Dynamic Diffusion Network (DDN) QUERI program: a quality improvement project to support VA medical centers implementing moral injury groups and to evaluate strategies that foster successful group implementatio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Moral injury; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17341656
• Lead Sponsor: nited States Department of Veterans Affairs

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

Healthcare facilities in the Veterans Health Administration will be randomly assigned as part of this quality improvement evaluation. The work of these facilities will be directed by teams led by individuals who are:
1. VHA-employed healthcare chaplain or VHA employed mental health provider
2. Willing and able to co-lead mental health and chaplain co-led collaborative moral injury group(s) for Veterans in VHA setting
3. Willing and able to be randomly assigned to one of two implementation support conditions (technical assistance or network-based structured implementation facilitation)
4. Willing and able to obtain clinic-level leadership and facility-level leadership support and approval to participate
5. Invited by DDN QUERI staff to participate in this QI program

Exclusion Criteria

Must meet all inclusion criteria noted above, including being invited to participate in this QI program by DDN QUERI staff

Study & Design

• Study Type: Other
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Appropriate dose/adherence to group attendance determined by the electronic health record indicating that a patient attended 80% or more of intended moral injury group sessions at the end of the study