Date of Presentation

5-4-2023 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Background: The US Preventive Services Task Force provides strong evidence that early screening helps identify depression in primary care settings, promotes intervention, and facilitates treatment. The Rowan Community Health Clinic (RCHC) in Lindenwold, NJ is a student-run free clinic who serves patients regardless of patient gender, race, income or insurance status. This study aims to determine if there is a need to build internal infrastructure at RCHC for depression and anxiety management.

Methods: This is an IRB-approved study that began in June 2021. Data was collected from Rowan Community Health Center and Rowan Family Medicine patients. Patients were administered mental health screenings using the GAD-2/GAD-7 and PHQ-2/PHQ-9.

Results: No significant difference in prevalence of minimal or mild-to-severe depression or anxiety based on income above or below the poverty line, insurance status, status of established care with a primary care physician, gender, primary language spoken, or location of care.

Conclusions: At this time, the data is showing a snapshot of our ongoing study. Therefore, we can capture current proportions of patients with specific mental health screening scores, but we cannot draw any significant conclusions at this time. In the future, data should continue to be collected at both the RCHC and Family Medicine offices utilizing the GAD-2/GAD-7 and PHQ-2/PHQ-9.

Keywords

Mental Health, Health Care Surveys, Investigative Techniques, Socioeconomic Factors

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health and Medical Administration | Health Services Research | Investigative Techniques | Medicine and Health Sciences | Psychiatric and Mental Health

Document Type

Poster

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May 4th, 12:00 AM

Assessing the Need for Mental Health Screenings in a Student-Run Free Clinic and a Family Medicine Office

Background: The US Preventive Services Task Force provides strong evidence that early screening helps identify depression in primary care settings, promotes intervention, and facilitates treatment. The Rowan Community Health Clinic (RCHC) in Lindenwold, NJ is a student-run free clinic who serves patients regardless of patient gender, race, income or insurance status. This study aims to determine if there is a need to build internal infrastructure at RCHC for depression and anxiety management.

Methods: This is an IRB-approved study that began in June 2021. Data was collected from Rowan Community Health Center and Rowan Family Medicine patients. Patients were administered mental health screenings using the GAD-2/GAD-7 and PHQ-2/PHQ-9.

Results: No significant difference in prevalence of minimal or mild-to-severe depression or anxiety based on income above or below the poverty line, insurance status, status of established care with a primary care physician, gender, primary language spoken, or location of care.

Conclusions: At this time, the data is showing a snapshot of our ongoing study. Therefore, we can capture current proportions of patients with specific mental health screening scores, but we cannot draw any significant conclusions at this time. In the future, data should continue to be collected at both the RCHC and Family Medicine offices utilizing the GAD-2/GAD-7 and PHQ-2/PHQ-9.

 

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