Evaluation of the PACE/PACENET BHL Clinical Program
Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
About this study
The SUpporting Seniors Receiving Treatment And INtervention (SUSTAIN) program is a telephone-based clinical service designed to help identify and manage behavioral health issues among PACE/PACENET enrollees. The purpose of the current project is to a) explore moderators of treatment response among beneficiaries in the SUSTAIN Clinical Program and b) to evaluate the sustained clinical effects of the program.
The SUpporting Seniors Receiving Treatment And INtervention (SUSTAIN) program is an evidence-based clinical service administered via telephone and designed to help identify and manage behavioral health issues among enrollees of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Aging's Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) and the PACE Needs Enhancement Tier (PACENET) Program who have been newly prescribed psychotropic medications. The SUSTAIN program has adapted the existing software and staffing model from Penn's Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL), which has been used to integrate Mental Health (MH) care within primary care in other health systems, including the VA where it was originally developed. The SUSTAIN program is a novel and flexible clinical service that address…
Where this study is enrolling
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Department of Psychiatry (Center for Psychotherapy Research), University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who can participate
Inclusion criteria
- ✓1. Aged 65 and older, males and females.
- ✓2. Participating in the SUSTAIN Clinical Program
- ✓3. For the 6 Month Outcome Research Evaluation, in addition to meeting criteria 1 and 2, willing to provide verbal informed consent to participate in the 6 Month Outcome Research Evaluation at the end of the acute phase of clinical care, usually at three months.
Exclusion criteria
- ✕Not meeting the inclusion criteria listed above.
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