Implementing Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Screening in Inflammatory Arthritis Clinic: Insights From a Quality Improvement Project at a Tertiary Rheumatology Center
Sustained adoption of the PHQ was difficult to achieve. Additional support at the health systems level that prioritizes depression screening may need to take place. Additional research demonstrating improved IA outcomes in screened patients may also be helpful to gain more buy-in from providers.
Authors
- Susan M. Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1197-7864)
- Jennifer I. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-0425)
- Ann Marie Rakowicz
- Jeong Min Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9197-1878)
- Julius Bugante
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACR Open Rheumatology
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11764
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64