TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot test of a peer navigator intervention for improving the health of individuals with serious mental illness
AU - Kelly, Erin
AU - Fulginiti, Anthony
AU - Pahwa, Rohini
AU - Tallen, Louise
AU - Duan, Lei
AU - Brekke, John S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments Funded with support from the UniHealth Foundation, the Los Angeles Basin Clinical Translational Science Institute at the University of Southern California, the Clinical Translational Science Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
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PY - 2014/5/1
Y1 - 2014/5/1
N2 - Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are at considerably higher risk for morbidity and mortality than those in the general population. The current pilot trial is a preliminary examination of a peer health navigation intervention for improving health and healthcare utilization called the Bridge. Twenty-four individuals with SMI were randomly assigned to either peer navigation or treatment as usual (TAU). Navigators encouraged development of self-management of healthcare through a series of psychoeducation and behavioral strategies. Outcomes included a range of health consequences, as well as health utilization indices. After 6 months, compared to the TAU group, participants receiving the intervention experienced fewer pain and health symptoms. Participants changed their orientation about seeking care to a primary care provider (44.4 % vs. 83.3 %, χ(2) = 3.50, p < .05) rather than the emergency room (55.6 % vs. 0 %, χ(2) = 8.75, p < .01). Therefore, the Bridge intervention demonstrated considerable promise through positively impacting health and healthcare utilization.
AB - Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are at considerably higher risk for morbidity and mortality than those in the general population. The current pilot trial is a preliminary examination of a peer health navigation intervention for improving health and healthcare utilization called the Bridge. Twenty-four individuals with SMI were randomly assigned to either peer navigation or treatment as usual (TAU). Navigators encouraged development of self-management of healthcare through a series of psychoeducation and behavioral strategies. Outcomes included a range of health consequences, as well as health utilization indices. After 6 months, compared to the TAU group, participants receiving the intervention experienced fewer pain and health symptoms. Participants changed their orientation about seeking care to a primary care provider (44.4 % vs. 83.3 %, χ(2) = 3.50, p < .05) rather than the emergency room (55.6 % vs. 0 %, χ(2) = 8.75, p < .01). Therefore, the Bridge intervention demonstrated considerable promise through positively impacting health and healthcare utilization.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-013-9616-4
DO - 10.1007/s10597-013-9616-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 23744292
AN - SCOPUS:84904051240
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 50
SP - 435
EP - 446
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 4
ER -