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Implementing Eating Disorder Screening And Early Intervention In A Primary Care Clinic, Brandon Dukovic
Implementing Eating Disorder Screening And Early Intervention In A Primary Care Clinic, Brandon Dukovic
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Eating disorders have a high mortality rate, increasing prevalence rate, and often go unrecognized and untreated. Primary care providers are uniquely positioned to intervene early in the development of these disorders yet screening for eating disorders in primary care is limited. This project looked to improve provider confidence and improve screening for eating disorders by introducing a provider education course focused on eating disorder screening, management, and resources, as well as implementing the SCOFF questionnaire into the annual health questionnaire completed by students utilizing a university health clinic. Pre-and post-intervention survey data showed an increase in provider self-reported confidence in …
Evaluating The Feasibility Of Practice Change: The Use Of The Phq-2 In The Urgent Care Setting, Helena Laubach
Evaluating The Feasibility Of Practice Change: The Use Of The Phq-2 In The Urgent Care Setting, Helena Laubach
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Adolescents in the United States may go unscreened for mental health disorders, such as depression, despite current recommendations. This population has an increased use of urgent care clinics (UCC) for their acute and primary care needs, where they might not be screened for depression at regular intervals. This project looked at determining the feasibility of implementing a two-question depression screener in the urgent care setting – the PHQ-2. Additional aims were to increase screening rates and to determine barriers to screening. Healthcare providers at a pediatric urgent care setting used the PHQ-2 to screen all adolescent patients over a two-week …