Citation

Sherbourne CD, Aoki W, Belin TR, Bromley E, Chung B, Dixon E, Gilmore JM, Johnson MD, Jones F, Koegel P, Khodyakov D, Landry CM, Lizaola E, Mtume N, Ngo VK, Ong MK, Perlman J, Pulido E, Sauer V, Tang L, Whittington Y, Vidaurri E, Williams P, Lucas-Wright A, Zhang L, Miranda J, Jones L, Wells K. Psychiatr. Serv. 2017; 68(12): 1315-1320.

Affiliation

Dr. Sherbourne, Dr. Koegel, Dr. Khodyakov, Dr. Ngo, Ms. Perlman, Ms. Lucas-Wright, and Dr. Wells are with RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wells, along with Dr. Bromley, Dr. Chung, Dr. Landry, and Dr. Miranda, is also with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Bromley is also with the Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles. Dr. Aoki is with Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, Los Angeles. Dr. Belin is with the Department of Biostatistics, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles. Dr. Dixon is with the School of Nursing, UCLA. Mr. Gilmore is with Behavioral Health Services, Los Angeles. Dr. Johnson is with the Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanent of Southern California, Los Angeles. Ms. Jones, Ms. Williams, and Dr. Jones are with Healthy African American Families II, Los Angeles. Ms. Lizaola, Dr. Tang, and Ms. Zhang are with the Semel Institute Center for Health Services and Society, UCLA, Los Angeles. Ms. Mtume is with Shields for Families, Los Angeles. Dr. Ong is with the Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles. Ms. Pulido is with L.A. Care Health Plan, Los Angeles. Ms. Sauer, now retired, was with Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles at the time of this study. Ms. Whittington is with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles, where Mr. Vidaurri was affiliated before his retirement.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

10.1176/appi.ps.201700170

PMID

29089009

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of community coalition building and program technical assistance was compared in implementation of collaborative care for depression among health care and community sector clients.

METHODS: In under-resourced communities, within 93 programs randomly assigned to coalition building (Community Engagement and Planning) or program technical assistance (Resources for Services) models, 1,018 clients completed surveys at baseline and at six, 12, or 36 months. Regression analysis was used to estimate intervention effects and intervention-by-sector interaction effects on depression, mental health-related quality of life, and community-prioritized outcomes and on services use.

RESULTS: For outcomes, there were few significant intervention-by-sector interactions, and stratified findings suggested benefits of coalition building in both sectors. For services use, at 36 months, increases were found for coalition building in primary care visits, self-help visits, and appropriate treatment for community clients and in community-based services use for health care clients.

CONCLUSIONS: Relative to program technical assistance, community coalition building benefited clients across sectors and shifted long-term utilization across sectors.

Language: en

Keywords

Coalitions; Depression; Quality improvement Community Engagement