Effectiveness of Integrating Suicide Care in Primary Care : Secondary Analysis of a Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Implementation Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care encounters are common among patients at risk for suicide.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of implementing population-based suicide care (SC) in primary care for suicide attempt prevention.

Design

Secondary analysis of a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized implementation trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02675777).

Setting

19 primary care practices within a large health care system in Washington State, randomly assigned launch dates.

Patients

Adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with primary care visits from January 2015 to July 2018.

Intervention

Practice facilitators, electronic medical record (EMR) clinical decision support, and performance monitoring supported implementation of depression screening, suicide risk assessment

SUBMITTER: Angerhofer Richards J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005173 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature