Behavioral Health With Medical Comorbidities
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a mobile sensing platform in a primary care setting has an effect on provider workflows, patient outcomes, patient engagement, patient self-help behavior, health research, and total cost of care.
Interventions
OTHERCogito Companion Intervention
DEVICEmobile phone application
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Partners HealthCare
Cogito Health Inc
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Be between 18 and 70 years of age. * Speak, understand, and read conversational English. * Be a current patient of South Huntington Clinic recommended for behavioral health care. * Have a smartphone and cell service plan, including voice and data, that meets the device requirements of the Mobile Sensing Platform.
Exclusion criteria
* Planning on permanently leaving Boston during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Outcome | Change from baseline to six months later | Depression will be assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-8. |
| Quality of Life Outcome | Change from baseline to six months later | Patient reported Schwartz Outcome Scale-10 (SOS-10). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Care | Measured at six months | Cost of care can be measured by proxy, through counts of emergency room visits, hospitalization admissions and days, and hospital re-admissions in the last six months. |
| Patient Engagement | Measured at six months | Patient engagement will be assessed through frequency of patient use of the mobile technology, no-show rate at appointments, and completion of treatment homework assignments in the last six months. |
| Self-Help Behavior | Measured at six months | Self-help behavior will be measured through change in behavior patterns, usage of the mobile application, and requests for additional resources in the last six months. |
| Clinical Outcome (GAF) | Change from baseline to six months later | We will use the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) to measure overall functioning. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed