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In 2016, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the European Cystic Fibrosis Society came together to form the International Committee on Mental Health in CF and released guidelines outlining behavioral health (BH) screening recommendations for patients with CF and at least one primary caregiver. This study sought to characterize the role of BH care in routine CF treatment within the DoD health care system and identify potential opportunities for improvement. The resultant brief report is intended to elucidate and present identified areas of improvement as well as to inform further research projects in this field.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A representative sample of program leaders (8 of 12; five program directors and three nurse coordinators) from all six affiliate CF centers in the DoD completed a 23-item web-based survey. This study sought to identify the following: (1) What tools are DoD affiliate CF centers using to screen patients with CF and their caregiver(s) for psychological distress and how often does screening take place? (2) What is the composition of the DoD\u2019s CF BH teams by specialty and to what degree are BH personnel available to support the needs of CF patients? (3) How comfortable are program directors and nurse coordinators in screening patients with CF and their caregiver(s) for indicators of psychological distress? (4) How familiar are CF BH teams with the use of the U.S. Military\u2019s Behavioral Health Data Portal (BHDP)? This descriptive study was approved by the Human Use Committee at the Tripler Army Medical Center.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results of this study indicated that 80% of the DoD affiliate CF centers are screening patients with CF who are 12\u2009years and older and at least one caregiver at least annually for depression and anxiety with the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module and generalized anxiety disorder screening tool, respectively. Reported screening tools for suicidality were not standardized across centers. All respondents indicated that there is a designated social worker in their CF clinic team. Three-quarters of respondents reported that their social worker is physically present in CF clinics 75%-100% of the time. Other types of BH team members varied by clinic. Program directors and nurse coordinators on average indicated feeling \u201csomewhat comfortable\u201d in screening patients with CF for depression, anxiety, and suicidality. Eighty percent of program directors reported being \u201cnot so comfortable\u201d in screening caregivers for depression, anxiety, and suicidality, with nurse coordinators on average reporting feeling \u201csomewhat comfortable.\u201d Eighty percent of affiliate CF centers indicated that they are unaware of, are not utilizing, or do not have access to the BHDP to screen and record BH data for patients with CF or their caregiver(s).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study characterized routine CF BH care at DoD affiliate CF centers. Areas for improvement include the standardized use of screening tools for suicidality, increased provider comfort with screening, and streamlined recording and tracking of this data using the BHDP. Limitations of this study include inherent self-report bias, specifically social desirability bias. Steps toward suggested improvements and further utilization of the BHDP may improve BH care for patients with CF and their caregiver(s) in addition to facilitating future research.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usac161","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,30]],"date-time":"2022-06-30T12:13:36Z","timestamp":1656591216000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Behavioral Health Screening in Military Cystic Fibrosis Centers: A Survey"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"given":"Catherine","family":"Rutledge","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Behavioral Health, Tripler Army Medical Center , Honolulu, HI 96859, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christine","family":"Gould","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Tripler Army Medical Center , Honolulu, HI 96859, 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