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Elizabeth Charron1, Bijay Rimal2, Brandt Wiskur3,4
1Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health, Schusterman Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Abstract:
We described the feasibility of implementing integrated behavioural health (IBH) care in an outpatient cardiology clinic for patients with injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis (IDU-IE). From 2021-2024, a total of 141 patients with IDU-IE were evaluated in the clinic. Universal behavioural health screening was completed for 78 patients (55.3%). Of those screened, 23 (29.5%) received a behavioural health assessment and consented to receive IBH care. Among them, 21 (91.3%) received at least one psychiatric consultation, and all 23 (100%) received a brief behavioural health intervention. IBH care for patients with IDU-IE was feasible to implement in an outpatient cardiology clinic.
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