Overview
Dr. Courtney Van Houtven is a Professor in The Department of Population Health Science, Duke University School of Medicine and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Dr. Van Houtven’s aging and economics research interests encompass long-term care financing, intra-household decision-making, unpaid family and friend care, and home- and community-based services. She examines how family caregiving affects health care utilization, expenditures, health and work outcomes of care recipients and caregivers. She is also interested in understanding how best to support family caregivers to optimize caregiver and care recipient outcomes. She leads a mixed methods R01 study as PI from the National Institute on Aging that will assess the value of "home time" for persons living with dementia and their caregivers (RF1 AG072364). She also directs CASCADE: Center for Advancing the Science of Complex Care: Aging, Disability, and Equity, a grant-funded center within DPHS.
Areas of expertise: Health Economics and Health Services Research
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2021 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Factors Associated with Respite Care Use Among Veteran Caregivers: A Machine Learning Analysis.
Journal Article Gerontologist · May 6, 2026 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Respite care provides temporary relief to family caregivers yet remains underused, and the factors shaping its utilization among Veteran caregivers are not well understood. This evaluation examined caregiver‑ and Veteran‑specific ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementation Context of Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics Preparing to Launch a New Evidence-Based Clinical Program for Knee Osteoarthritis: Findings From a National Multisite Implementation Trial.
Journal Article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated implementation context to identify barriers and facilitators to delivering a new evidence-based clinical program, Group physical therapy (Group PT) for knee osteoarthritis, overall, and by rurality and facility complexity. DESIGN: B ... Full text Link to item CiteDiscontinuation of Medications With Limited Benefit at End of Life in Community-Dwelling Older Veterans.
Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · May 2026 BACKGROUND: Discontinuation of medications with limited benefits (LBM) in patients nearing the end of life can reduce burden, adverse events, and costs, and enhance quality of life. However, most research on end-of-life prescribing has focused on nursing h ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Effect of paid family care (vs aides) on Medicaid waiver participants w/ IDD across the lifespan
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Duke/UNC ADAR Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029A Randomized Controlled Trial of BETTER, A Transitional Care Intervention, for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Families
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2000
Ph.D.