health practices. We describe the developmental steps and the final design for the comparative effectiveness trial evaluating both intervention approaches. CONCLUSIONS Stakeholder input allowed us to develop an acceptable clinical trial of two patient-centered interventions with patient-driven outcomes.
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- Ellen Poleshuck
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, 401 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, 255 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Newark Wayne, Rochester Regional Health System, 1200 Driving Park Avenue, Newark, NY 14513, USA
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- Division of Social Work, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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