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Trial reportPsychological services2022

Psychological distress among medically complex veterans with a recent emergency department visit.

Katherine Ramos, Megan E Shepherd-Banigan, Karen M Stechuchak, Cynthia Coffman, Eugene Z Oddone, Courtney Van Houtven, Cristina C Hendrix, Elizabeth P Mahanna, Susan Nicole Hastings

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Trial report in Psychological services, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine RamosDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center.ORCID 0000-0002-7584-3040
Megan E Shepherd-BaniganCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System.ORCID 0000-0002-4020-8936
Karen M StechuchakCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System.
Cynthia CoffmanCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System.
Eugene Z OddoneCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System.
Courtney Van HoutvenCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System.
Cristina C HendrixGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham VA Health Care System.
Elizabeth P MahannaCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System.
Susan Nicole HastingsGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham VA Health Care System.ORCID 0000-0002-5750-8820
Durham VA Health Care System · USGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · USDuke Medical Center · US

Funding

Discharge Information & Support for Patients Receiving Outpatient Care in the EDI01HX000976 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI HASTINGS, SUSAN NICOLE · 2013 to 2013
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Department of Veterans Affairs; Health Services Research and Development ServiceDurham VA Health Care System; Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice ChangeHSRD VA I01 HX000976
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medical complexity and psychological distress are associated with frequent emergency department (ED) use. Despite this known association, our understanding is limited about which patients are at risk for persistent psychological distress and what patterns of distress emerge over time. A secondary data analysis was used to examine self-reported psychological distress (defined as ≥14 unhealthy days due to poor mental health in the past month) at 30 and 180 days following enrollment in a randomized control trial of 513 medically complex Veterans after a nonpsychiatric ED visit. We used a multivariable ordered logistic regression model to examine the association of a priori factors [baseline psychological distress, age, race, income, health literacy, deficits in activities of daily living (ADL), and deficits in instrumental activities of daily living] with three psychological distress classifications (no/low, intermittent, and persistent). Among 513 Veterans, 40% reported at baseline that they had experienced high psychological distress in the previous month. Older age was associated with lower odds of high psychological distress (OR = 0.95; 95% CI: 0.94-0.97). Baseline factors associated with significantly higher odds of persistent psychological distress at 30 and 180 days assessments, included having the inadequate income (OR = 1.61; 95% CI: 1.02-2.55), having low health literacy (OR = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.01-2.62), and reporting at least one ADL deficit (OR = 1.94; 95% CI: 1.13-3.33). Psychological distress at follow-up was common among medically complex Veterans with a recent ED visit. Future research should explore interventions that integrate distress information into treatment plans and/or link to mental health referral services. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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Psychological DistressVeteransActivities of Daily LivingEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMental Health

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PMID33793285
PMCPMC8484334
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