Using What Matters Most to improve health care delivery for individuals and populations of veterans experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders

  • Flike, K., Naughton, E., Bouchard-Bihr, R., Tague, A., Willwerth, G., Nault, M., & Hyde, J. (2025). Using what matters most to improve health care delivery for individuals and populations of veterans experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders. Explore, 21(1), Article 103109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2024.103109
  • Holistic healthcare incorporates multiple domains of well-being (e.g., physical, spiritual, socioeconomic) to personalize care based on what matters most to patients. In an effort to move toward this approach, this study evaluated the utility of using the Personal Health Inventory (PHI) with Veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV) program, a short-term residential treatment program. 64 Veterans completed the PHI by rating their current and goal status (i.e., “Where I am now,” “Where I want to be”) on 8 health and well-being components (e.g., personal development, relationships, surroundings). The PHI also included open-ended questions (e.g., “What matters most to you?”). 9 DCHV staff members were interviewed about the utility of incorporating the PHI into the program. Overall, the PHI revealed details about Veterans’ lives that informed clinical care and goal setting.

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