Background of the problem: Patients with heart failure (HF) may have stressful lifestyle changes. Patients with HF in our clinic show signs and symptoms of depression but, often times have never been screened. In a literature review, depression was often undiagnosed…

Learning objective: Participants will learn depression screening rage in primary care setting along with characteristics of individuals who screened positive for depression…

Purpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional correlational pilot was to determine the relationship between depression and/or anxiety to health literacy within the primary care population…

Pre-pandemic, suicide was the second leading cause of death among teens and young adults, aged 15 to 24 years; in 2019, more than one-third of high-school students aged 14-17 years reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, with nearly 20% of those individuals seriously considering s…

Sickle cell anemia is a complex disease process that contributes to a variety of medical complications related to hemolytic anemia and vaso-occlusion, causing significant health consequences from tissue ischemia and infarction…

Learning objective: Evaluate how education and a pre-implementation survey to identify screening barriers may affect universal depression screening outcomes in three pediatric sub-specialty clinics…

Learning objective: Explain the systematic approach devised and change management required to conduct annual depression screenings in ambulatory care adult specialty clinics to address the growing mental health crisis and improve patient experience and outcomes in addition to exemplify this healthc…