Measuring Patient Well-Being During Whole-Person Clinical Care: Lessons From the Veterans Health Administration Well-Beings Signs Implementation Pilot.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring patient well-being during clinical care may enhance patient-centered communication and treatment planning. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) piloted the use of the Well-Being Signs (WBS), a self-report measure of psychosocial well-being, in clinical care.

Objective

To understand early WBS implementation and health care team member experiences with its use before developing detailed support materials and finalizing the measure.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of the WBS implementation pilot at 4 VHA facilities, including surveys of (n=4) Whole Health (WH) leaders/clinical leads, and semi-structured interviews with (n=11) clinical leads and team members. Survey data were characterized using descriptive statistics; interview da

SUBMITTER: Etingen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548808 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature