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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBonilla AG, Pourat N, Chuang E
Mental health staffing at HRSA-funded health centers may improve access to care.
This study examines the association between mental health staffing at health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and patients' receipt of mental health treatment. Data from the 2014 HRSA-funded Health Center Patient Survey and the 2013 Uniform Data System were used. Findings showed that co-locating mental health staff at health centers increased the probability of patients' access to such treatment on site as well as from off-site providers.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Bonilla AG, Pourat N, Chuang E .
Mental health staffing at HRSA-funded health centers may improve access to care.
Psychiatr Serv 2021 Sep;72(9):1018-25. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000337..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Access to Care
Salvador JG, Bhatt SR, Jacobsohn VC
Feasibility and acceptability of an online ECHO intervention to expand access to medications for treatment of opioid use disorder, psychosocial treatments and supports.
This study examined acceptability and feasibility of an online Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model intervention developed to support rural primary care clinics to expand treatment and is part of a larger study tracking the impact of participation in this ECHO on expansion of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in rural primary care. Using qualitative interviews and post-session questionnaires across 27 rural clinics in New Mexico, findings suggested evidence of feasibility and acceptability of MOUD ECHO to support expansion of this treatment.
AHRQ-funded; HS025345.
Citation: Salvador JG, Bhatt SR, Jacobsohn VC .
Feasibility and acceptability of an online ECHO intervention to expand access to medications for treatment of opioid use disorder, psychosocial treatments and supports.
Subst Abus 2021;42(4):610-17. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1806184..
Keywords: Opioids, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, Medication, Access to Care, Rural Health, Primary Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare
McClellan C, Ali MM, Mutter R
AHRQ Author: McClellan C
Impact of mental health treatment on suicide attempts.
This paper analyzed the impact of mental health treatment on suicide attempts by examining nationally representative populations and using broad measures of access to mental health services. This work used measures of the density of health care providers in an area as statistical instruments for use of mental health treatment in an analysis of the impact of mental health treatment on suicide attempts. Findings showed that mental health treatment significantly reduced suicide attempts.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: McClellan C, Ali MM, Mutter R .
Impact of mental health treatment on suicide attempts.
J Behav Health Serv Res 2021 Jan;48(1):4-14. doi: 10.1007/s11414-020-09714-4..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Access to Care