Veteran comfort and satisfaction with comprehensive geriatric assessment via video telehealth to home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this project was to measure satisfaction with virtual comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGA) among older Veterans (OVs).

Methods

The CGA involved five different healthcare providers and four one-hour VA Video Connect (VVC) calls. Using specific enrollment criteria, OVs were recruited in four cohorts separated by time. After completing the CGA, participants were asked to complete a 10-statement telephone questionnaire. Before analyses, responses to each statement were dichotomized as Agree (Agree/Strongly agree) or Do not Agree (Neutral/Disagree/Strongly Disagree). Descriptive statistics and Binomial generalized linear models (GLMs) were used to analyze the data.

Results

All 269 enrolled OVs completed all components of the CGA. This include

SUBMITTER: Sawyer LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907756 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature