Assessing the Impact of Self-directed Care, Within a Medicaid-funded Environment,on Participation and Community Living

N/ACompletedNCT02520024

Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion120 enrolled

Overview

This project proposed to demonstrate the effectiveness, costs, and benefits to participation and community living self-directed care programming within a financially sustainable Medicaid managed care environment. The study examined outcomes associated with the implementation of a novel self-directed care (SDC) approach being implemented in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in which consumers were able to access a set amount of renewable funds per year and direct how they were spent, both to purchase the types and amounts of rehabilitation and treatment services they desire (and from whom they choose) and to purchase a broad-range of individualized resources and services that are generally outside of Medicaid funding (e.g., health club memberships, yoga classes, support in taking care of bills).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Major Depression Bipolar Disorder Schizophrenia

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults between 18-65 who are currently receiving Medicaid-reimbursed services in Delaware County, Pennsylvania for either a schizophrenia-spectrum, major depression, or bipolar disorder; 2. Individuals with a cost profile within the 60-90% band of all Magellan-administered Medicaid recipients in the county (estimated service costs between $10,048 and $22,324); 3) No more than two inpatient hospitalizations of 10 days per stay, over a 2 year period prior to the study; 4\) No hospitalization within 6 months of the study; 5) Ability to understand self-directed care requirement and express interest in working with a "recovery coach." Exclusion Criteria: 1. do not speak English; 2. have a legal guardian; 3. are unable to give informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from Baseline TU Community Participation Questionnaire to follow up at 12 months and 24 months post-baseline

Used to gather information about the frequency of participation in multiple domains (e.g., employment, education, spirituality, leisure/recreation, attendance at self-help groups, etc.) in the last 30 days, whether or not they did the activity enough, not enough, or too much in addition to their level of satisfaction with their level of participation in the activity.