Research Topics
Chronic Disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Among the most common chronic diseases are chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, certain cancers, and some types of liver disease. While some chronic disease cannot be reversed, many chronic diseases can be prevented entirely by modifying certain lifestyle habits.
VA health services research into chronic disease encompasses many aspects of care including access, delivery, prevention, and quality of life.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term " Chronic Disease". Results are updated as new data are available.
VIEW: Citations | Publication Briefs | Studies | HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters | Cyberseminars | Videos | Podcasts | Other Resources
|
Citations
(5 of more than 124 CHRONIC DISEASE focused publications)
- Fu SS, Hammett P, Nelson D, Busch A, McKinney W, Sharma P, Patten CA, Gutierrez Sacasa N, Andreae L, Japuntich S. Evaluating chronic disease approaches to ameliorate tobacco-related health disparities: Study protocol of a hybrid type 1 implementation-effectiveness trial. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2024 Dec 1; 42:101380.
- German J, Yang Q, Hatch D, Lewinski A, Bosworth HB, Kaufman BG, Chatterjee R, Pennington G, Matters D, Lee D, Urlichich D, Kokosa S, Canupp H, Gregory P, Roberson CL, Smith B, Huber S, Doukellis K, Deal T, Burns R, Crowley MJ, Shaw RJ. EXpanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care (EXTEND): Protocol and Baseline Data for a Randomized Trial. Contemporary clinical trials. 2024 Aug 30; 146:107673.
- Wong CR, Crespi CM, Glenn B, May FP, Han SB, Bastani R, Macinko JA. Prevalence of Healthcare Barriers Among US Adults With Chronic Liver Disease Compared to Other Chronic Diseases. Gastro hep advances. 2024 May 17; 3(6):796-808.
- Burke JF, Copeland LL, Sussman JB, Hayward RA, Gross AL, Briceño EM, Whitney R, Giordani BJ, Elkind MSV, Manly JJ, Gottesman RF, Gaskin DJ, Sidney S, Yaffe K, Sacco RL, Heckbert SR, Hughes TM, Galecki AT, Levine DA. Development and validation of the Michigan Chronic Disease Simulation Model (MICROSIM). PLoS ONE. 2024 May 16; 19(5):e0300005.
- Schleiden LJ, Klima G, Rodriguez KL, Ersek M, Robinson JE, Hickson RP, Smith D, Cashy J, Sileanu FE, Thorpe CT. Clinician and Family Caregiver Perspectives on Deprescribing Chronic Disease Medications in Older Nursing Home Residents Near the End of Life. Drugs & aging. 2024 Apr 1; 41(4):367-377.
» View more Citations
|
↑ Top
|
Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 18 CHRONIC DISEASE focused publication briefs)
- Higher Preventive Health Inventory Use Associated with Improved Quality of Care
This study examined associations between Preventive Health Inventory (PHI) adoption and clinical quality measures at 216 VA primary care clinics nationwide that implemented the PHI and had the highest and lowest PHI use as of February 2021. Findings showed that higher uptake of the PHI was associated with improved quality of diabetes and hypertension care. Compared to the lowest use clinics, the h...
Date: April 17, 2023
- Nurse Practitioners as Primary Care Providers May Be a High-Value Solution to Increasing Access to Care for All Veterans
Investigators in this study assessed patient outcomes between primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) and MDs, including utilization, costs, and quality of care – one year after patient reassignment to a new primary care provider (due to a Veteran’s prior MD PCP leaving VA). Findings showed that compared to Veterans newly assigned to MDs, those newly assigned to NPs were less likely to use primary ...
Date: April 1, 2020
- Veteran-Directed Care Adds to Options for Medically Complex Veterans Living in the Community – Without Raising Costs
One way in which VA facilitates independence and supports caregivers is through the Veteran-Directed Care (VDC) program, part of VA’s Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care Services. VDC enables enrollees to hire family members, friends, or neighbors as paid caregivers and also provides caregiver support, including caregiver training and burden monitoring. This study evaluated the incidence of VA ...
Date: June 1, 2019
- VA Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Teams Need Additional Mental Health Integration for Older Veterans
Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Teams (GeriPACT) provide healthcare for a subset of older Veterans with chronic disease, functional dependency, cognitive decline, and psychosocial challenges. This study examines mental healthcare integration within GeriPACT by describing the role of psychiatrists/psychologists to help inform geriatric mental health policy. Findings showed that mental health integra...
Date: September 13, 2018
- More Patient-Aligned Care Team Components Translates to Improved Quality of Care for Veterans with Chronic Disease
This study examined whether the extent to which clinics had implemented PACT components was associated with improvements in the quality of care for Veterans with chronic conditions over a four year period. Findings showed that over four years concurrent with PACT implementation, primary care clinics with the most PACT components in place had greater improvements in 5 of 7 chronic disease intermedi...
Date: November 20, 2017
» View more Publication Briefs
|
↑ Top
|
Studies
( 5 of more than 12 CHRONIC DISEASE focused projects
)
| Project No. |
Title |
PI |
Funding Start |
| IIR 11-045
|
Management of HIV as a Chronic Disease |
Owens, Douglas |
2012-04-01 |
| IIR 11-071
|
Automating Performance Metrics for Quality Improvement in Complex Chronic Disease |
Goldstein, Mary |
2011-09-01 |
| IIR 07-235
|
Modeling of Health Care Costs of Veterans with Chronic Diseases |
Zhou, Xiao-Hua |
2009-01-01 |
| IIR 99-001
|
The Chronic Disease Score in a VA Population |
Sales, Anne |
2000-01-01 |
|
SDR 15-197
|
Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Gulf War Illness |
Simpson, Tracy |
2017-04-01 |
» View more Studies
|
↑ Top
HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
» View more Publications
↑ Top
Cyberseminars
The most recent " Chronic Disease" seminars are displayed.
|
| Date |
Title |
Presenter(s) |
| 1/25/2024 |
A New Equilibrium for Telemedicine & an Evaluation of Concurrent Heart Failure Care
|
Ferguson, Jacqueline
Ziaeian, Boback
|
| 4/13/2023 |
Using the Tailored Implementation in Chronic Diseases (TICD) Framework to Design Tailored Implementation Plans: A Methods Cyberseminar
|
Haverhals, Leah
Magid, Kate
Kononowech, Jennifer
|
| 11/7/2022 |
Data-Driven Implementation Mapping for the Selection of Implementation Strategies: Case Example of Bladder Cancer Surveillance
|
Schroeck, Florian
Ould Ismail, A. Aziz
Zubkoff, Lisa
|
| 4/5/2021 |
ESP Evidence Brief: Detection and Treatment of Dental Problems on Chronic Disease Outcomes
|
Veazie, Stephanie
Parr, Nicholas
Garrido, Melissa
|
| 5/18/2016 |
Clinical Quality Indicators among Patients with Mental Illness Following the Implementation of a Patient Centered Medical Home
|
Browne, Kendall
|
» View more Cyberseminars
|
↑ Top
Videos
There are currently no videos for this topic. |
↑ Top
Podcasts
There are currently no podcasts for this topic. |
↑ Top
↑ Top
