Addressing Relationship Health Needs in Primary Care: Adapting the Marriage Checkup for Use in Medical Settings with Military Couples

James V. Cordova; Jeffrey A. Cigrang; Tatiana D. Grey; Elizabeth Najera; Matt Havrilenko; Crystal Pinkley; Matthew Nielson; JoLyn Tatum; Kristen Redd

Addressing Relationship Health Needs in Primary Care: Adapting the Marriage Checkup for Use in Medical Settings with Military Couples

James V. Cordova, Jeffrey A. Cigrang, Tatiana D. Grey, Elizabeth Najera, Matt Havrilenko, Crystal Pinkley, Matthew Nielson, JoLyn Tatum, Kristen Redd

Wright State University

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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.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Volume	24
State	Published - Nov 1 2017

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Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences

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