Abstract
This study utilizes the Indivisible Self Model (IS-WEL) and latent profile analysis (LPA) to investigate the relationship between integrated behavioral and primary healthcare and wellness profiles. A national sample of 466 adults who received counseling services within the last year completed surveys assessing wellness (5F-WEL), integrated care levels, and demographic variables. LPA identified four wellness profiles: Comfortably Well, Managed Well, Approaching Well, and Disconnected Well, each associated with unique demographic, physical, and mental health characteristics. Despite theoretical links between integrated care and wellness, the relationship between reported levels of care integration and wellness profiles was not statistically significant, highlighting limitations in client-reported measures of care integration. Results suggest that social connectedness is a key protective factor across wellness profiles, while socioeconomic status, co-occurring mental health diagnoses, and being a member of a minoritized community may serve as risk factors. Findings inform counseling practices, emphasizing holistic, biopsychosocial assessments and tailored interventions to promote client wellness.
Recommended Citation
Fields, Alexander M.; Limberg, Dodie; and Starrett, Angie
(2025)
"Exploring the Relationship of Integrated Behavioral and Primary Healthcare with Wellness Profiles: Implications for Counseling Practice,"
The Journal of Integrated Primary Care: Vol. 2:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/jipc/vol2/iss2/2
