Efficacy of Brief Behavioral Interventions at Remote Area Medical Fairs

09-26-2017 11:40

Preliminary results of study examining whether brief behavioral interventions had positive effects on patients presenting at free medical fairs in rural southwest Virginia. Outcomes studied included health confidence, subjective distress, patient satisfaction, and whether patients had taken steps toward health goals at phone follow up. Positive effects were found. Types of problems presented were most commonly mental health, but also included financial and legal concerns, lifestyle (smoking, diet), and chronic pain.

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Author(s):Allen, Claudia W., Siedlecki, Theodore
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slides with preliminary results of study of efficacy of brief behavioral interventions at free medical fairs in rural southwest Virginia. Positive effects were found on health confidence, distress, patient satisfaction, and steps taken toward health goals. Problems presented were most commonly mental health, but also included legal, financial, lifestyle and pain concerns.

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