Outpatient palliative care for older veterans

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What this research studies

If you are an older veteran with multiple chronic illnesses, researchers will look at how outpatient palliative care is being used across the VA and when people get referrals. They will start with large-scale VA data to map who gets outpatient palliative care, timing relative to hospital stays and death, and clinic characteristics. Next, they will follow up with qualitative work such as interviews or case studies of palliative care teams to learn how services are organized and what helps or hinders good outpatient care. The findings will inform a future comparison of outpatient palliative care models to find approaches that work best for veterans.

Why it matters

Where this research is happening

• Durham VA Medical Center
  Durham, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Kaufman, Brystana G. — Durham VA Medical Center
• Study coordinator: Kaufman, Brystana G.

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About this research

1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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