2022
Implementation strategies to promote measurement-based care in schools: evidence from mental health experts across the USA
Connors EH, Lyon AR, Garcia K, Sichel CE, Hoover S, Weist MD, Tebes JK. Implementation strategies to promote measurement-based care in schools: evidence from mental health experts across the USA. Implementation Science Communications 2022, 3: 67. PMID: 35729657, PMCID: PMC9210728, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-022-00319-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careMBC implementationMental health service deliveryFeasibility ratingsQuality of careHealth service deliveryMental health providersSchool mental health providersMethodsA national sampleTreatment adjustmentImplementation strategiesHealth providersProvider useRoutine useHealth expertsMental health expertsCareSurvey 2Delphi surveyHigh overallNational sampleResearcher ratingsProvidersChildrenBrief measureAssociations Between School Mental Health Team Membership and Impact on Service Provision
Reaves S, Bohnenkamp J, Mayworm A, Sullivan M, Connors E, Lever N, Kelly MS, Bruns EJ, Hoover S. Associations Between School Mental Health Team Membership and Impact on Service Provision. School Mental Health 2022, 14: 672-684. PMID: 35003376, PMCID: PMC8729097, DOI: 10.1007/s12310-021-09493-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
When Behavioral Health Concerns Present in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Influencing Provider Decision-Making
Connors EH, Arora P, Blizzard AM, Bower K, Coble K, Harrison J, Pruitt D, Steinberg J, Wissow L. When Behavioral Health Concerns Present in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Influencing Provider Decision-Making. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2017, 45: 340-355. PMID: 29209899, DOI: 10.1007/s11414-017-9580-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttitude of Health PersonnelChildDecision MakingFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMarylandMental DisordersNursesPediatric Nurse PractitionersPediatriciansPediatricsPhysicians, Primary CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareReferral and ConsultationRural Health ServicesUrban Health ServicesConceptsPrimary care providersBehavioral healthPCP decisionsBH servicesPrimary careIndividual primary care providersPediatric behavioral healthPediatric primary careBH concernsPatient characteristicsPediatric patientsBH needsCare providersBH careCareDistinct subspecialtyVariable trainingQualitative interview resultsPatientsProvidersFindingsPediatric Primary Care Providers’ Use of Behavioral Health Consultation
Arora PG, Connors EH, Coble K, Blizzard A, Wissow L, Pruitt D. Pediatric Primary Care Providers’ Use of Behavioral Health Consultation. Psychiatric Services 2017, 68: 531-534. PMID: 28502240, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPediatric primary care providersBehavioral health consultationHealth consultation programReferral sourceHealth consultationConsultationProgram staffConsultation programLimited exposureQualitative studyExposureNegative beliefsPositive beliefsProvidersFacilitators
2016
School mental health professionals’ training, comfort, and attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration with pediatric primary care providers
Arora P, Connors E, Biscardi K, Hill A. School mental health professionals’ training, comfort, and attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration with pediatric primary care providers. Advances In School Mental Health Promotion 2016, 9: 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/1754730x.2016.1181526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric PCPsPediatric primary care providersPrimary care providersMental health professionalsSMH professionalsInterprofessional collaborationSchool mental health professionalsCare providersHealth professionalsPrevious trainingIPC skillsRelative infrequencyAdditional trainingDegree of comfortTraining interestsProfessionalsCurrent practiceHigh levelsProvidersStudy resultsCollaborative practicePositive attitudes