National Medical Fellowship Summer Project S. Diana Garcia MS2 Candidate Class of 2018

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1 National Medical Fellowship Summer Project S. Diana Garcia MS2 Candidate Class of 2018 A special thanks to all project collaborators Dr. Steve Koh, Director of the Community Psychiatry Fellowship *Dr. David Chang, Director of Outcomes Research *Joseph Adachi, Undergraduate Pre-Medical Student*Angela Pilar Neighborhood Healthcare Volunteer*Ruth Monzano, Volunteer Director and Promotora Dr. Willis-Jacobo, PRIME Diversity and Community Assistant Dean*Dr. Rodarte, North County Behavioral Health Svcs

2 Ambulatory visits due to adverse effects of medical care Receipt of potentially inappropriate prescription medication Hospital readmission There is 20% inappropriate use of prescriptions. One of the reasons is that patients are not asking the right questions. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Recommends A Solution Ten questions to ask your provider Ultimately: Patient + Provider = Outcomes References: Questions To Ask Your Doctor: Questions Are the Answer. September Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS). October Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. California Quality Measures Compared to Achievable Benchmarks Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality At the Intersection of Health, Health Care and Policy: Improving Chronic Illness Care: Translating Evidence Into Action A Bonomi et al

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4 Improved patient awareness of questions to ask their providers about their medication Primary Outcome Improved patient satisfaction with medical care and their provider Future Projection Increased communication ie: asking providers questions will increase adherence to care recommendations Investigate how comfortable patients are asking about adverse side effects, related diagnosis, and alternatives. Describe a largely monolingual population s demographic information, medical history (primary and behavioral), and satisfaction with their medical care. Satisfaction with care will serve as a surrogate to patient empowerment and positive patient-provider relationship. Develop a health curriculum tailored to the needs of the older adult population will be developed Train high school students in the Kaiser Permanente Summer Urban Fellowship and Neighborhood Health Volunteers on issues with prescription adverse effects in older adults through case studies and role-play workshops.

5 Older Adults Rx coordination/reconciliation Improved patient-provider communication Intersection of mood, satisfaction, trust, autonomy, self-perceived health outcomes/improvements Youth Increased likelihood to pursue a career in health care Improved knowledge of issues related to older adults Improved knowledge in patient provider communication and prescription reconciliation

6 Older Adult Focus: Neighborhood Health s Edad De Oro Older Adult Primary Care Mental Health Integration Program Carried out a needs assessment for the program Administer Pre-Post survey: 40 Questions: demographic information, 10 questions to ask your provider patient satisfaction questions Youth Mentoring Focus: Kaiser Permanente Summer Urban Fellowship N=40 and Neighborhood Health Volunteer Program Community College Student volunteers. N=2 Carried out a Prescription Reconciliation Workshop Included Pharmacology Crash Course Training on 10 questions patients to ask their doctor

7 N= females 3 males Majority of those surveyed were not bilingual, 95.8% (23/24) reported ability to read and write in Spanish. Access 10 reported seeing their primary care physician in the past month. All except one had seen a doctor in the last six months. 82.6% reported receiving regular physicals 75% (18/24) reported always receiving regular check-ups. Some reported going to Mexico for their care but this specific question was not on the survey to be analyzed. Six (24%) Neighborhood Healthcare patients Health Literacy 66% (16/24) always understand what the doctor explains to them during an office visit. 41.6% (10/24) always feel they can prepare for a surgery, 29.1% (7/24) reported No. they do not know how to prepare for a surgery 66% (16/24) reported always understanding what the doctor is telling them.

8 Satisfaction 87.5% reported never having an issue with making an appointment. 70.8% (17/24) reported always liking the care they receive and always feeling that their medical problems are taken care of when they leave the clinic. 62.5% (15/24) said they always feel comfortable asking their medical doctor or pharmacist questions about their care. 79.2% (19/24) participants said they are always familiar with the medicine they are prescribed. Social 75% (18/24) of participants do not live alone. 41.6% (10/24) always get together with family and friends. 100% of participants reported always preparing their own meals and majority only once in a while going to eat processed foods. Depression 4.16% (1/24), always, 8.3% (2/24) often, 33.3% (8/24) occasionally 37.5% (9/24) rarely 16.6% (4/24) never feel depressed. When asked if they sought treatment 56.5% (13/23) reported not seeking treatment (6/23) did seek treatment. Four did not respond.

9 To eliminate mental health disparities that impact older adults community partnerships such as UCSD Health Sciences, Neighborhood Healthcare Promotoras, Medical Pathways Program at San Ysidro High School, and Kaiser Permanente are key to the overall wellness and engagement of under-cared for individuals and community at large. Facilitators (promotoras) who are trusted by the community and genuinely understand issues of barriers to care and medication errors are the success factor. Senior peer programs should be opened to the entire community with referring doctors being at non-affiliated sites to the host site. Participants attending the program have been attending from a range of a few weeks to more than 10 years. 16.6% (4/24) have been attending for five or more years. Thus, deciding to start a program should planned for long term attendance. Over the phone, patients who reported being depressed were more difficult to talk to but they elucidate the importance of diversity training. Interact with patients who seemingly made the interview more challenged actually help providers in training understand how to deal with different people and communication styles. Curriculum at the medical undergraduate level is needed to fulfill this training.

10 Limitations: Satisfaction questions may not have been answer as honestly as we may have preferred. Surveyor has already built relationships with the participants and they may not want to say anything negative with the conception that doing so would hurt the surveyor s feelings. Furthermore, undoubtedly the results of 24, one- hour interviews from participants at a single site are not sufficient for one to draw conclusive arguments. In the area of mentoring survey questions must be carried out with the youth at the time of the workshop. From that survey, we could consolidate the results and create a tool that can collect further information. Recommendations- As a program that aims to improve the wellness of marginalized communities using a primary care behavioral health integrative approach, the Edad De Oro Senior Peer Group is doing an effective job of meetings its key goals. The mental health care needs of communities of color are too vast to expect primary care physicians including psychiatrist to be able to cover the needs with one-on-one consults. Promotoras are trained extensively and effectively outreach to the neediest participants. There is trust, gratitude, motivation, and an overall state of wellness at the center on Friday mornings. Expansion of the program to other sites and to other days of the week could help multiply the positive effects of the program on the nearby communities. Primary care physicians, geriatricians, and psychiatrists must be made aware of these types of programs and must encourage their patients to attend. Get other community clinics on-board. Utilize the mentoring focus in the future as a experiential experience to help them consider a career in geriatrics.