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ArticleHealth services research2022

Engaging Veterans, caregivers, and system stakeholders to improve VA home and community-based services.

Luci K Leykum, Erin P Finley, Lauren S Penney, Julie Parish Johnson, Jacqueline A Pugh, Polly H Noel, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Team

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Article in Health services research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Visualizing Veterans' Care at Home: Understanding the Structure, Function, and Adequacy of Caregiving Networks.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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  5. Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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  7. Translating research into policy and action.Health services research · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Luci K LeykumDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0042-5458
Erin P FinleyDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research, USA.
Lauren S PenneyDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research, USA.
Julie Parish JohnsonDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research, USA.
Jacqueline A PughDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research, USA.
Polly H NoelDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research, USA.
Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Team

Funding

HSRD VA I50 HX002767
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo understand Veterans', caregivers', and stakeholders' perceptions of home-based and caregiver support services and their suggestions for improvement to better align services with needs. DATA SOURCES: We identified Veterans and caregivers at four EDCoE sites using the VA high-need, high-risk list, representing Veterans who qualify for home-based primary care. We randomly selected Veterans and their caregivers, stratifying by age. We also identified leaders and clinicians involved in clinical service delivery. STUDY

designBetween February and November 2019, we conducted in-person and telephone interviews and focus groups using semi-structured questions tailored to each group, analyzing them through a rapid qualitative analysis approach and providing real-time feedback to operational partners. DATA COLLECTION: Thirty-four Veterans, 24 caregivers, and 39 leaders and clinicians participated. PRINCIPAL

findingsRespondents identified key categories of experience that could be monitored and improved, including navigating an increasingly complex system, coordinating and communicating across services, and unmet household and financial needs. Veterans and caregivers described quality in terms of reliability, timeliness, standardization, and accountability. Summaries were created to contextualize results and to highlight gaps and opportunities for new measures and policy development.

conclusionsCollaborating with Veterans, caregivers, and stakeholders enables us to understand their daily experiences and to develop meaningful approaches to evaluating services that incorporate their perspectives. Providing regular, actionable feedback to operational partners informs policy and operational initiatives, such as the scope of services and infrastructure for system navigation.

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CaregiversVeteransCommunity Health ServicesHumansReproducibility of ResultsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans Affairscaregiversfocus groupshome care servicespolicyVeterans

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PMID35243641
PMCPMC9108224

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