Behavioral Health Risk Assessment and Estimation: Validating an Integrated, Multi-Risk Factor Approach aided by Technology

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dc.contributor.advisorLeung, Patrick
dc.contributor.committeeMemberParrish, Danielle E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRobichaux, René J.
dc.creatorPutnam, Kathleen D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-08T21:19:38Z
dc.date.available2018-02-08T21:19:38Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2017
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2017
dc.date.updated2018-02-08T21:19:38Z
dc.description.abstractHigh rates of behavioral health problems in the U.S. require integrated, multi-dimensional approaches. The study of behavioral health risk assessment and estimation aided by technology has the potential to inform assessment and management of behavioral health problems toward the goal of reducing adverse outcomes. The objective of this study is to inform evidence-based behavioral health risk assessment and estimation. This research examines the U.S. Army Medical Command data within the Behavioral Health Risk Management module (BHRM) to explore behavioral health risk assessment and estimation aided by technology. Analyses are conducted on BHRM data from the records of 30,263 U.S. Army active duty, Guard and Reserve service members assigned to military medical units (U.S. Army Warrior Transition Units) between September 1, 2009 and November 12, 2013. To test risk assessment, responses on the BHRM intake tool (Behavioral Health Risk Assessment-Questionnaire / BHRA-Q) are used to test prevalence, associations, internal reliability and questionnaire’s factor group structure. To examine risk estimation, statistical tests are completed on the prevalence and correlations of risk estimates by the BHRM and clinical providers as well as the predictive properties of demographic variables toward risk estimation. Hypotheses are supported for significant relationships among behavioral health risk variables (r =  .40); good fit of the data to the eight-factor group structure of the BHRA-Q (Comparative Fit Index = 0.969; Tucker-Lewis Fit Index = 0.967; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = .029 [90% Confidence Interval 0.029 - 0.030]); significant correlations among BHRM and provider risk estimates (large or medium effect size of BHRM on provider estimates); and three significant demographic predictors of risk estimation (race, religion and military service component). Internal reliability of BHRA-Q is supported (Cronbach’s α = .897). This study tests data related to an integrated, multi-risk factor behavioral health risk assessment questionnaire (BHRA-Q) and risk estimation aided by technology (BHRM). Findings support behavioral health risk assessment and estimation using evidence-based / informed multi-risk factor assessment, aided by technology, to inform clinical decision making. Although demographic variables are not strong predictors of risk estimation, as grouped and tested, further study is recommended.
dc.description.departmentSocial Work, Graduate College of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/2076
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectBehavioral health
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk
dc.subjectRisk assessment
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk estimation
dc.subjectMental health risk assessment
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk management
dc.subjectIntegrated behavioral health risk assessment
dc.subjectMulti-risk factor approach
dc.subjectBehavioral health multi-risk factor approach
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk assessment questionnaire
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk estimation questionnaire
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk estimation tool
dc.subjectBehavioral health risk assessment tool
dc.subjectBehavioral health technology
dc.subjectBehavioral health clinical decision support
dc.subjectBehavioral health clinical decision support information system
dc.titleBehavioral Health Risk Assessment and Estimation: Validating an Integrated, Multi-Risk Factor Approach aided by Technology
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeGraduate College of Social Work
thesis.degree.departmentSocial Work, Graduate College of
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Work
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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