Publications by authors named "Phillip C Kroke"
Article Synopsis
- Targeting cardiovascular disease (CVD) in military health care is critical, but it's unclear how often behavioral health consultants (BHCs) help address related risk factors like tobacco use, obesity, and depression.
- A study analyzing electronic health records from military clinics over three years found low referral rates to BHCs for patients with CVD (1.5%), tobacco use (5.3%), obesity (3.4%), and depression (20.0%).
- The findings indicate that BHCs are underutilized in addressing CVD in military settings, suggesting the need for further research and strategies to increase their usage in health care systems.
Limited scalability combined with limited opportunities for patients to receive evidence-based interventions in traditional behavioral health treatment models for anxiety and depression creates a gap in access to adequate care. Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) is one model of treatment in which behavioral health consultants (BHC) work directly within primary care settings, but there is limited evidence regarding the effectiveness of this model of care. The functional outcomes and appointment characteristics of Beneficiaries (N = 5402) within the military healthcare system were assessed.
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