| Literature DB >> 29170878 |
James V Cordova1, Jeffrey A Cigrang2, Tatiana D Gray3, Elizabeth Najera4, Matt Havrilenko3, Crystal Pinkley5, Matthew Nielsen6, JoLyn Tatum7, Kristen Redd7.
Abstract
The overall objective of this study was to pilot the Marriage Checkup (MC), a brief intervention for enhancing marital resiliency tailored to a military population, for use by internal behavioral health consultants (IBHCs) working in an integrated primary care clinic. The MC was revised to fit into the fast-paced environment of primary care (e.g., streamlined to fit within three 30-min appointments), and military-relevant material was added to the content. IBHCs working in primary care were then trained to offer the intervention. Thirty participants were enrolled in the study and completed a relationship checkup and one-month follow-up questionnaires. Analysis of post-test and one-month follow-up data showed statistically significant improvements in participants' marital health compared to pre-treatment. The MC intervention appeared to be well received by both couples and IBHCs.Entities:
Keywords: Brief couple therapy; Military; Primary care; Relationships
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29170878 DOI： 10.1007/s10880-017-9517-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Psychol Med Settings ISSN： 1068-9583