Exploring Predictors of Treatment Engagement in Urban Integrated Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Integrated primary care (IPC) is intended to address the gap in access to behavioral health care. This may be particularly true in urban settings; however, there is a paucity of research on treatment engagement in urban IPC. This study explored factors associated with treatment engagement.

Method

Data were collected via retrospective chart review for 410 patients of diverse backgrounds who received an IPC referral in an urban primary care site. Patient-related factors included having multiple types of referral concerns, patient primary care show rate, and number of visits with referring clinician. Service-related factors included referral type (warm handoff/ electronic), number of days between referral and intake, and average number of days between IPC treatment se

SUBMITTER: Mautone JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318319 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature