Using multiple qualitative methods to inform intervention development: Improving functional status measurement for older veterans in primary care settings.

ABSTRACT: Functional status, or the ability to perform activities of daily living, is central to older adults' health and quality of life. However, health systems have been slow to incorporate routine measurement of function into patient care. We used multiple qualitative methods to develop a patient-centered, interprofessional intervention to improve measurement of functional status for older veterans in primary care settings. We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients, clinicians, and operations staff (n = 123) from 7 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Medical Centers. Interviews focused on barriers and facilitators to measuring function. We used concepts from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science and sociotechnical analysis to inform rapid qualitative analyses and a h

SUBMITTER: Nicosia FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449158 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature