Anxiety Medication Adherence Using the (SCAARED) Tool in Primary Care
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Authors
Adams, Chelsey
Issue Date
2025-04
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Description/Abstract
By using the Screen for Adult Anxiety Related Disorders (SCAARED) tool in primary care, providers will be able to effectively prescribe the appropriate medication regimen, potentially enhancing patient adherence to their anxiety medication (University of Pittsburgh, n.d.).
Background. This quality improvement project was warranted due to an increase in patient medication nonadherence among behavioral health patients within the primary care setting.
Purpose. The overall aim of the project was to implement the SCAARED tool in the primary care setting, in hopes to identify those with an anxiety disorder and initiate appropriate treatment. The primary aim was to increase screening of anxiety using the SCAARED tool. The secondary aim was to identify appropriate treatment to control anxiety disorders based upon their SCAARED tool score. The final aim was to measure the overall adherence to their treatment plan. Methods. A screening intervention which is designed to evaluate specific types of anxiety (e.g., anxiety associated with somatic/panic/agoraphobia, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, and social anxiety) was implemented. A chosen clinical site for the implementation was a primary care office in a rural community.
Results. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample. A paired samples t-test was used to compare the SCAARED tool scores pre and post intervention. Nonparametric inferential and descriptive statistics were used to describe if the appropriate treatment was prescribed, and if the patient adhered to their medication regimen.