Mi Puente (My Bridge) Care Transitions Program for Hispanic/Latino Adults with Multimorbidity: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background Multimorbidity frequently co-occurs with behavioral health concerns and leads to increased healthcare costs and reduced quality and quantity of life. Unplanned readmissions are a primary driver of high healthcare costs. Objective We tested the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate car...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM 2023-07, Vol.38 (9), p.2098-2106 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Multimorbidity frequently co-occurs with behavioral health concerns and leads to increased healthcare costs and reduced quality and quantity of life. Unplanned readmissions are a primary driver of high healthcare costs.
Objective
We tested the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate care transitions program for Latino adults with multiple cardiometabolic conditions and behavioral health concerns in reducing hospital utilization and improving patient-reported outcomes.
Design
Randomized, controlled, single-blind parallel-groups.
Participants
Hispanic/Latino adults (
N
=536; 75% of those screened and eligible;
M
=62.3 years (SD=13.9); 48% women; 73% born in Mexico) with multiple chronic cardiometabolic conditions and at least one behavioral health concern (e.g., depression symptoms, alcohol misuse) hospitalized at a hospital that serves a large, mostly Hispanic/Latino, low-income population.
Interventions
Usual care (UC) involved best-practice discharge processes (e.g., discharge instructions, assistance with appointments). Mi Puente (“My Bridge”; MP) was a culturally appropriate program of UC plus inpatient and telephone encounters with a behavioral health nurse and community mentor team who addressed participants’ social, medical, and behavioral health needs.
Main Measures
The primary outcome was 30- and 180-day readmissions (inpatient, emergency, and observation visits). Patient-reported outcomes (quality of life, patient activation) and healthcare use were also examined.
Key Results
In intention-to-treat models, the MP group evidenced a
higher
rate of recurrent hospitalization (15.9%) versus UC (9.4%) (OR=1.91 (95% CI 1.09, 3.33)), and a greater number of recurrent hospitalizations (
M
=0.20 (SD=0.49) MP versus 0.12 (SD=0.45) UC;
P
=0.02) at 30 days. Similar trends were observed at 180 days. Both groups showed improved patient-reported outcomes, with no advantage in the Mi Puente group. Results were similar in per protocol analyses.
Conclusions
In this at-risk population, the MP group experienced increased hospital utilization and did not demonstrate an advantage in improved patient-reported outcomes, relative to UC. Possible reasons for these unexpected findings are discussed.
Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov
Identifier: NCT02723019. Registered on 30 March 2016. |
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ISSN: | 0884-8734 1525-1497 1525-1497 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11606-022-08006-1 |