Effects of intervention stage completion in an integrated behavioral health and primary care randomized pragmatic intervention trial [preprint]
Stephens, Kari A ; van Eeghen, Constance ; Zheng, Zihan ; Anastas, Tracy ; Ma, Kris Pui Kwan ; Prado, Maria G ; Clifton, Jessica ; Rose, Gail ; Mullin, Daniel J ; Chan, Kwun C G ... show 1 more
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Purpose: A pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive practice-level, multi-staged practice transformation intervention aimed to increase behavioral health integration in primary care practices and improve patient outcomes. We examined association between the completion of intervention stages and patient outcomes across a heterogenous national sample of primary care practices.
Methods: Forty-two primary care practices across the U.S. with co-located behavioral health and 2,426 patients with multiple chronic medical and behavioral health conditions completed surveys at baseline, midpoint and two year follow-up. Effects of the intervention on patient health and primary care integration outcomes were examined using multilevel mixed-effects models, while controlling for baseline outcome measurements.
Results: No differences were found associated with the number of intervention stages completed in patient health outcomes were found for depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain, pain interference, social function, patient satisfaction with care or medication adherence. The completion of each intervention stage was associated with increases in Practice Integration Profile (PIP) domain scores and were confirmed with modeling using multiple imputation for: Workflow 3.5 (95% CI: 0.9-6.1), Integration Methods 4.6 (95% CI: 1.5-7.6), Patient Identification 2.9 (95% CI: 0.9-5.0), and Total Integration 2.7 (95% CI: 0.7-4.7).
Conclusion: A practice-centric flexible practice transformation intervention improved integration of behavioral health in primary care across heterogenous primary care practices treating patients with multiple chronic conditions. Interventions that allow practices to flexibly improve care have potential to help complex patient populations. Future research is needed to determine how to best target patient health outcomes at a population level.
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Stephens KA, van Eeghen C, Zheng Z, Anastas T, Ma KPK, Prado MG, Clifton J, Rose G, Mullin D, Chan KCG, Kessler R. Effects of intervention stage completion in an integrated behavioral health and primary care randomized pragmatic intervention trial. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Feb 8:2024.02.07.24302481. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.07.24302481. PMID: 38370852; PMCID: PMC10871364.
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This article is a preprint. Preprints are preliminary reports of work that have not been certified by peer review.