Does a Peer-Led Program with Wellness Coaching Improve Wellness among People with Serious Mental Illness?

People with serious mental illness, or SMI, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia often also have long-term physical health problems.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1023/thumbnail.jp

Behavioral Health Integration and Outcomes that Matter to Patients: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Observational Study

The study team hypothesized that patients would have a better experience over time in clinics that had greater degrees of behavioral health integration.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1013/thumbnail.jp

Using a Transitional Care Program to Prepare Patients to Take Care of Themselves after Leaving the Hospital

Some patients have difficulty caring for themselves after they return home from a hospital stay.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1027/thumbnail.jp

Comparing Universal versus Targeted School Screenings for Depression among Teens

The US Preventive Services Task Force endorses universal adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) screening in primary care; however, most adolescents lack preventive health care, resulting in worsening disparities in MDD screening and treatment.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1006/thumbnail.jp

Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain

Patients who use opioids for a long time are at increased risk for addiction, care crashes, overdose, & injuries.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1019/thumbnail.jp

Treating Chronic Pain Using Approaches Adapted for Patients with Limited Reading Skills

Patients with chronic pain may find some psychosocial interventions to be effective but for those with limited reading skills, it can be hard to understand and use these options.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1011/thumbnail.jp

Examining Effects of State Policies to Monitor Mental Health Medicines for Children in Foster Care

Antipsychotics can have long-term risks but help treat conditions like schizophrenia.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1015/thumbnail.jp

Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community clinics that provide primary care in rural and other underserved areas. FQHCs often don’t have enough mental health specialists to treat patients with complex mental health conditions.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1004/thumbnail.jp

Does a Program that Focuses on Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in a Rural Community?

Interventions like HeartHealth—that focus on self-care of heart disease risk factors and that are driven by collaboration with the community of interest—are effective in medically underserved, socioeconomically distressed rural areas.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1005/thumbnail.jp

Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Department (ED)

Sexual and gender minority patients report higher satisfaction and comfort with ED encounters when SO/GI is collected along with other demographic information via a nonverbal, written method during patient registration.https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/1003/thumbnail.jp