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. 2017 Sep:255:101-103.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.020. Epub 2017 May 17.

Peer navigators to promote engagement of homeless African Americans with serious mental illness in primary care

Patrick W Corrigan  1 , Susan Pickett  2 , Annie Schmidt  3 , Edward Stellon  4 , Erin Hantke  4 , Dana Kraus  1 , Rachel Dubke  5 ; Community Based Participatory Research Team
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Peer navigators to promote engagement of homeless African Americans with serious mental illness in primary care

Patrick W Corrigan et al. Psychiatry Res. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Homeless African Americans with serious mental illness experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality than adults with severe mental illness alone. Peer navigators, individuals with similar lived experiences, may help these individuals navigate the healthcare system to improve healthcare utilization. This study examined whether the Peer Navigator Program (PNP) improved scheduling and achieving healthcare appointments compared to treatment as usual (TAU) over the course of 12 months, including three periods within that timeframe: engagement (first three months), impact (middle six months), and maintenance (final six months). Results indicated no change during the first three months of the study, a significantly greater improvement in scheduled and achieved appointments for PNP compared to TAU during the middle six months, and maintenance of appointment change improvements over the final three months of the study. This research suggests peer navigators may offer a promising solution to barriers in utilizing the healthcare system for people with severe mental illness, especially those who may be homeless or from minority racial groups.

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Mean number of scheduled and achieve appointments per month for peer navigator and TAU groups.
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Mean number of scheduled and achieve appointments per month for peer navigator and TAU groups.
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