Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching

Description

Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care. The goal of this project is to test if Peer Specialists trained in Whole Health Coaching can reduce homeless Veterans' frequent use of acute care.

Conditions

Acute Care Service Utilization, Mental Health Status, Physical Health Status, Housing

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Study overview

Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care. The goal of this project is to test if Peer Specialists trained in Whole Health Coaching can reduce homeless Veterans' frequent use of acute care.

Using Data Analytics and Targeted Whole Health Coaching to Reduce Frequent Utilization of Acute Care Among Homeless Veterans

Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching

Condition
Acute Care Service Utilization
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

North Little Rock

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR, North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72114-1706

Palo Alto

VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1207

Bedford

VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA, Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, 01730-1114

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * are on VA's Homeless Registry, which comprises those who utilized any VA homeless programs and services in the past 2 years
  • * are enrolled on a Patient Aligned Care Team (or "PACT") at a study site
  • * had a hot spotter qualifying event in two or more quarters in the past year will be eligible for participation
  • * Veterans who have a suicidal and/or behavioral flag in their medical record and those who are too cognitively impaired to understand the informed consent process and other study procedures will be excluded

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Daniel M. Blonigen, PhD MA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

David A. Smelson, PsyD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

Study Record Dates

2026-01-31