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Functional status – or a person’s ability to perform normal daily activities, fulfill usual roles, and maintain health and wellbeing – is an essential determinant of quality of life. Health-related functional impairments often lead to disability, which is a significant driver of healthcare use and costs. Currently, 12.4 million Veterans are age 65 or older, the age group at highest risk for developing a disability. Function QUERI was designed to improve Veteran function and independence by promoting the rapid translation of research findings into practice through implementation strategies that promote flexibility of clinical programs – and that enhance the performance of healthcare teams. Addressing high-priority gaps in clinical care identified by national partners, specific aims of Function QUERI include:
Developing a Team Building and Readiness Toolkit for VA clinical programs to distill and disseminate findings from Function QUERI implementation activities.
Patient and Service-Level Outcomes
And Group Physical Therapy is expected to improve knee physical function, and increase satisfaction with group-based physical therapy.
Tools and Toolkits
Function QUERI will produce a Team Building and Readiness Toolkit for multidisciplinary teams to implement clinical programs using REP and CONNECT strategies.
Principal Investigators: Susan N. Hastings, MD, Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, Kelli Allen, PhD, and Virginia Wang, PhD
Operations Partners: VA Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care; VA Caregiver Support Program, VA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, Office of VA Voluntary Services, VA Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network (VISN 6)