access to health care services: perspectives from patients with mental health illnesses
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Access to health care services: perspectives from patients with mental health illnesses. Ioana Staiculescu, MPH Center for Health Policy Kansas City Regional Meeting December 7, 2011. Nationwide. The burden and prevalence of mental health disease is enormous - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Access to health care services: perspectives from patients with
mental health illnesses
Ioana Staiculescu, MPHCenter for Health Policy
Kansas City Regional MeetingDecember 7, 2011
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Nationwide
The burden and prevalence of mental health disease is enormous
National research estimates that 46% of Americans will have mental health issues during their lifetime1
The cost estimate for mental illness in the United States is around $83 billion per year2
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Missouri
It is estimated that 10.5% of individuals in Missouri, suffer from either serious psychological or emotional distress3
Missouri hospitals reported 67,472 inpatient hospitalizations for mental health disorders in 2008 (12.5% increase compared to the year 2000)4
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Medical care for patients with mental health illness
Patients with mental illness: are at high risk of poverty, stigmatization
and social isolation more likely to face physical health
problems increased risk for more
complicated medical disease and worse outcomes5,6,7
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Patients with mental health illness are more likely to die prematurely
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Mortality Associated with Mental Disorders: Mean Years of Potential Life Lost
Compared with the general population, persons with major mental illness lose 25-30 years of normal life span 8
Year AZ MO OK RI TX UT1997 26.3 25.1 28.51998 27.3 25.1 28.8 29.31999 32.2 26.8 26.3 29.3 26.92000 31.8 27.9 24.9
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What are the Causes of Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental
Illness?
While suicide and injury account for about 30-40% of excess mortality, about 60% of premature deaths in persons with schizophrenia are due to “natural causes” Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Respiratory diseases Infectious diseases
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Modifiable Risk FactorsEstimated Prevalence and Relative Risk (RR)
Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder
Obesity 45–55%, 1.5-2X RR9 26%13
Smoking 50–80%, 2-3X RR10 55%14
Diabetes 10–14%, 2X RR11 10%15
Hypertension ≥18%12 15%13
Dyslipidemia Up to 5X RR16
National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care
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Mental Disorders and Smoking
Higher prevalence of cigarette smoking(56-88%) for serious mental illness patients (overall U.S. prevalence 25%)
44% of all cigarettes in US are smoked by persons with mental illness17
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Causes of Obesity in Persons with serious mental illness
Increased caloric intake Decreased physical activity Psychotropic medications
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Psychotropic Medications and Weight Gain
Most antidepressants18
Most mood stabilizers19
Most antipsychotic medications20
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One Patient’s View of the Effects of Medication
Before After
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Access To Health Care
An issue for all people with limited income, particularly preventive care
Over use of emergency and specialty care Complicated by mental illness Significantly lower rates of primary care Significantly lower rates of routine testing Very poor dental care Little integration of primary care and psychiatry
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Purpose of the study
The purpose of the study was to:1. Gain insight into the barriers facing patients
with mental health illness in accessing health care services
2. Assess perceived quality of services received
3. Learn about resources that enable them to overcome unique challenges
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Methods
Adult patients with an underlying mental health illness living in Kansas City (N=17)
Semi-structured interview guide and waiver of documentation of consent
Given gift card for participation Interviews transcribed Content analysis
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Participants
Age Group
• 50 to 64
Gender
• 12 female• 5 men
Relationship status
• Single• Married
Household size
• 1-2 members
Education
• Some High School
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Main health issues
Diabetes Stress Poor nutrition Tobacco Substance abuse Cancer Heart disease
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Perceived barriers to accessing health care services
Multiple factors: Patient level Provider level Health care system level
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Health care system Lack of information about services available Difficulty navigating the system Lack of understanding of what they are entitled
to receive through their insurance Lacking the capacity to effectively use the
insurance The cost of services
Considerable out-of-pocket expenses and co-payments
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“ I don’t go to the doctor when I have something wrong. I didn’t go, I was sick last November; vomiting, diarrhea had it for four days and would not go because I didn’t have any money and I ended up with kidney failure….. If it was available somewhere, you know I didn’t even have a ride to get there.”
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Health care system
Availability of transportation services Long waiting times for doctor’s appointments Lots of issues with the emergency room Perceptions of system unfairness Lack of dental coverage
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“ People look down kind of look down on you, oh you can wait when you have Medicaid, because Medicaid don’t pay all their bills. Medicaid only pays a portion…..”
Perceptions of system unfairness
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Understanding the importance of insurance
“ One of my pills alone each month is $670. I pay two bucks. I mean there are good things on Medicaid and then there other things that aren’t so good.”
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“ There are certain things Medicaid will not cover, like oral surgery. No dentistry what so ever will they cover. I’ve three teeth that are so bad in my mouth. Diabetic, that stuff is poisonous going into my system and Medicaid won’t pay for it. No matter how much my doctors call and be like look this has to be done.
I got to…have two toenails that have to be removed. They’re covering the surgery to cut the lumps out of my feet, why not take my nails the same time. They are causing pain, they are causing infection. I am a diabetic, your feet are very important. “
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“ I had impacted teeth when I first moved here and my sister got me into her dentist, he pulled it and then he told me it was going to be $1,200 just to replace this one tooth with a temp and I couldn’t afford to go back though. I could pay $400 and that was it. ….. I still owe them $1,200. How am I going to pay that, I don’t have that. It’s like the dentist, he wanted me to pay him $400 a month and I told him what my income was and he didn’t care. I said I can pay $100 a month and he said no that’s not good enough. He won’t do this unless, and the teeth are going bad bad, but what do you do? Anyway, I feel bad that I owe people money. “
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Providers
Patience Willingness to investigate Ability and enthusiasm to treat Willingness to follow-up
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Providers
Sometimes struggle to understand the nature and importance of physical symptoms in patients with mental illness Symptoms and worries not taken seriously Attributing some of the physical symptoms to
symptoms of paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, etc
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“ I knew that there was something seriously wrong with my right side. I had to push the fact that there is something wrong with my side. I was told they thought it was a bruise. It turned out it was cancer, a tumor, and it wasn’t fully diagnosed until June, and I started getting chemo in August. Now, a year ago, October is when I was feeling this pain, that’s how long it took me to get a diagnosis.“
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Patients Poor health literacy skills among some
people with mental health illness may create additional challenges
Low health literacy will impact how easy or difficult will be for the patient to navigate the health system Access certain health care benefits Help seeking Adhere to medical treatment
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Simple strategies that might make a difference
Obtaining a “medical home” – a primary care provider responsible for overall coordination
Medication adherence – just as important for non-mental health meds
Assisting in scheduling and keeping medical care appointments
Transportation coordination strategies
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Disease Management 3700 Project (DM 3700)
Collaborative project between the Department of Mental Health and MO Health Net.
The project targets high cost Medicaid clients who have chronic medical conditions.
Focus on community support/case management to coordinate and manage their medical/psychiatric conditions.
More info at: http://dmh.mo.gov/mentalillness/provider/DM3700.htm
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Missouri Health Home Initiative
Medicaid waiver under Sect. 2703 of ACA Collaboration between state, primary care,
community mental health centers and other stakeholders.
Coordination of primary and behavioral HC. Reduce inpatient hospitalizations, ER visits
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Final thought
Findings may help policy makers, providers, and researchers understand that people with mental illness need a integrated approach to care management that deals with both the medical needs and the mental health needs—giving each equal priority.
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