Mental health outcomes in patients with a long-term condition: analysis of an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Having a long-term condition (LTC) significantly affects mental health. UK policy requires effective mental health provisions for patients with an LTC, generally provided by Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. National IAPT data suggest that patients with an LTC typically demonstrate poorer outcomes compared with patients without an LTC. However, exploration of confounding factors and different outcome variables is limited.

Aims

To establish the association of LTC status with demographic and clinical factors, and clinical mental health outcomes.

Method

Anonymised patient-level data from a London IAPT service during January 2019 to October 2020 were used in this cohort study, to compare differences between LTC and non-LTC groups on s

SUBMITTER: Seaton N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9230614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature