PMID- 25017558 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160211 LR - 20140714 IS - 1532-8228 (Electronic) IS - 0883-9417 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Aug TI - Lessons learned from implementing a pilot RCT of transitional care model for individuals with serious mental illness. PG - 250-5 LID - S0883-9417(14)00040-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.03.005 [doi] AB - We adapted an evidence-based transitional care model for older adults being released from acute care hospitals for patients with serious mental illness and medical co-morbidities being discharged from two psychiatric units of an acute care hospital (TCare) and evaluated implementation issues. An advisory group (AG) of community stakeholders assessed barriers and facilitators of a 90-day T-Care intervention delivered by a psychiatric nurse practitioner (NP) in the context of conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial. Minutes of AG and case narratives by NP of 20 intervention participants were content analyzed. Patients with immediate and pressing physical health problems were most receptive and actively utilized the service. Provider barriers consisted of communication and privacy issues making it difficult to contact patients in mental health facilities. In contrast, the NP was accepted and valued in the physical health arena. Psychosocial needs and relationship issues were demanding, and we recommend a team approach for TCare with the addition of a social worker, peer provider, and consulting psychiatrist for severely mentally ill patients being released from an acute physical health hospitalization. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Solomon, Phyllis AU - Solomon P AD - University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy Practice, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research. Electronic address: solomonp@sp2.upenn.edu. FAU - Hanrahan, Nancy P AU - Hanrahan NP AD - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. Electronic address: nancyp@nursing.upenn.edu. FAU - Hurford, Matthew AU - Hurford M AD - Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Service; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research. Electronic address: Matthew.hurford@phil.gov. FAU - DeCesaris, Marissa AU - DeCesaris M AD - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. Electronic address: mdecs@nursing.upenn.edu. FAU - Josey, LaKeetra AU - Josey L AD - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. Electronic address: lakeetra@nursing.upenn.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140327 PL - United States TA - Arch Psychiatr Nurs JT - Archives of psychiatric nursing JID - 8708534 RN - 0 (Psychotropic Drugs) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aftercare MH - Combined Modality Therapy MH - Comorbidity MH - Cooperative Behavior MH - Evidence-Based Nursing MH - Female MH - *Health Plan Implementation MH - Humans MH - Interdisciplinary Communication MH - Male MH - Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*nursing/psychology MH - Middle Aged MH - *Models, Nursing MH - Needs Assessment MH - Nurse Practitioners MH - Patient Discharge MH - Pilot Projects MH - Psychotropic Drugs/therapeutic use MH - *Transitional Care EDAT- 2014/07/16 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/13 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/15 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/03/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/13 06:00 [medline] AID - S0883-9417(14)00040-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.03.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2014 Aug;28(4):250-5. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.03.005. Epub 2014 Mar 27.