AIDS: A case management approach. The illinois experience

IntroductionOne of the reasons for the high mortality rate from cancer in people with schizophrenia is delay in diagnosis. Many studies have shown lower cancer screening rates in people with schizophrenia; however, there are no interventions for people with schizophrenia to increase cancer screening. Therefore, we developed a case management (CM) intervention to encourage participation in cancer screening. The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of CM to encourage participation in cancer screening for people with schizophrenia, with particular focus on colorectal cancer screening by faecal occult blood testing, compared with usual intervention (UI), namely, municipal public education.Methods and analysisThis is an individually randomised, parallel group trial with blinded outcome assessments. The participants will be randomly allocated to either the CM plus UI group or UI alone group in a 1:1 ratio using a web-based program at a data management centre. The primary end point of the study is participation in colorectal cancer screening in the year of intervention, which will be assessed based on municipal records.Ethics and disseminationThis study is performed in accordance with Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects published by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and the modified Act on the Protection of Personal Information as well as the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee at the Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital on 23 April 2019 (approval number: RIN1904-003). The findings of this trial will be submitted to an international peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration numberUMIN000036017.

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A Case Management Approach to Reducing ER Visits: A Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBLSA) Case Study

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2018.04.870 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. S129-S130

Author(s):

M Liu ◽

S Guh ◽

J Chaisson ◽

K Tisdale ◽

S Nigam

Keyword(s):

Case Management ◽

Management Approach ◽

Blue Cross Blue Shield ◽

Blue Shield

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Further research is required to provide evidence of the effectiveness and feasibility of the nurse-led, case management approach to the care of older adults with chronic comorbid conditions

Evidence-Based Nursing ◽

10.1136/ebn.2011.100119 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 109-110

Author(s):

M. Wallis

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Case Management ◽

Management Approach ◽

Comorbid Conditions

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An Intensive Case Management Approach for Paroled IV Drug Users

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/002204269302300104 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 43-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Steven S. Martin ◽

Frank R. Scarpitti

Keyword(s):

Case Management ◽

Drug Users ◽

Community Treatment ◽

Management Approach ◽

Intensive Case Management ◽

Prison Systems ◽

Abuse Treatment ◽

Drug Problems ◽

Treatment Alternatives

The need for drug abuse treatment to reduce recidivism in prison systems has led to increasing interest in treatment alternatives for correctional clients. The research on the effectiveness of treatment alternatives, however, has lagged behind the interest in and implementation of new programs. This article reports on early findings from an ongoing longitudinal study of the efficacy of an intensive case management approach, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), for treating parolees with past drug problems, compared with a group of parolees who were not offered this treatment program. Using follow-up data on 135 subjects interviewed at release from prison and then reinterviewed about six months later, the ACT group and comparison group are examined in terms of recidivism and relapse to drug use. Bivariate analyses suggest little difference between the two groups. Multivariate analyses, however, suggest several important variables that were not manipulated in this “quasi-experiment,” but are predictive of relapse and recidivism. Although the limited sample size available at present precludes any definitive conclusions, discussion focuses on the direction of findings and highlights the necessity for multivariate controls in assessing the effectiveness of any intervention with criminal justice clients.

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