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- Title
Utilization of Child Psychiatry Consultation Embedded in Primary Care for an Urban, Latino Population.
- Authors
Spencer, Andrea E.; Chiang, Cindy; Plasencia, Natalie; Biederman, Joseph; Sun, Ying; Gebara, Carolina; Center, MGH Chelsea HealthCare; Jellinek, Michael; Murphy, J. Michael; Zima, Bonnie T.
- Abstract
Abstract Objective. In a novel model of embedded primary care child psychiatry serving an urban Latino population, we examined determinants of successful referral and relationship between clinical need and service intensity. Methods. We conducted a chart review of referred patients from July 2013–March 2015. We used multiple logistic regressions controlling for confounders to identify determinants of successful referral. We examined the relationship between service intensity and clinical need using Poisson regression, adjusting for exposure time, age, sex, ethnicity, and language. Results. Seventy-four percent of patients completed an evaluation. Younger children (p=.0397) and those with a history of therapy (p=.0077) were more likely to make initial contact. The markers of clinical need included PSC-35 Global Scores (p=.0027) and number of psychiatric diagnoses (p=.0178) predicted number of visits. Conclusions. Our findings support early referral to improve engagement, and provide initial evidence that embedded child psychiatry consultation is feasible and may increase access to care. [End Page 637]
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL illness treatment; PSYCHOSES; AGE distribution; CHI-squared test; CHILD psychiatry; COMMUNITY health services; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH services accessibility; HISPANIC Americans; MEDICAL care use; MEDICAL records; MEDICAL referrals; NEEDS assessment; POISSON distribution; PRIMARY health care; CITY dwellers; MULTIPLE regression analysis; HUMAN services programs; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 2, p637
- ISSN
1049-2089
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/hpu.2019.0047