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• TITLE: Impact of Relaxation and Group Psycho-Education on Health Outcomes Using Integrated Care Models and Quality Improvement

  AUTHORS: Martha Okafor, Victor Ede, Rosemary Kinuthia, Debbie Strotz, Cathryn Marchman, Scott Weeks, David Satcher

  KEYWORDS: Integrated Care, Relaxation, Group Psycho-Education, Health Outcomes, Quality Improvement, Peer Specialist, Wellness, Primary Healthcare, Behavioral Health

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.4 No.12, December 18, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The purpose of this Integrated Care Practice Change and Quality Improvement (ICPCQI) initiative was to evaluate the impact of wellness and relaxation and group psycho-education on health out-comes in an integrated care setting. Individuals diagnosed with mental illness and a co-occurring chronic medical condition participated in the ICPCQI initiatives which were run by peer support and wellness experts in an integrated care setting over the one-year project implementation period. Evaluation of outcome measures revealed an overall decline of 8.3% (p