Table 2.
Major Theme | Subtheme |
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Barriers to Implementation Provider attitudes/behaviors |
Uneven physician "buy in" |
Enthusiasm could wane without continued intervention | |
Feeling that prevalence of anxiety was low in their clinic | |
Clinic structure | Part-time primary care providers harder to reach |
Space concerns for ACS | |
Intervention characteristics | Part-time ACS |
Communication with ACSs sometime unsatisfactory | |
Some nurses felt "out of the loop" and not consistent targets for education and marketing | |
Patient characteristics | Challenges of Low SES patients |
Hispanic patients resistant to CALM | |
Drop-outs weaken enthusiasm among providers and staff | |
Facilitators to Implementation | |
Provider attitudes/behaviors | Interest in mental health increases uptake |
Buy-in/support from nurses/staff | |
Clinic structure | Presence of MH professional |
Reliable and appropriate space for ACS | |
Intervention characteristics | ACS in clinic full time (or close) |
"Face-time" with providers/relationships | |
CALM not overly burdensome | |
Providers appreciated referral source and additional care | |
Positive feedback from/about patients | |
Providers very positive about ACS | |
Patient Characteristics | Prefer coming to primary care |
Barriers to Sustaining CALM | |
Clinic structure | Paying for ACS service |
Space for ACS and doing therapy | |
Facilitators to Sustaining CALM | |
-Provider attitudes | Providers high value of CALM |
-Clinic structure | Already doing CC for other disorders |
Presence of MH person who could adopt |
MH = mental health; ACS = anxiety clinical specialist; PCP = primary care physician; CALM = Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management; SES = socioeconomic status; CBT = cognitive behavioral therapy; CC = collaborative care.