jennifer s. funderburk, ph.d. stephen a. maisto, ph.d. anne dobmeyer, ph.d
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Patients Seen, and Interventions Used by Behavioral Health
Providers Working in Different Models of Integrated Healthcare
in Primary Care Clinics Across the VA
Jennifer S. Funderburk, Ph.D.Stephen A. Maisto, Ph.D.
Anne Dobmeyer, Ph.D.Christopher Hunter, PH.D.
Acknowledgements•This study was funded by the Center for
Integrated Healthcare pilot grant•This study could not have been completed
without the generosity and hard work of behavioral health providers across the VA, leadership, and fellow research staff
Objectives• Describe the different integrated healthcare
models behavioral health providers reported working in across the VA nationally
• Describe the types of patients seen and clinical interventions used regularly across different integrated healthcare models.
• Discuss the implication of these results on the clinical practice of BHPs within integrated primary care settings.
• Discuss potential avenues for future clinical intervention research.
Purpose of the Study•National prospective descriptive web-
based study examining the types of patients seen and interventions used by VA behavioral health providers (BHPs) integrated into primary care
Method•Recruitment
▫Contacted implementation coordinators of PCMH (N=143) to obtain email addresses for BHPs in their VA
92 coordinators responded (71% response rate)▫33 forwarded recruitment email to BHPs▫8 scheduled a teleconference to present research to
BHPs▫40 provided BHP names and email addresses to
researchers▫Some provided listservs which included non-BHP staff
▫Sent 3 recruitment emails to each BHP asking them to contact us if they were interested
MethodProcedure:
Interested BHPs replied to the recruitment email and scheduled a 5-minute telephone call, where they completed informed consent, learned how to use the web-based questionnaire, and scheduled a day to complete the study
BHPs completed online questionnaires on one randomly assigned day of clinical service
Method•Measures:
▫Demographics & Background (filled out only once):
BHP’s background & clinical training Integrated healthcare setting elements
▫Appointment Questionnaire (filled out after each patient on day of study):
Patient Information: gender, age, presenting symptomatology
Types of Clinical Interventions Performed
Participants: BHPs•159 BHPs completed the study
▫ 21 VISNs represented▫452 eligible BHPs contacted▫Overall 35% response rate
Impacted by over-inclusive listservs Slightly higher than typical email response rate
33% (Shih & Fan, 2009)
Participants• Integrated Healthcare Models
▫Coordinated Care (N=4) Medical and behavioral health providers largely
function independently in separate facilities Maintain separate records, treatment plans, and
standards of care.▫Co-located (N=39)
Medical and behavioral health providers are located in same physical space and may share administrative personnel
▫Care Management (N=9) Model of care typically focused on a discrete
clinical problem (e.g., depression), incorporating specific pathways using a variety of components
Participants• Integrated Healthcare Models (continued)
▫ Co-located Collaborative Care (CCC; N=75) Population health-based model of care focused on all patient
populations Medical providers and BHPs share patient information, medical
record, treatment plan, and standard of care BHP is embedded within the primary care team, acts as a
consultant to PCP▫ Blended--Care Management / CCC (N=28)
Incorporates embedded care management aspect of CCC model Care manager and behavioral health consultant are part of
primary care team BHC is typically responsible for supervision of the care manager
▫ Blended--Co-located / CCC (N=4) Medical providers and BHPs are located in the same physical
space, share patient information, medical record, treatment plan, and standard of care
Results: BHP Demographics & Clinical Background by Model
Co-located (N=39 BHPs)
CCC(N=75 BHPs)
Blended-CCC+CM
(N=28 BHPs)Mea
n (SD)
Range
Mode
Mean
(SD)
Range
Mode
Mean
(SD)
Range
Mode
Provider age 41(9) 29-62 40 41(10)
24-63 30 42(9) 30-62 36
Yrs. of clinical experience in primary care
4(4) 0-17 1 4(4) 0-21 1 3(3) 0-18 1
No. of hrs/wk seeing patients
27(10)
4-40 40 29(12)
3-40 40 31(11)
6-40 40
Office distance from PCP (ft)
17(19)
1-100 15 25(60)
1-400 10 16(20)
0-75 5
Results: Provider Type by Model
Psyc
holog
ist
Socia
l Wor
ker
Psyc
hiatri
st NP RNOth
er0
102030405060708090
100
Co-locatedCCCBlended-CCC+CM
Other: MS in Psychology, Psychology
Interns, NPs, Advanced Practice
Nurses
Co-located CCC Blended-CCC+CM
Shared medical record 100% 100% 100%Patients use same waiting area as primary care
90% 92% 93%
Offices located within primary care clinic
90% 85% 86%
Daily open slots for same-day appointments
87% 87% 89%
BHPs attend primary care staff meetings
69% 77% 82%
Same staff schedules BHP appointments as primary care*
41%* 67%* 36%*
BHPs regularly present at primary care staff meetings†
36%† 52%† 61%†
PCP regularly asks BHP to join them on patient appointments
23% 29% 32%
Results: Integrated Care Elements by Model
* p < .05, † p < .10 in X2 analysis
Results: Theoretical Orientation by Model
CBT
Behav
ioral
Inter
perso
nal
Insigh
t-orie
nted ACT
0102030405060708090
100
Co-locatedCCCBlended-CCC+CM
“Other” orientations: Co-located (21%) CCC (35%)Blended (32%)
Results: Patient Demographics by Model
Co-located (N=151 patients)
CCC(N=311 patients)
Blended-CCC+CM
(N=105 patients)Patient gender
96% male 85% male 82% male
Initial session
40% 37% 32%
Session range
2-47, Mode:2 1-96, Mode: 2 2-28, Mode: 2
Mean
(SD)
Range
Mode
Mean
(SD)
Range
Mode
Mean
(SD)
Range
Mode
Patient age 54(15)
21-89 64 52(15)
22-85 62 54(14)
23-86 63
Visit length (min)
39(17)
5-95 30 40(16)
2-120 30 39(15)
7-90 30
Results: Top 3 Patient Presenting Problems by Model
Depression Anxiety Adjustment0
102030405060708090
100
Co-locatedCCCBlended-CCC+CM
Next 3 Most Commonly Reported Problems: Insomnia, Chronic Pain, & Coping with a Medical Condition
Clinical InterventionCo-located
(N=151)CCC
(N=311)Blended-CCC+CM(N=105)
Psycho-education about diagnosis 70% 64% 71%
Educate about CBT 62% 70% 82%Discuss current techniques for relief 76% 89% 91%
Importance of interpersonal relationships 73% 72% 80%
Pleasurable activities 66% 74% 76%
Behavioral changes 50% 62% 63%Plan to see patient again 72% 70% 79%
Results: Top Interventions by Model
Clinical InterventionCo-located
(N=151)CCC
(N=311)Blended-CCC+CM(N=105)
Educate about CBT 64% 68% 81%
Problem solving skills 48% 60% 71%
Discuss medication adherence 43% 52% 66%
Relapse prevention 22%* 25% 53%*Discuss communication style in relationships 43% 49% 60%
Cognitive distortions 33% 28% 51%
Results: Differences in Interventions for Depression
* Largest difference in how much an intervention is used
Clinical InterventionCo-located
(N=151)CCC
(N=311)Blended-CCC+CM(N=105)
Educate about CBT 67% 71% 84%
Problem solving skills 47% 58% 72%
Discuss medication adherence 38%* 44% 67%*
Relapse prevention 19% 23% 44%Educate about medications 55% 49% 72%Behavior change 48% 60% 68%
Results: Differences in Interventions for Anxiety
* Largest difference in how much an intervention is used
Results Overview: Similarities•BHPs most likely to be psychologists•CBT most common•Aspects of integrated healthcare context:
▫Shared medical record▫Patients use same waiting area as primary care▫Daily open slots for same-day appointments▫BHP offices located within primary care clinic
•Depression, Anxiety & Adjustment top problems•Most common interventions among the models:
▫Discussing current techniques for relief▫Importance of interpersonal relationships
Results Overview: Differences
• Aspects of integrated healthcare context▫Staff scheduling BHP and primary care appointments▫BHPs presenting at primary care staff meetings
• Top Interventions▫Co-located: Plan to see patient again▫CCC: Pleasurable activities▫Blended-CCC+CM: Educate about CBT
• Depression Interventions▫Relapse Prevention (used 22-53%)
• Anxiety Interventions▫Discussion of medication adherence (used 38-67%)
Limitations•Only 35% response rate from BHPs
▫Impacted by over-inclusive listservs•Only examined one day of primary care
▫Could be non-representative of typical care given
▫Future studies could examine several days and create averages of the data that more accurately reflect what is happening
•Limited numbers of all models represented▫Makes across-model comparisons difficult
Discussion•Majority of BHPs are psychologists
▫ BHPs can come from a variety of training backgrounds▫ Psychologists are increasingly being recruited to work in
integrated primary care settings (Cummings, O’Donohue, Hayes, & Follette, 2001; Frank, McDaniel, Bray, & Heldring, 2004)
•Depressive and anxious symptomatology are most common within primary care (Funderburk et al., 2011; Bluestein & Cubic, 2009)
•Evidence suggests the efficacy of problem-solving & CBT interventions; could be helpful to be utilized even more (Catalan et al, 1991; Churchill et al., 2001)
Conclusions•Need for effectiveness research
▫ Focused on the interventions regularly used by BHPs▫ Focused on comparing the efficacy in different models of
care•Need for research on barriers
▫ Exploring barriers to BHPs using recommended or preferred interventions (e.g., CBT, problem-solving techniques)
▫ Exploring barriers to sites becoming more integrated•Need for dissemination
▫ Examining how to disseminate findings on evidence-based treatment to providers to help improve practices
▫ Examining the current access to trainings on evidence-based treatments
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