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  • Healthcare Delivery
  • Psychology
  • Clinical Research

Background:

  • Integrated Care (IC) models are expanding, yet robust methods for assessing behavioral intervention fidelity are lacking.
  • Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a behavioral intervention increasingly utilized within healthcare settings.
  • Evaluating intervention fidelity is crucial for understanding treatment efficacy in complex care models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the intervention fidelity of Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) within an Integrated Care (IC) model.
  • To develop and implement a mixed-methods approach for monitoring behavioral intervention fidelity.
  • To compare outcomes of SFBT against treatment-as-usual in an IC setting.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods concurrent process evaluation was employed within a randomized clinical trial.
  • Qualitative content analysis informed the development of participant surveys and interventionist charting templates.
  • Quantitative data were collected via participant surveys, interventionist self-reports, and chart data, analyzed with descriptive statistics and ANOVA.

Main Results:

  • High intervention fidelity was observed, with 97% of participants completing all 3 SFBT sessions.
  • The average SFBT intervention duration was 24.6 minutes, with most follow-ups occurring weekly.
  • The SFBT group demonstrated significantly greater growth in Solution-focused core constructs compared to the treatment-as-usual group (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully established a comprehensive method for monitoring SFBT fidelity within an IC model.
  • Findings support the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing SFBT with high fidelity in Integrated Care.
  • This work provides a foundational framework for fidelity monitoring of behavioral interventions in Integrated Care settings.