Addressing Relationship Health Needs in Primary Care: Adapting the Marriage Checkup for Use in Medical Settings with Military Couples |
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| Authors: | James V. Cordova Jeffrey A. Cigrang Tatiana D. Gray Elizabeth Najera Matt Havrilenko Crystal Pinkley Matthew Nielsen JoLyn Tatum Kristen Redd |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Psychology Department,Clark University,Worcester,USA;2.School of Professional Psychology,Wright State University,Dayton,USA;3.Wilford Hall, Ambulatory Services Center,Lackland Air Force Base,San Antonio,USA;4.United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine,Dayton,USA;5.Air Force Medical Operations Agency,Lackland Air Force Base,San Antonio,USA;6.Wright-Patterson Medical Center,Dayton,USA |
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| 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. |
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