TY - JOUR
AU - C. C. Engel
AU - L. H. Jaycox
AU - M. C. Freed
AU - R. M. Bray
AU - D. Brambilla
AU - D. Zatzick
AU - B. Litz
AU - T. Tanielian
AU - L. A. Novak
AU - M. E. Lane
AU - B. E. Belsher
AU - K. L. Olmsted
AU - D. P. Evatt
AU - R. Vandermaas-Peeler
AU - J. Unutzer
AU - W. J. Katon
A1 - 
AB - IMPORTANCE: It is often difficult for members of the US military to access high-quality care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. OBJECTIVE: To determine effectiveness of a centrally assisted collaborative telecare (CACT) intervention for PTSD and depression in military primary care. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The STEPS-UP study (Stepped Enhancement of PTSD Services Using Primary Care) is a randomized trial comparing CACT with usual integrated mental health care for PTSD or depression. Patients, mostly men in their 20s, were enrolled from 18 primary care clinics at 6 military installations from February 2012 to August 2013 with 12-month follow-up completed in October 2014. INTERVENTIONS: Randomization was to CACT (n = 332) or usual care (n = 334). The CACT patients received 12 months of stepped psychosocial and pharmacologic treatment with nurse telecare management of caseloads, symptoms, and treatment. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Primary outcomes were severity scores on the PTSD Diagnostic Scale (PDS; scored 0-51) and Symptom Checklist depression items (SCL-20; scored 0-4). Secondary outcomes were somatic symptoms, pain severity, health-related function, and mental health service use. RESULTS: Of 666 patients, 81% were male and the mean (SD) age was 31.1 (7.7) years. The CACT and usual care patients had similar baseline mean (SD) PDS PTSD (29.4 [9.4] vs 28.9 [8.9]) and SCL-20 depression (2.1 [0.6] vs 2.0 [0.7]) scores. Compared with usual care, CACT patients reported significantly greater mean (SE) 12-month decrease in PDS PTSD scores (-6.07 [0.68] vs -3.54 [0.72]) and SCL-20 depression scores -0.56 [0.05] vs -0.31 [0.05]). In the CACT group, significantly more participants had 50% improvement at 12 months compared with usual care for both PTSD (73 [25%] vs 49 [17%]; relative risk, 1.6 [95% CI, 1.1-2.4]) and depression (86 [30%] vs 59 [21%]; relative risk, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.1-2.4]), with a number needed to treat for a 50% improvement of 12.5 (95% CI, 6.9-71.9) and 11.1 (95% CI, 6.2-50.5), respectively. The CACT patients had significant improvements in somatic symptoms (difference between mean 12-month Patient Health Questionnaire 15 changes, -1.37 [95% CI, -2.26 to -0.47]) and mental health-related functioning (difference between mean 12-month Short Form-12 Mental Component Summary changes, 3.17 [95% CI, 0.91 to 5.42]), as well as increases in telephone health contacts and appropriate medication use. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Central assistance for collaborative telecare with stepped psychosocial management modestly improved outcomes of PTSD and depression among military personnel attending primary care. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01492348.
BT - JAMA internal medicine
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; HIT & Telehealth
CP - 7
CY - United States
DO - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2402
IS - 7
JF - JAMA internal medicine
N2 - IMPORTANCE: It is often difficult for members of the US military to access high-quality care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. OBJECTIVE: To determine effectiveness of a centrally assisted collaborative telecare (CACT) intervention for PTSD and depression in military primary care. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The STEPS-UP study (Stepped Enhancement of PTSD Services Using Primary Care) is a randomized trial comparing CACT with usual integrated mental health care for PTSD or depression. Patients, mostly men in their 20s, were enrolled from 18 primary care clinics at 6 military installations from February 2012 to August 2013 with 12-month follow-up completed in October 2014. INTERVENTIONS: Randomization was to CACT (n = 332) or usual care (n = 334). The CACT patients received 12 months of stepped psychosocial and pharmacologic treatment with nurse telecare management of caseloads, symptoms, and treatment. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Primary outcomes were severity scores on the PTSD Diagnostic Scale (PDS; scored 0-51) and Symptom Checklist depression items (SCL-20; scored 0-4). Secondary outcomes were somatic symptoms, pain severity, health-related function, and mental health service use. RESULTS: Of 666 patients, 81% were male and the mean (SD) age was 31.1 (7.7) years. The CACT and usual care patients had similar baseline mean (SD) PDS PTSD (29.4 [9.4] vs 28.9 [8.9]) and SCL-20 depression (2.1 [0.6] vs 2.0 [0.7]) scores. Compared with usual care, CACT patients reported significantly greater mean (SE) 12-month decrease in PDS PTSD scores (-6.07 [0.68] vs -3.54 [0.72]) and SCL-20 depression scores -0.56 [0.05] vs -0.31 [0.05]). In the CACT group, significantly more participants had 50% improvement at 12 months compared with usual care for both PTSD (73 [25%] vs 49 [17%]; relative risk, 1.6 [95% CI, 1.1-2.4]) and depression (86 [30%] vs 59 [21%]; relative risk, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.1-2.4]), with a number needed to treat for a 50% improvement of 12.5 (95% CI, 6.9-71.9) and 11.1 (95% CI, 6.2-50.5), respectively. The CACT patients had significant improvements in somatic symptoms (difference between mean 12-month Patient Health Questionnaire 15 changes, -1.37 [95% CI, -2.26 to -0.47]) and mental health-related functioning (difference between mean 12-month Short Form-12 Mental Component Summary changes, 3.17 [95% CI, 0.91 to 5.42]), as well as increases in telephone health contacts and appropriate medication use. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Central assistance for collaborative telecare with stepped psychosocial management modestly improved outcomes of PTSD and depression among military personnel attending primary care. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01492348.
PP - United States
PY - 2016
SN - 2168-6114; 2168-6106
SP - 948
EP - 956
EP - 
T1 - Centrally Assisted Collaborative Telecare for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Among Military Personnel Attending Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
T2 - JAMA internal medicine
TI - Centrally Assisted Collaborative Telecare for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Among Military Personnel Attending Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; HIT & Telehealth
U2 - 27294447
U3 - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2402
VL - 176
VO - 2168-6114; 2168-6106
Y1 - 2016
ER -