Linking National Guard Veterans With Need to Mental Health Care

NCT ID: NCT01156727

Last Updated: 2017-06-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

3015 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-07-01

Study Completion Date

2014-05-30

Brief Summary

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This project added an evaluation/research component to an existing peer outreach program, implemented for over 1100 soldiers in the Michigan Army National Guard. The study aims were to: 1) evaluate the implementation of the B2B program to inform ongoing program modifications and facilitate future dissemination efforts, 2) assess whether the B2B program increases mental health and substance use treatment initiation and treatment retention among returning National Guard soldiers, and 3) explore whether the B2B program improves mental health symptoms, deceases hazardous alcohol use, and improves soldier well-being.

Detailed Description

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The study aims were to: 1) evaluate the implementation of the B2B program to inform ongoing program modifications and facilitate future dissemination efforts, 2) assess whether the B2B program increases mental health and substance use treatment initiation and treatment retention among returning National Guard soldiers, and 3) explore whether the B2B program improves mental health symptoms, deceases hazardous alcohol use, and improves soldier well-being.

The study had three components which addressed each of the three specific aims. The first component assessed B2B implementation using an embedded mixed methods design. This evaluation included real-time assessment and adaptation of the program, as well as retrospective evaluation of implementation process, sustainability, and potential for spread. The second component addressed the impact of B2B on treatment initiation and retention. Preliminary analyses were completed using regression analyses. Pending additional data from the DoD, an interrupted time series design to assess Michigan National Guard soldiers' VA and non-VA services use in multiple time periods before and after the date of B2B implementation will be conducted.. The third study component assessed the impact of B2B on MI ARNG soldiers' outcomes using longitudinal survey data and adjusting for baseline mental health status using data from the Post Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA).

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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SURVEY: 6 months post-deployment

Michigan Army National Guard soldiers 6 months post deployment between August 2011 and December 2013

No interventions assigned to this group

SURVEY: 12 months post-deployment

Michigan Army National Guard soldiers 12 months post deployment between August 2011 and December 2013.

No interventions assigned to this group

INTERVIEWS

Michigan Army National Guard soldiers 12-24 months post deployment between October 2011-April 2014. Also key stakeholders from the B2B program.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Michigan Army National Guard soldiers who have returned from OEF/OIF deployments between August 2010 and December 2012.

Exclusion Criteria

Soldiers who did not return from deployment during the study time period.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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VA Office of Research and Development

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marcia T. Valenstein, MD AB

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Locations

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VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Valenstein M, Gorman L, Blow AJ, Ganoczy D, Walters H, Kees M, Pfeiffer PN, Kim HM, Lagrou R, Wadsworth SM, Rauch SA, Dalack GW. Reported barriers to mental health care in three samples of U.S. Army National Guard soldiers at three time points. J Trauma Stress. 2014 Aug;27(4):406-14. doi: 10.1002/jts.21942.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25158634 (View on PubMed)

Bonar EE, Bohnert KM, Walters HM, Ganoczy D, Valenstein M. Student and Nonstudent National Guard Service Members/Veterans and Their Use of Services for Mental Health Symptoms. J Am Coll Health. 2015;63(7):437-46. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2014.975718.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25337770 (View on PubMed)

Sripada RK, Richards SK, Rauch SA, Walters HM, Ganoczy D, Bohnert KM, Gorman LA, Kees M, Blow AJ, Valenstein M. Socioeconomic Status and Mental Health Service Use Among National Guard Soldiers. Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Sep;66(9):992-5. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400346. Epub 2015 May 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25930042 (View on PubMed)

Sripada RK, Bohnert AS, Teo AR, Levine DS, Pfeiffer PN, Bowersox NW, Mizruchi MS, Chermack ST, Ganoczy D, Walters H, Valenstein M. Social networks, mental health problems, and mental health service utilization in OEF/OIF National Guard veterans. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2015 Sep;50(9):1367-78. doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1078-2. Epub 2015 Jun 2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26032182 (View on PubMed)

Nelson CB, Zivin K, Walters H, Ganoczy D, MacDermid Wadsworth S, Valenstein M. Factors Associated With Civilian Employment, Work Satisfaction, and Performance Among National Guard Members. Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Dec 1;66(12):1318-25. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400334. Epub 2015 Aug 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26278223 (View on PubMed)

Gorman LA, Sripada RK, Ganoczy D, Walters HM, Bohnert KM, Dalack GW, Valenstein M. Determinants of National Guard Mental Health Service Utilization in VA versus Non-VA Settings. Health Serv Res. 2016 Oct;51(5):1814-37. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12446. Epub 2016 Feb 3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26840993 (View on PubMed)

Zivin K, Yosef M, Levine DS, Abraham KM, Miller EM, Henry J, Nelson CB, Pfeiffer PN, Sripada RK, Harrod M, Valenstein M. Employment status, employment functioning, and barriers to employment among VA primary care patients. J Affect Disord. 2016 Mar 15;193:194-202. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.12.054. Epub 2015 Dec 30.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26773911 (View on PubMed)

Kim HM, Levine DS, Pfeiffer PN, Blow AJ, Marchiondo C, Walters H, Valenstein M. Postdeployment Suicide Risk Increases Over a 6-month Period: Predictors of Increased Risk among Midwestern Army National Guard Soldiers. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2017 Aug;47(4):421-435. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12303. Epub 2016 Oct 5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27704587 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SDP 10-047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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