Courtney Harold Van Houtven

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractSelection bias influences observational studies of palliative care because many of the reasons for palliative care referral are not documented in administrative data sources, making it difficult t ... Full text Cite

Multi-level Factors Impacting Implementation of Outpatient Palliative Care: Perceptions of VA Providers

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractStrategies to support implementation and sustainability of palliative care (PC) are needed to better meet palliative needs for older adults living in the community. Applying an implementation scie ... Full text Cite

Caregiver Quality of Life When Persons Living with Dementia Spend Time in Healthcare Settings

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractDementia significantly impacts the quality of life (QoL) of both persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their family caregivers. Efforts are underway to develop person-centered measures that refl ... Full text Cite

Two implementation approaches to support the scaling of a mandated caregiver skills training: Implementation outcome results from a multi-site implementation trial

Conference IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE · June 20, 2025 Link to item Cite

Medical crowdfunding for persons with dementia and their families

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

Maintaining and Sustaining an Academic Dementia Care Management Program

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

Medical crowdfunding for persons with dementia and their families

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

Maintaining and Sustaining an Academic Dementia Care Management Program

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS INFORM A PERSON-CENTERED MEASURE OF “HOME TIME”

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractTo build a person-centered “hometime” measure for use for persons living with dementia (PLWD, inclusive of mild cognitive impairment), we conducted in-depth interviews with PLWD and spouses who suppo ... Full text Cite

HOW ARE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS? A QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractIn the outpatient setting, roughly 36 million family members in the US assist with caregiving tasks for older adults including managing medications, coordinating care, communicating with clinicians, ... Full text Cite

INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PALLIATIVE CARE AMONG VETERANS: THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractPalliative care (PC) improves quality of life for people with life-limiting conditions (LLC), which is common among older adults. In the United States, use of PC in the outpatient setting has expande ... Full text Cite

ECONOMIC VALUE OF UNPAID FAMILY CAREGIVER TIME FOLLOWING HOSPITAL DISCHARGE AND AT END-OF-LIFE

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractEstimates of patient care costs often overlook the economic value of unpaid caregiving. This study aims to quantify the economic value of unpaid caregiving by rural FCGs. Using data from a multi-site ... Full text Cite

Palliative Care Knowledge in Adults with Chronic Disease Compared to Cancer: Evidence from a Nationally Representative US Sample

Conference JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT · June 2022 Link to item Cite

Veteran-Directed Care Recipients Living in Rural Areas Have Fewer Incidents of Potentially Avoidable Health care Use Compared to Recipients of Other Purchased Care Services

Conference HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH · August 2020 Link to item Cite

Compared to What? Comparing Counterfactuals in an Observational Study of Palliative Care

Conference JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT · July 2020 Link to item Cite

Determinants of implementation success in complex inter-organizational relationships: A mixed-methods evaluation of veteran directed care

Conference IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE · May 8, 2020 Link to item Cite

Intensity of cancer patient caregiving and its implications for financial, physical, and psychological well-being of caregivers

Conference PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY · October 2018 Link to item Cite