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Glenda Wrenn1, Fatima Kasiah2, Irshad Syed3
1Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, US. gwrenn@msm.edu.
Background:
Integration of behavioural health into primary care clinics is an established model of care and important approach to eliminating mental health disparities, but demands on provider time is a barrier to mental health screening. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a kiosk placed in a primary care clinic to screen for multiple mental health disorders.
Methods:
Quality improvement initiative with Plan-Do-Study-Act implementation and time series monitoring of utilisation outcomes.
Results:
A total of 281 screens were completed identifying positive screens for depression (30%) and bipolar disorder (17%). Post-traumatic stress disorder and concerning substance use were less common.
Conclusions:
Development of health information technology to facilitate behavioural health assessment in primary care is a promising approach to integrated care and provides additional benefits of population health monitoring.
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