Examining Interrelationships Between Implementation Outcomes in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury Screening in Behavioral Health Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common among individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders in behavioral healthcare settings, but evidence-based TBI screening methods are underutilized. We investigated provider perceptions of the acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of TBI screening, and whether these perceptions influenced the relationships between screening intentions and behaviors. Understanding how these implementation outcomes are interrelated can help clarify the temporal sequencing of implementation processes and lead to more precise and cost-effective dissemination and implementation (D&I) strategies.

Method

In Phase 1 of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study, 215 behavioral healthcare providers completed an electronic surv

SUBMITTER: Hyzak KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855753 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature