Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined mental health symptom trajectories and engagement in mental health follow-up in relation to mechanism of injury. This study examined differences in engagement between survivors of nonviolent and violent injury in the Trauma Resilience and Recovery Program (TRRP), a stepped-care, technology-enhanced model that provides evidence-based mental health screening and treatment to patients admitted to our Level I trauma service.

Methods

This study analyzed data from 2,527 adults enrolled in TRRP at hospital bedside between 2018 and 2022, including 398 patients (16%) with a violent injury and 2,129 patients (84%) with a nonviolent injury. Bivariate and hierarchical logistic regression analyses examined relations between injury type (violent vs. no

SUBMITTER: O'Connor KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature