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IIR 20-079 – HSR Study

 
IIR 20-079
Effect of Patient Priorities Care Implementation in Older Veterans with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Lilian N. Dindo, PhD
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Funding Period: July 2021 - June 2025

Abstract

Background: As Veterans age, they face an increasing number of chronic conditions and functional limitations. Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) in this population are inadequately treated by current approaches to healthcare, based on single-disease guidelines. These guidelines do not provide optimum care for patients with MCC for three key reasons: 1) single disease treatments in cases of MCC can often be conflicting and lead to adverse events because they do not take into account disease or drug interactions; 2) they do not take into account the priorities of older adult patients (what matters most) when offering treatment recommendations; 3) Guideline in this older population often lead to care that is burdensome. Significance/Impact: Patient Priorities Care (PPC) was designed with input from patients, caregivers and clinicians to address these concerns by promoting a shift in decision-making for MCC which will result in less burdensome care, fewer adverse events, and care which is focused on what matters most for patients (including increased use of long-term home and community-based services and support) for Veterans with MCC and their families. Innovation: The PPC approach elaborates specific patient priorities (i.e., values-based patient outcome goals and care preferences) and trains clinicians to recommend care that aligns with patient priorities rather than single-disease guidelines alone. Specific Aim 1: Using our primary care-research partnership, we will conduct a formative assessment of PPC implementation for Veterans with MCC and develop implementation tools. Aim 1 Methods: We will perform stakeholder interviews with leadership, clinician, and staff partners structured by a formative evaluation framework. The assessment will identify barriers to implementation of PPC within VA primary care, and inform our enablers of implementation (e.g., recruitment of clinical champions, training of interested primary care providers, note templates, and processes for identifying care that aligns with patient priorities within routine care). Specific Aim 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of PPC in a randomized controlled study at two VA primary care centers. Aim 2 Methods: We will conduct a randomized clinical trial with 366 Veterans at Houston DeBakey VA and West Haven, Connecticut VA primary care practices to determine if PPC results in care that reduces treatment burden and unnecessary medications, increases use of home and community services, and aligns care with patient priorities compared with usual care. We will determine if Veterans randomized to PPC have lower ratings on the treatment burden questionnaire, and increased number of home and community based services used compared to usual care at six months post intervention. Specific Aim 3: Conduct a summative assessment of implementation outcomes of PPC in VA primary care. Aim 3 Methods: Evaluate PPC implementation in primary care using Proctor’s implementation outcomes framework (i.e., acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, penetration, and activity cost accounting). Participants will complete pre and post surveys and post-implementation interviews to assess these implementation outcomes of the PPC intervention. Cost analysis will be performed to determine costs associated with PPC. Implementation/Next Step: Working with the VA Whole Health program and VA Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, we to evaluate our effectiveness and implementation outcomes and develop an implementation toolkit and strategies for dissemination across VA.

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NIH Reporter

Grant Number: I01HX003211-01A1
Link: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10187909


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PUBLICATIONS:


Journal Articles

  1. Scholle SH, Naik AD. A Person-Centered Care Dashboard for Individuals With Complex Health Care Needs-Charting a Course for the Future. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Aug 1; 5(8):e2224945. [view]
  2. Ouellet GM, Fried TR, Gilstrap LG, O'Leary JR, Austin AM, Skinner JS, Cohen AB. Anticoagulant Use for Atrial Fibrillation Among Persons With Advanced Dementia at the End of Life. JAMA internal medicine. 2021 Aug 1; 181(8):1121-1123. [view]
  3. Cohen AB, Paiva AL, Redding CA, Fried TR. Characteristics of Older Adults Who Cannot Identify a Healthcare Agent. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 Apr 1; 37(5):1313-1314. [view]
  4. Razjouyan J, Horstman MJ, Orkaby AR, Virani SS, Intrator O, Goyal P, Amos CI, Naik AD. Developing a Parsimonious Frailty Index for Older, Multimorbid Adults With Heart Failure Using Machine Learning. The American journal of cardiology. 2023 Mar 1; 190:75-81. [view]
  5. Crespo-Ramos G, Bebu I, Krause-Steinrauf H, Hoogendoorn CJ, Fang R, Ehrmann D, Presley C, Naik AD, Katona A, Walker EA, Cherrington A, Gonzalez JS, GRADE Research Group. Emotional distress and cardiovascular disease risk among participants enrolled in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) study. Diabetes research and clinical practice. 2023 Sep 1; 203:110808. [view]
  6. Dindo L, Chaison A, Rodrigues M, Woods K, Mark A, Boykin D. Feasibility of delivering a virtual 1-day acceptance and commitment therapy workshop to rural veterans through community partnerships. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2023 Aug 1; 34:101178. [view]
  7. Naik AD, Walling AM. Getting patients ready for "in the moment" decisions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 Sep 1; 70(9):2474-2477. [view]
  8. Fried TR. Giving up on the objective of providing goal-concordant care: Advance care planning for improving caregiver outcomes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 Oct 1; 70(10):3006-3011. [view]
  9. Ritchey KC, Solberg LM, Citty SW, Kiefer L, Martinez E, Gray C, Naik AD. Guiding Post-Hospital Recovery by 'What Matters:' Implementation of Patient Priorities Identification in a VA Community Living Center. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland). 2023 Jul 4; 8(4):74. [view]
  10. Chary AN, Torres B, Brickhouse E, Santangelo I, Godwin KM, Naik AD, Carpenter CR, Liu SW, Kennedy M. Language discordance in emergency department delirium screening: Results from a qualitative interview-based study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2023 Apr 1; 71(4):1328-1331. [view]
  11. Chary AN, Brickhouse E, Torres B, Santangelo I, Carpenter CR, Liu SW, Godwin KM, Naik AD, Singh H, Kennedy M. Leveraging the Electronic Health Record to Implement Emergency Department Delirium Screening. Applied clinical informatics. 2023 May 1; 14(3):478-486. [view]
  12. Vaughan EM, Johnson E, Naik AD, Amspoker AB, Balasubramanyam A, Virani SS, Ballantyne CM, Johnston CA, Foreyt JP. Long-Term Effectiveness of the TIME Intervention to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Low-Income Settings: a 2-Year Follow-Up. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 Sep 1; 37(12):3062-3069. [view]
  13. Naik AD. Measuring patient-centered care to improve hospital experiences of older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 Dec 1; 70(12):3348-3351. [view]
  14. Lee YK, Fried TR, Costello DM, Hajduk AM, O'Leary JR, Cohen AB. Perceived dementia risk and advance care planning among older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 May 1; 70(5):1481-1486. [view]
  15. Chary A, Hernandez N, Rivera AP, Ramont V, Obi T, Santangelo I, Ritchie C, Singh H, Hayden E, Naik AD, Liu S, Kennedy M. Perceptions of Acute Care Telemedicine Among Caregivers for Persons Living with Dementia: A Qualitative Study. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 2024 Jan 1; 43(1):69-77. [view]
  16. Chary A, Brickhouse E, Torres B, Cameron-Comasco L, Lee S, Punches B, Skains RM, Naik AD, Quatman-Yates CC, Kennedy M, Southerland LT, Liu S. Physical therapy consultation in the emergency department for older adults with falls: A qualitative study. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 2023 Apr 1; 4(2):e12941. [view]
  17. Amenta E, Grigoryan L, Rajan SS, Ramsey D, Kramer JR, Walder A, Chou A, Van JN, Krein SL, Hysong S, Naik AD, Trautner BW. Quantifying the Implementation and Cost of a Multisite Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Jun 30; 3(1):e115. [view]
  18. Chary AN, Naik AD, Kennedy M. Reply to: Expanding options to include language barriers for predicting postoperative delirium in geriatric patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2023 Jan 1; 71(1):294-295. [view]
  19. Zang E, Shi Y, Wang X, Wu B, Fried TR. Trajectories of physical functioning among US adults with cognitive impairment. Age and ageing. 2022 Jun 1; 51(6). [view]
  20. Freytag J, Mishra RK, Street RL, Catic A, Dindo L, Kiefer L, Najafi B, Naik AD. Using Wearable Sensors to Measure Goal Achievement in Older Veterans with Dementia. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland). 2022 Dec 16; 22(24). [view]


DRA: Aging, Older Veterans' Health and Care, Health Systems, Other Conditions
DRE: TRL - Applied/Translational, Treatment - Efficacy/Effectiveness Clinical Trial, Treatment - Implementation
Keywords: Care Coordination, Dementia, Disability, Frailty
MeSH Terms: None at this time.

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