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Issues Ment Health Nurs
; 39(4): 311-319, 2018 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29370561
RESUMO
A university-community partnership initiated a dental screening and nursing case management program for Medicaid-insured adults with serious mental illness (SMI). Forty-three adults with SMI participated in dental screening; 72% participated in case management. Per client, an average of six case management contacts was made. After 6 months, 87% (27/31) had attended at least one dental appointment, with a 13% no-show rate; 8 completed treatment, 4 had ongoing treatment, 12 had interrupted care, and 3 were lost to follow-up. Adults with SMI experienced high unmet dental needs; nursing case management strategies aided clients to initiate and complete dental care.