在退伍军人卫生管理局内提供明亮光疗法
Daniel J Reis1, Alexandra L Schneider2, Samuel E King2
1VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
对情绪障碍的明亮光疗法 (BLT) 在退伍军人卫生管理局未得到充分利用,尽管使用量增加,季节性模式明显. 需要进一步的实施努力来改善BLT的获取和有效性.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 临床精神病学 临床精神病学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 明亮的光疗法 (BLT) 是一种成熟的季节性和非季节性抑郁症治疗方法.
- 了解医疗保健系统当前的BLT利用对于识别和解决护理差距至关重要.
- 这项研究调查了BLT在美国大型,全国性的医疗保健系统中的交付情况.
研究的目的:
- 评估退伍军人卫生管理局 (VHA) 对情绪障碍的明亮光疗 (BLT) 交付现状.
- 识别随着时间的推移,BLT使用的趋势和模式.
- 为未来的实施策略提供信息,以增加BLT访问.
主要方法:
- 电子医疗记录的回顾性观察研究.
- 来自VHA的门诊情绪障碍护理数据的分析 (2008年10月~2020年9月).
- 通过放置灯箱测量BLT交付咨询.
主要成果:
- 只有1.68%的接受门诊情绪障碍治疗的退伍军人接受了灯箱咨询.
- 在研究期间,咨询量显著增加了548.44%,在冬至期间有着强烈的季节性峰值.
- 过去的情绪障碍治疗增加了接受咨询的可能性,但人口统计学中的代表性很低.
结论:
- 尽管增长,VHA中情绪障碍的门诊BLT仍然很低.
- 强烈的季节性节奏表明,人们对季节性抑郁症的关注有限,对阳光变化有反应性的态度.
- 新的实施策略有机会提高BLT的使用率.
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