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Using Community Health Workers to Support Rural Care Partners of Seriously Ill Older Veterans

Not Yet RecruitingNA

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions: Dementia, Cancer, Renal Disease, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions: Remote Community Health Worker support

Countries: United States

The investigators aim to support care partner's well-being and satisfaction with VA care and decrease their work burden by offering extra support from a trained Community Health Worker who will help connect the care partner to helpful resources in their communities and in the VA. The investigators also hope to help Veterans well-being and satisfaction with VA care by supporting their care partner more sufficiently allowing the care partner to focus on caregiving tasks.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Care Partner Inclusion Criteria

* A relative, friend, or partner (18 years of age) with whom Veteran patient has a personal relationship who assists Veteran regularly with care and/or care coordination as defined under "Veterans" below
* Residing in a rural area based on RUCC or Rural-Urban Continuum Codes 83
* Must be enrolled in Caregiver Support Program (CSP) Program of General Caregiver Support Services
* Can live with or separately from the Veteran; able to communicate in English by phone

Veteran Inclusion Criteria

* Receiving care at Durham, Asheville, and Richmond VA Health Systems (e.g., at least 2 outpatient visits in past year; has a primary provider) and residing in a rural area.
* Diagnosed with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, dementia, or end-stage renal disease.
* Requires assistance with at least one Activities of daily living (ADLs) (i.e., walking, feeding, toileting, transferring, bathing, or dressing) or Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) (i.e., transport, medication, financial management, shopping, or meal preparation)
* 50 years old or older and able to communicate in English by phone (for assessments)

Exclusion Criteria:

Veteran Exclusion Criteria

* Flag or social work note indicating suspected Caregiver abuse
* Unable to communicate in English by phone for assessments

Locations (1)

Durham, North Carolina, United States