Effects of intervention stage completion in an integrated behavioral health and primary care randomized pragmatic intervention trial.

ABSTRACT:

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 con

SUBMITTER: Stephens KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10871364 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature