Getting Better with the OnTrackNY Program
Publication & project summaries
Results of a Coordinated Specialty Care program for early psychosis and predictors of outcomes
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Amplify OnTrackNY publication summaries summarize peer-reviewed publications focused on quality improvement or research conducted to help us learn & improve the program.
Study snapshot
This study helps us understand how those receiving coordinated specialty care services at OnTrackNY benefit from the program.1
This study asks:
- Did school and work participation, or hospitalization rates change for participants in their first year at OnTrackNY?
- Did symptoms, or overall ability to maintain relationships and perform tasks related to school and work, change?
Information about school and work participation, hospitalization rates, and symptoms was collected from OnTrackNY teams during participants’ first year in the program.
Figure 1: Who participated in this study?
This study is based on 325 OnTrackNY participants from diverse backgrounds.
Study findings
Teams report on participant substance use, symptoms, and hospitalizations at enrollment and every three months after. For this study, authors looked at information collected between October 2013 and December 2019.
Finding 1. After 6 months at OnTrackNY, 80% of participants are in school or are working. After joining, only 10% of participants report being hospitalized in every 3 month period; down from 70%.
Finding 2. Participants’ symptoms, and ability to have meaningful relationships and perform school- and work-related tasks improved significantly in the year after starting the OnTrackNY program.
Figure 2: Did school or work participation, and hospitalizations change?
Yes. Participation in school and work increased, and hospitalizations went down.
Final thoughts
Within their first year, OnTrackNY participants increase their participation in school and work. They also show improvement in symptoms and are more likely to have meaningful relationships and successfully perform school- and work- related tasks.
Future studies should focus on understanding what happens after their first year and after completing the program.
References
1. Nossel I, Wall MM, Scodes J, Marino LA, Zilkha S, Bello I, Malinovsky I, Lee R, Radigan M, Smith TE, Sederer L, Gu G, Dixon L. Results of a Coordinated Specialty Care Program for Early Psychosis and Predictors of Out-comes. Psychiatric Services. 2018;69(8):863-870.
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