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A Partnered Evaluation to Improve the Identification and Management of Functional Impairment and Frailty Among Older Veterans in Primary Care Settings
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Maintaining functional status, or the ability to perform daily activities, is central to older adults' quality of life, health, and ability to remain independent. Identifying functional impairments is essential for clinicians to provide optimal care to older adults, and on a population level, understanding function can help anticipate service needs. Yet uptake of standardized measurement of functional status into patient care has been slow and inconsistent due to the burden posed by current tools. The purpose of the proposed QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative is to implement and evaluate a patient-centered, low-burden intervention to improve measurement of functional status in VA primary care settings nationally. The investigators hypothesize that implementing this intervention will increase identification and improve management of functional impairment among older Veterans while providing key data to inform VHA strategic planning related to long-term services and supports.
Official title: A Partnered Evaluation to Improve Identification and Management of Functional Impairment and Frailty for Older Veterans in VA Primary Care
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
10000
Start Date
2024-04-01
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-07-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Screening intervention
Intervention to improve identification and management of functional impairment among older Veterans in VA primary care settings. Intervention includes 5 components: (1) routine, standardized functional status measurement; (2) nursing screening followed by follow-up primary care provider assessment; (3) electronic tools and templates to facilitate screening, assessment, and documentation; (4) interprofessional educational session; (5) tailored reports on functional status
Standard bundle of implementation strategies
Standard strategies include champions plus system-level audit and feedback
Enhanced bundle of implementation strategies
Enhanced strategies include technical assistance plus clinician-level audit and feedback
Locations (1)
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States