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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017 Dec 16;51:54–62. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.12.003

Table 4.

Staff members’ perceptions of integrating delivery and coordination of somatic services into the psychiatric rehabilitation program setting (N=627)

% Agree
Somatic Health Needs of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Clients:
Our clients need help improving their overall cardiovascular health 89%
Our clients need help losing weight 93%
Our clients need help improving their diets 97%
Our clients need help managing their medical conditions, like diabetes or HIV 92%
Organizational Fit of the Health Home Program within Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs:
Psychiatric rehabilitation programs are good places to:
Implement physical activity interventions for clients, for example exercise classes 88%
Implement dietary interventions for clients 86%
Monitor and manage health conditions, like diabetes and hypertension 85%
Implement smoking cessation programs 89%
Implement individualized plans/interventions to improve physical health of clients 93%
Implement group interventions to improve the physical health of clients 93%
Consistency of Health Home Program and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Missions:
Psychiatric rehabilitation programs should:
Provide medical advice to clients when they are sick 58%
Work with psychiatrists to improve clients’ mental health 97%
Work with substance use treatment providers to address clients’ substance use disorders 96%
Work with primary care providers to improve clients’ physical health 94%
Focus on addressing all of clients’ health and social needs 90%
Focus more on social services than on healthcare services 37%
Focus on psychiatric rehabilitation only, not physical health 20%
Improving the physical health of clients should be part of our organization’s mission 93%
Clients’ physical health is better addressed outside of psychiatric rehabilitation settings 32%
Staff Members’ Perceptions of Accountability for Health Home Participant Outcomes
I feel accountable for clients’ overall well-being 83%
I feel accountable for clients’ mental health outcomes 71%
I feel accountable for clients’ physical health outcomes 54%
I feel accountable for clients’ health behavior outcomes, like smoking & weight loss 45%
I feel accountable for clients’ social outcomes, like housing and employment 66%