ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2021
Health-Related Goal Setting and Achievement Among Veterans with High Technology Adoption.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can I Help With That? The Role of Goal Setting in a Technology-Enabled Peer Mentoring Program.Journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- Patient Preferences for Technology-Assisted Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement of Mental Health Symptoms Among Veterans: Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of participatory medicine · 2026Article
- What Matters Most to Veterans When Deciding to Use Technology for Health: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Survey.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Veteran Preferences and Willingness to Share Patient-Generated Health Data.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Veteran Self-Reported Use of Digital Health Devices.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Opportunities to Integrate Mobile App-Based Interventions Into Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services in the Wake of COVID-19.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere is increasing recognition of the importance of supporting patients in their health-related goals. Patient-provider discussions and health-related mobile applications (apps) can support patients to pursue health goals; however, their impact on patient goal setting and achievement is not well understood.
objectiveTo examine the relationships between the following: (1) patient demographics, patient-provider discussions, and health-related goal setting and achievement, and (2) patient mobile health app use and goal achievement.
designCross-sectional survey.
participantsVeterans who receive Veterans Health Administration (VA) healthcare and are users of VA patient-facing technology. MAIN MEASURES: Veteran demographics, goal-related behaviors, and goal achievement.
methodsVeterans were invited to participate in a telephone survey. VA administrative data were linked to survey data for additional health and demographic information. Logistic regression models were run to identify factors that predict health-related goal setting and achievement. KEY
resultsAmong respondents (n=2552), 75% of patients indicated having set health goals in the preceding 6 months and approximately 42% reported achieving their goal. Men (vs. women) had lower odds of setting goals (OR: 0.71; CI95: 0.53-0.97), as did individuals with worse (vs. better) health (OR: 0.18; CI95: 0.04-0.88). Individuals with advanced education-some college/college degrees, and post-college degrees (vs. no college education)-demonstrated higher odds of setting goals (OR: 1.35; CI95: 1.01-1.79; OR: 1.71; CI95: 1.28-2.28, respectively). Those who reported having discussed their goals with their providers were more likely to set goals (OR: 3.60; CI95: 2.97-4.35). Patient mobile health app use was not statistically associated with goal achievement.
conclusionsEfforts to further promote patient-led goal setting should leverage the influence of patient-provider conversations. Use of patient-facing technologies, specifically mobile health apps, may facilitate goal-oriented care, but further work is needed to examine the potential benefits of apps to support patient goals, particularly if providers discuss and endorse use of those apps with patients.
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