TY - JOUR
AU - A. Westphal
AU - S. Perin
AU - C. Harrison
AU - T. Cottrell
AU - T. W. Chong
A1 - 
AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Mental Health and Primary Care Partnership (MaP) pilot program which operated in a metropolitan Melbourne setting in 2020. METHOD: Data collection included: surveys, interviews, file audits, and an evaluation of routinely collected data, with MaP consumers, their carers, GPs, Practice Managers and Nurses located in Boroondara, and MaP and Aged Person's Mental Health Service staff. RESULTS: Thirty-five consumers aged between 66 and 101 years old (of whom 63% were female) received support from the MaP program throughout its 12-month operation. Statistically significant improvements in outcome measures assessing for psychological distress and symptoms of mental illness were observed. Strengths of the program included the single referral pathway and the provision of services for those not meeting criteria to access tertiary mental health support. Consumers and clinicians made recommendations for service improvement including provision of a longer duration of care to consumers and greater integration of community and primary care. CONCLUSIONS: It is hoped that the learnings from the MaP pilot program can be used to guide future program development.
AD - Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, 2281The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and Aged Persons Mental Health Service, 60078St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia.;Academic Unit for Psychia try of Old Age, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and Aged Persons Mental Health Service, 60078St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia.;Aged Persons Mental Health Service, 60078St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia.;Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and Aged Persons Mental Health Service, 60078St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia.;Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, 2281The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and Aged Persons Mental Health Service, 60078St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
AN - 36444132
BT - Australas Psychiatry
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
CP - 1
DA - Feb
DO - 10.1177/10398562221141337
DP - NLM
ET - 20221128
IS - 1
JF - Australas Psychiatry
LA - eng
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Mental Health and Primary Care Partnership (MaP) pilot program which operated in a metropolitan Melbourne setting in 2020. METHOD: Data collection included: surveys, interviews, file audits, and an evaluation of routinely collected data, with MaP consumers, their carers, GPs, Practice Managers and Nurses located in Boroondara, and MaP and Aged Person's Mental Health Service staff. RESULTS: Thirty-five consumers aged between 66 and 101 years old (of whom 63% were female) received support from the MaP program throughout its 12-month operation. Statistically significant improvements in outcome measures assessing for psychological distress and symptoms of mental illness were observed. Strengths of the program included the single referral pathway and the provision of services for those not meeting criteria to access tertiary mental health support. Consumers and clinicians made recommendations for service improvement including provision of a longer duration of care to consumers and greater integration of community and primary care. CONCLUSIONS: It is hoped that the learnings from the MaP pilot program can be used to guide future program development.
PY - 2023
SN - 1039-8562
SP - 47
EP - 52+
ST - An evaluation of the aged mental health and primary care partnership program
T1 - An evaluation of the aged mental health and primary care partnership program
T2 - Australas Psychiatry
TI - An evaluation of the aged mental health and primary care partnership program
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1177/10398562221141337
VL - 31
VO - 1039-8562
Y1 - 2023
ER -