Evaluating the Role of Virtual Whole Health in PC-MHI 

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Principal Investigator(s):

The COVID-19 pandemic facilitated simultaneous paradigm shifts in healthcare delivery: virtual care (telehealth and videoconferencing) and the need for “Whole Person” healthcare that targets mind, body, and spirit, per recent US Surgeon General1 and National Academy of Medicine2 calls-to-action. The pandemic also highlighted treatment delivery inequities involving rural Veterans. The current proposal will address these trends, assessing virtual VA Whole Health care use in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) for rural and non-rural Veterans with chronic pain and co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

Project Period:
October 1, 2023 — September 30, 2024

Accepting Trainees?

No

Funding Type(s):
Federal

Funder(s):
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Geographic Area(s):
National

Practice Type(s):
Outpatient, Primary Care, Rural, Veterans Health Administration

Patient Population(s):
Veterans

Targeted Condition(s):
Pain, PTSD