TY - JOUR
AU - D. Bhatta
AU - M. A. Sizer
AU - B. Acharya
AU - D. Banjara
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: Integrated care addresses the fragmentation of patient health services and potentially improves the experience of care, reduces healthcare costs, and improves health outcomes. This study assessed the improvements in mental health and physical health outcomes among patients living with mental health challenges and treated in an integrated care setting. METHODS: The longitudinal retrospective cohort study evaluated anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), systolic blood pressure, and glycated hemoglobin levels from baseline to the next three assessments recorded from October 1, 2018, to December 31, 2023. RESULTS: At baseline, 239 participants responded to mental health outcome measures, 344 to systolic blood pressure, and 164 to glycated hemoglobin level. The Generalized Estimating Equations analysis showed an improvement in GAD-7 (-1.28 [95% CI, -1.71 to -0.85]) and PHQ-9 (-1.37 [95% CI, -1.73 to -0.92]) scores in successive assessments. The physical health outcomes (Systolic blood pressure (-0.004 [95% CI, -1.34 to 1.35]) and glycated hemoglobin (0.04 [95% CI, -0.07 to 0.15])) remained stable. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that patients with mental health challenges treated in integrated care experience improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms, with stable physical health outcomes.
AD - Northeast Delta Human Services Authority, 2513 Ferrand Street, Monroe, LA, 71201, USA. dependra.bhatta@la.gov.; Northeast Delta Human Services Authority, 2513 Ferrand Street, Monroe, LA, 71201, USA.; Vickie and Jack Farber Research Center, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.; New York City Police Department, New York, NY, USA.
AN - 40405100
BT - BMC Prim Care
C5 - General Literature
CP - 1
DA - May 22
DO - 10.1186/s12875-025-02876-0
DP - NLM
ET - 20250522
IS - 1
JF - BMC Prim Care
LA - eng
N2 - BACKGROUND: Integrated care addresses the fragmentation of patient health services and potentially improves the experience of care, reduces healthcare costs, and improves health outcomes. This study assessed the improvements in mental health and physical health outcomes among patients living with mental health challenges and treated in an integrated care setting. METHODS: The longitudinal retrospective cohort study evaluated anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), systolic blood pressure, and glycated hemoglobin levels from baseline to the next three assessments recorded from October 1, 2018, to December 31, 2023. RESULTS: At baseline, 239 participants responded to mental health outcome measures, 344 to systolic blood pressure, and 164 to glycated hemoglobin level. The Generalized Estimating Equations analysis showed an improvement in GAD-7 (-1.28 [95% CI, -1.71 to -0.85]) and PHQ-9 (-1.37 [95% CI, -1.73 to -0.92]) scores in successive assessments. The physical health outcomes (Systolic blood pressure (-0.004 [95% CI, -1.34 to 1.35]) and glycated hemoglobin (0.04 [95% CI, -0.07 to 0.15])) remained stable. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that patients with mental health challenges treated in integrated care experience improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms, with stable physical health outcomes.
PY - 2025
SN - 2731-4553
SP - 181
ST - Assessment of mental and physical health outcomes over time in an integrated care setting
T1 - Assessment of mental and physical health outcomes over time in an integrated care setting
T2 - BMC Prim Care
TI - Assessment of mental and physical health outcomes over time in an integrated care setting
U1 - General Literature
U3 - 10.1186/s12875-025-02876-0
VL - 26
VO - 2731-4553
Y1 - 2025
ER -