Co-designing a blueprint for spreading person-centered, Whole Health care to HIV specialty care settings: a mixed methods protocol

• Main Authors: Sonia Rupcic (Author), Ming Z. Tam (Author), Kathryn L. DeLaughter (Author), Allen L. Gifford (Author), Anna M. Barker (Author), Barbara G. Bokhour (Author), Chris Xu (Author), Eileen Dryden (Author), Ekaterina Anderson (Author), Guneet K. Jasuja (Author), Jacqueline Boudreau (Author), Jamie H. Douglas (Author), Justeen Hyde (Author), Reagan Mozer (Author), Steven B. Zeliadt (Author), Gemmae M. Fix (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Abstract Background Since 2013, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has advanced a person-centered, Whole Health (WH) System of Care, a shift from a disease-oriented system to one that prioritizes "what matters most" to patients in their lives. Whole Health is predicated on patient-provider interactions marked by a multi-level understanding of health and trusted relationships that promote well-being. Presently, WH implementation has been focused largely in primary care settings, yet the goal is to effect a system-wide transformation of care so that Veterans receive WH across VHA clinical settings, including specialty care. This sort of system-wide cultural transformation is difficult to implement. Methods This three-aim mixed methods study will result in a co-designed implementation blueprint for spreading WH from primary to specialty care settings. Taking HIV specialty care as an illustrative case- because of its diverse models of relationships to primary care - to explore how to spread WH through specialty care settings. We will use the integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework to organize quantitative and qualitative data and identify key determinants of WH receipt among Veterans living with HIV. Through a co-design process, we develop an adaptable implementation blueprint that identifies and matches implementation strategies to different HIV specialty care configurations. Discussion This study will co-design a flexible implementation blueprint for spreading WH from VHA primary care throughout HIV specialty care settings. This protocol contributes to the science of end-user engagement while also answering calls for greater transparency in how implementation strategies are identified, tailored, and spread.

Item Description

10.1186/s12913-024-11733-2
1472-6963