TY - JOUR
T1 - VA Home Based Primary Care Teams
T2 - Partnering with and Acting as Caregivers for Veterans
AU - Manheim, C.
AU - Haverhals, L.
AU - Gilman, C.
AU - Karuza, J.
AU - Olsan, T.
AU - Edwards, S.
AU - Levy, C.
AU - Gillespie, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) provides in-home, primary care for medically complex Veterans. This study explores how HBPC and Veterans’ caregivers partner to provide care. Interviews, focus groups, and field observations were conducted during eight HBPC site visits. Qualitative thematic analysis was performed. Caregivers/IDT member partnerships are important to care. Effective partnerships include: ease of communication; caregiver-centered support; and when no caregiver is present, IDTs providing more monitoring/services to Veterans and connection to community services. As this model expands, understanding dynamics between IDT members and caregivers will optimize the success of HBPC programs.
AB - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) provides in-home, primary care for medically complex Veterans. This study explores how HBPC and Veterans’ caregivers partner to provide care. Interviews, focus groups, and field observations were conducted during eight HBPC site visits. Qualitative thematic analysis was performed. Caregivers/IDT member partnerships are important to care. Effective partnerships include: ease of communication; caregiver-centered support; and when no caregiver is present, IDTs providing more monitoring/services to Veterans and connection to community services. As this model expands, understanding dynamics between IDT members and caregivers will optimize the success of HBPC programs.
KW - Home-Based Primary Care
KW - Veterans
KW - caregivers
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U2 - 10.1080/01621424.2020.1869634
DO - 10.1080/01621424.2020.1869634
M3 - Article
C2 - 33411588
AN - SCOPUS:85099309558
SN - 0162-1424
VL - 40
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Home Health Care Services Quarterly
JF - Home Health Care Services Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -