Erschienen in:
02.05.2016 | Brief Report
A Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating the Effect of a Healthcare Access Model for Individuals with Severe Psychiatric Disabilities
verfasst von:
E. Sally Rogers, Mihoko Maru, Megan Kash-MacDonald, Mariah Archer-Williams, Lobat Hashemi, Judith Boardman
Erschienen in:
Community Mental Health Journal
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Ausgabe 6/2016
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Abstract
We conducted a randomized trial to examine a model for integrating primary care into a community mental health setting. Two hundred individuals were recruited and randomly assigned to receive primary care delivered by a nurse practitioner (n = 94) or services-as-usual (n = 106), assessed on health and mental health outcomes, and followed for 12 months. Intent-to-Treat and exposure analyses were conducted and suggest that participants who engaged with the nurse practitioner experienced gains in perceptions of primary care quality. Health benefits accrued for individuals having receiving nurse practitioner services in a mental health setting to address primary care needs.