Measuring the integration of primary care and behavioral health services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To perform a factor analysis of the Practice Integration Profile (PIP), a 30-item practice-level measure of primary care and behavioral health integration derived from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Lexicon for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration.

Data sources

The PIP was completed by 735 individuals, representing 357 practices across the United States.

Study design

The study design was a cross-sectional survey. An exploratory factor analysis and assessment of internal consistency reliability via Cronbach's alpha were performed.

Data collection methods

Participant responses were collected using REDCap, a secure, web-based data capture tool.

Principal findings

Five of the PIP's six domains had factor loadings for mos

SUBMITTER: Mullin DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407343 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature