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Establish and evaluate an engagement board of older Veterans and caregivers to provide sustained guidance on aging-related research and healthcare service projects.

March 29, 2022Journal of General Internal MedicineOpen Access

Engaging the Wisdom of Older Veterans to Enhance VA Healthcare, Research, and Services

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KNKathryn NearingUniversity of Colorado Boulder HAHope M. AdamsTarrant County College JAJames AlsphaughGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

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Program evaluation demonstrates multi-faceted returns on investment from engaging older veterans, highlighting benefits to clinical care, research funding, and patient satisfaction.

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Establish and evaluate an engagement board of older Veterans and caregivers to provide sustained guidance on aging-related research and healthcare service projects.
Formed the Older Veteran Engagement Team (OVET) comprising eight Veterans and one caregiver (aged 62 to 92 years) meeting monthly since January 2018.
Assessed team impact through member and provider/investigator meeting evaluations with longitudinal follow-up at 6 and 12 months.
Secured over $2.3 million in competitive grant funding for NIH- and VA-funded projects incorporating substantive team feedback.
Documented positive clinical service impacts, including reductions in patient wait times, enhanced service utilization, and increased patient satisfaction.
Reported social-emotional benefits for board members, including generativity from mentoring early career investigators and improving community care.

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Nearing et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f97d4e5469ee92be07eef https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07076-x

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March 29, 2022Journal of General Internal MedicineOpen Access

Engaging the Wisdom of Older Veterans to Enhance VA Healthcare, Research, and Services

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Authors

KNKathryn NearingUniversity of Colorado Boulder HAHope M. AdamsTarrant County College JAJames AlsphaughGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

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Program evaluation demonstrates multi-faceted returns on investment from engaging older veterans, highlighting benefits to clinical care, research funding, and patient satisfaction.

Key Points

Establish and evaluate an engagement board of older Veterans and caregivers to provide sustained guidance on aging-related research and healthcare service projects.
Formed the Older Veteran Engagement Team (OVET) comprising eight Veterans and one caregiver (aged 62 to 92 years) meeting monthly since January 2018.
Assessed team impact through member and provider/investigator meeting evaluations with longitudinal follow-up at 6 and 12 months.
Secured over $2.3 million in competitive grant funding for NIH- and VA-funded projects incorporating substantive team feedback.
Documented positive clinical service impacts, including reductions in patient wait times, enhanced service utilization, and increased patient satisfaction.
Reported social-emotional benefits for board members, including generativity from mentoring early career investigators and improving community care.

Cite This Study

Nearing et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f97d4e5469ee92be07eef https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07076-x

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