Implementing Collaborative Care Management of Behavioral Health for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Background Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are up to twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and/or depression. Collaborative care management (CoCM) is an evidenced-based approach to treating behavioral health disorders that has proven effective for a range of conditions in primary...

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Autores principales: Christine Beran, Nathaniel A. Sowa, Millie D. Long, Hans H. Herfarth, Spencer D. Dorn
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Publicado: Karger Publishers 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/6c489ec5aa6d4bc69febc1355949fcd6
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Sumario:Background Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are up to twice as likely to suffer from anxiety and/or depression. Collaborative care management (CoCM) is an evidenced-based approach to treating behavioral health disorders that has proven effective for a range of conditions in primary care and some specialty settings. This model involves a team-based approach, with care delivered by a care manager (case reviews and behavioral therapy), psychiatrist (case reviews and psychopharmacological recommendations), and medical provider (ongoing care including psychopharmacological prescriptions). We assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of CoCM in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with IBD. Methods Patients with psychological distress identified by clinical impression and/or the results of the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) were referred to the CoCM program. Data from our 9-month CoCM pilot were collected to assess depression and anxiety response and remission rates. We obtained provider surveys to assess provider acceptability with delivering care in this model. Results Though the coronavirus SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) pandemic interrupted screening, 39 patients enrolled and 19 active participants completed the program. Overall, 47.4% had either a response or remission in depression, while 36.8% had response or remission in anxiety. The gastroenterologists highly agreed that the program was a beneficial resource for their patients and felt comfortable implementing the recommendations. Discussion CoCM is a potentially feasible and well accepted care delivery model for treatment of depression and anxiety in patients with IBD in a specialty gastroenterology clinic setting