Enhancing Pediatric Mental Healthcare in an Outpatient Primary Care Setting
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2022-12
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The Ohio State University
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates annually that 1 in 5 children has experience a mental disorder (CDC, 2022). Many barriers exist to establishing a mental health diagnoses and treatment plan in a timely manner. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project is to enhance the management of pediatric mental health in the primary care setting of a Federally Qualified Health Clinic in central Ohio. The primary objectives of this scholarly project include: 1) to increase access to pediatric mental health care and diagnosis which will be reflected in the number of office visits associated with mental health ICD.10 codes, and 2) to increase provider confidence in managing pediatric mental health as a result of the completion of the KySS Program modules and 3) to describe participant perceptions of the KySS learning modules. Participants will complete KySS training and confidence will be measured using a Healthcare Provider Confidence questionnaire pre- and post- educational intervention. The participants will also complete an anonymous survey to gather feedback and perceptions post- intervention. Frequencies of ICD.10 codes will be compared pre- and post-intervention. Means pre- and post- educational intervention will be compared using Wilcoxon rank-sum and Cohen's D will be used to measure effect size.
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pediatric, mental health, primary care, depression, anxiety, adhd