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Bareis N, Tepper MC, Wang R, Tang F, Olfson M, Dixon LB, Kimhy D, Wall MM, Medalia A, Finnerty MT, Anderson A, Smith TE. Engagement of individuals with serious mental illness in outpatient mental health services and telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Res 2023; 329:115497. [PMID: 37778232 PMCID: PMC10842636 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
Questions remain regarding whether the transition and continued use of telehealth was associated with changes in treatment engagement among patients with serious mental illness (SMI). Using NYS Medicaid claims, we identified 116,497 individuals with SMI receiving outpatient mental health services from September 1, 2019-February 28, 2021 and a comparison cohort of 101,995 from September 1, 2017-February 28, 2019 to account for unmeasured and seasonal variation. We characterized engagement in three 6-month increments (T0-T1-T2) using clinically meaningful measures of high, partial, low, and none. Subgroup differences were compared, and telehealth users were compared to those with only in-person visits. Engagement, as characterized, was largely maintained during COVID. The 19.0 % with only in-person visits during COVID had different characteristics than telehealth users. Telehealth use was greater among younger people by T2 (33.1 %), women (57.7 %), non-Hispanic White people (38.9 %), and those with MDD (18.0 %), but lower among non-Hispanic Black people, in NYC, and those with schizophrenia or SUD. Most telehealth users were highly engaged (77.1 %); most using only in-person services had low engagement (47.5 %). The shift to telehealth preserved access to many outpatient services for this SMI population. Exploring reasons for not using telehealth may identify opportunities to increase care access.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalie Bareis
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- New York State Office of Mental Health, New York, USA
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- New York State Office of Mental Health, New York, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; MIRECC, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA; New York State Office of Mental Health, New York, USA
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Smith TE, Corbeil T, Wall MM, Tang F, Essock SM, Frimpong E, Goldman ML, Mascayano F, Radigan M, Wang R, Rodgers I, Dixon LB, Olfson M, Lewis-Fernández R. Community, Hospital, and Patient Factors Contributing to Ethnoracial Disparities in Follow-Up After Psychiatric Hospitalization. Psychiatr Serv 2023:appips20220110. [PMID: 36651116 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study used an ecosocial perspective to examine ethnoracial disparities in timely outpatient follow-up care after psychiatric hospitalization in a cohort of Medicaid recipients. METHODS This retrospective analysis used 2012-2013 New York State Medicaid claims data for 17,488 patients ages <65 years who were treated in hospital psychiatric units and discharged to the community. Claims data were linked to other administrative data sets capturing key social conditions and determinants of mental health for non-Latinx White (White hereafter), non-Latinx Black (Black), Latinx, non-Latinx Asian/Pacific Islander (Asian/Pacific Islander), non-Latinx American Indian or Native Alaskan (American Indian or Native Alaskan), and other ethnoracial groups. Regression models were used to estimate the variations in disparities in timely follow-up care that were attributable to community, organization (i.e., hospital), and individual patient characteristics. RESULTS Overall, 60.1% of patients attended an outpatient mental health visit within 30 days of discharge. Compared with the rate for White patients, the attendance rates were 9.5 percentage points lower for Black patients and 7.8 percentage points higher for Asian/Pacific Islander patients. No significant difference in attendance rates was found between Latinx and White patients. Community factors, specifically urban versus rural classification and county poverty status, accounted for the greatest variation in timely follow-up care in all comparisons. CONCLUSIONS Efforts to increase connection to outpatient mental health follow-up care after psychiatric hospitalization should incorporate cultural and structural competencies to address social conditions and determinants of mental health that underly ethnoracial disparities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thomas E Smith
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City (Smith, Wall, Essock, Dixon, Olfson, Lewis-Fernández); Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Tang, Frimpong, Radigan, Wang); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Goldman)
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