At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Must be a VA PACT Primary Care Health team
- ✓Must have an existing Peer Specialist available
- ✓Peer Specialist must be able to commit minimum 10 hours per week for one year
- ✕Non-VA PACT teams
- ✕VA sites without existing Peer Specialists
- ✕VA PACT teams unable to commit Peer Specialist to minimum 10 hours/week
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Program Evaluation of Peer Specialists on VA PACTS: A Quality Improvement Project (QUE 15-289)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Facilitated Implementation for Mental Illness and Physical Illness. Completed, enrolled 5,616 participants across 25 sites.
Detailed Summary
In August 2014, the White House issued an Executive Action mandating that 25 VA medical centers place Peer Specialists (Veterans recovered from mental illness who are trained to support other Veterans with mental illness) on Primary Care Teams. Research shows that the success of adding new staff to existing teams can be improved by outside aid and facilitation. This quality improvement project will evaluate whether providing expanded support to half of the Primary Care Teams will lead to better outcomes when compared with teams that do not get extra support.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Facilitated Implementation sites will receive one year of support based on the i-PARIHS implementation model which includes training, implementation planning, ongoing external facilitation, feedback and consultation