Acceptability of the Veterans Health Administration’s Caregiver Health and Wellbeing Coaching Program: Evidence From a Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Melissa Harris-Gersten, Pamela Birchett-Street, Kelli Essex, Colleen Blue, Adrian Brown, Yujung Choi, Cassandra Dictus, Nadya Majette, Darrius Mcmillian, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Imari Z. Smith, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Olivia Whitt, Andrea L. Nevedal, Durham VA Healthcare System, Veterans Health Administration, Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, National Caregiver Support Program, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University School of Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Veterans Health Administration, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Mid-Atlantic MIRECC, Durham VA Health Care System

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on December 15, 2025

Abstract

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This explanatory, sequential mixed-methods evaluation assessed the acceptability of the Veterans Health Administration’s Caregiver Health and Wellbeing Coaching (CHWC) program from the perspectives of caregivers and staff. Guided by the Theoretical ...