Triangle of Healthy Caregiving for Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury: Proposal for a Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating injury that results in chronic paralysis, impaired functioning, and drastically altered quality of life (QOL). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that approximately 450 newly injured veterans and active-duty members receive rehabilitation at VA's Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders Centers annually. VA virtual health services use technology and health informatics to provide veterans with better access and more effective care management. The "Triangle of Healthy Caregiving for SCI Veterans" is a patient-centered intervention that incorporates SCI veterans' caregivers into the VA SCI health care team and extends into the homes of veterans with SCI by using real-time clinical video teleconferencing (CVT). CVT facilitates video-clin

SUBMITTER: Gibson-Gill CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7251480 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature