Readiness of Soldiers and Adult Family Members Who Receive Behavioral Health Care

Readiness of Soldiers and Adult Family Members Who Receive Behavioral Health Care Identifying Promising Outcome Metrics

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Behavioral health (BH) conditions-such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety-are the second most common medical reasons for nondeployability in the U.S. Army. The authors of this report aimed to identify promising metrics to assess readiness among soldiers and adult family members who receive BH care. These metrics would expand the Army's outcome monitoring, which currently includes symptom improvement metrics, for patients who received BH care. The authors developed rigorous criteria to evaluate candidate readiness metrics, conducted interviews with stakeholders (Army subject-matter experts and BH providers), reviewed existing sources of data that could support the development of a readiness metric, and conducted a literature review to identify instruments that have been used to measure readiness-related domains in both military and civilian populations. The authors found that no existing data source or patient self

Book information

ISBN: 9781977404800
Publisher: RAND
Imprint: RAND
Pub date:
DEWEY: 355.120973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 213g
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 6mm