Evaluating Service Delivery and Support Mechanisms to Improve the Quality of Life for Service Members and Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract
Research suggests that to support outcomes of consequence, health service providers, regardless of setting, must deliver whole person care that addresses the biopsychosocial model of health. The fragmentation of health care and social services in the U.S., even among federal health systems, makes this task challenging at best, particularly for disadvantaged groups for whom multi-morbidity and limited access to care contributes significantly to health disparities. To support the best possible outcomes among the federal health systems SCI/D populations, this study seeks to examine the following question: Which health system services and supports contribute to or detract from improved quality of life for SCI/D Service members and Veterans from the point of injury through reintegration within the community? To address the study question, our team pursued a multi-staged qualitative inquiry to elicit inputs to: (1) map the military health system (MHS)and VHA SCI/D services delivery and supports continuum; (2) assess stakeholder perspectives of strengths and weaknesses in care delivery and supports from point of injury through reintegration within the local community; and (3) develop system recommendations that are actionable and sustainable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1115093
Entities
People
- Suzanne J. Wood
Organizations
- University of Washington