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Symposium

Health Sciences

Virtual Implementation of Mobility Programs in Medically Complex Populations

Thursday, November 14, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
Location: Room 607
CE: 1.5

Utilization of virtual platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams, VA Video Connect) has rapidly expanded in both clinical and research settings since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within research, the use of virtual platforms affords numerous advantages including access to a broader geographical range of older adults, lack of dependency on transportation, and ability to monitor fidelity remotely. However, there also exist numerous considerations to ensure success when using virtual platforms as part of a research study. This symposium will detail four research projects utilizing virtual platforms. The research projects discussed share the overarching theme of improving mobility in older adults with medical complexity while varying in their stages of research, methodologies used, and how they use virtual platforms. The first speaker (Ritchey) will detail implementation of a virtual fall prevention clinical trial, MOVing FREEly. The second speaker (Garbin) will present on the use of a virtual platform to 1) determine the prevalence of fall risk factors in older Veterans using virtual fall risk factor assessments and 2) examine Veterans’ and providers’ perceptions of virtual fall prevention strategies. The third speaker (Rauzi) will discuss the development and refinement of a multicomponent telerehabilitation intervention delivered via virtual platform to older Veterans, using mixed-methods approaches. The fourth speaker (Stevens-Lapsley) will discuss challenges and successes of using virtual platforms and technologies to remotely monitor fidelity in a large-scale pragmatic clinical trial. These talks will provide a comprehensive understanding of barriers, solutions, and considerations for employing virtual platforms across a range of studies.

Learning Objectives:

  • After attending this session, participants will be able to summarize barriers, facilitators, and considerations associated with using virtual platforms for research interventions aimed at improving mobility in older adults with medical complexity.
  • After attending this session, participants will be able to assess multifactorial fall risk factors using a virtual platform while maintaining participant safety.
  • After attending this session, participants will be able to articulate strategies for remotely monitoring fidelity during pragmatic clinical trials.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    Fall Risk Factor Screening and Management Using Virtual Platforms, Prevalence, and Perceptions

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Alexander J. Garbin, PT, DPT, PhD (he/him/his) – VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    Implementation of a Virtual Fall Prevention Program in Older Veterans

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Katherine C. Ritchey, DO, MPH (she/her/hers) – VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    Mixed Methods Intervention Development of a Telerehabilitation Program for Older Veterans

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Michelle R. Rauzi, PT, DPT, PhD, ATC (she/her/hers) – Department of Veterans Affairs

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    Remote Monitoring in Multisite Clinical Trials: Using Virtual Technology for Reliability and Fidelity

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD FAPTA (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus