A Partnered Evaluation to Improve the Identification and Management of Functional Impairment and Frailty Among Older Veterans in Primary Care Settings

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Conditions studied: Functional Impairment, Frailty

In brief

Maintaining functional status, or the ability to perform daily activities, is central to older adults' quality of life, health, and ability to remain independent. Identifying functional impairments is essential for clinicians to provide optimal care to older adults, and on a population level, understanding function can help anticipate service needs. Yet uptake of standardized measurement of functional status into patient care has been slow and inconsistent due to the burden posed by current tools. The purpose of the proposed QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative is to implement and evaluate a patient-centered, low-burden intervention to improve measurement of functional status in VA primary care settings nationally. The investigators hypothesize that implementing this intervention will increase identification and improve management of functional impairment among older Veterans while providing key data to inform VHA strategic planning related to long-term services and supports.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06404970

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

10000

Starts

2025-03-03

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-18

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Veteran
• >60 years old
• Seen in Veterans Health Administration primary care after implementation begins

You may not qualify if…

• Non-Veteran
• <60 years old
• Not seen in Veterans Health Administration primary care

Where it is running

• Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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