Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of death in the United States. CVD affects more than a third of the U.S. population translating to approximately $431.8 billion in direct and indirect costs (Rosamond et al., 2007 as cited in Hunter et al., 2009). Given the significant rates of mental health issues exhibited in cardiovascular patients coupled with the lack of standard screening practices of psychosocial risk factors implicated in cardiovascular disease, the introduction of adequate assessment and referrals to mental health providers could substantially benefit health outcomes of patients.

The aims of this project are to: 1) provide recommendations of assessment practices for healthcare providers treating patients with cardiovascular disease, so they can more accurately assess and refer patients to behavioral health services; and 2) explore organizational change management strategies in creating successful, sustainable plans of integrating psychological assessments and referral practices into routine care for patients with CVD.

LLU Discipline

Psychology

Department

Psychology

School

School of Behavioral Health

First Advisor

Arechiga, Adam L.

Second Advisor

Vermeersch, David A.

Degree Name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Degree Level

Psych.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2015

Date (Title Page)

12-2015

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Cardiovascular Diseases - Psychology; Needs Assessment; Referral and Consultation; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - Psychology; Models - Psychological

Subject - Local

Psychosocial risk factors; Assessment Practices; Referrals; Patient Health Outcomes; Organizational Change Management Strategies

Type

Doctoral Project

Page Count

57

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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