Kenda Stewart Steffensmeier
Biographic Data
| ID | 5455258 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenda Stewart Steffensmeier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenda Stewart |
| FAMILY NAME | Steffensmeier |
| SIGNATURE | STEFFENSMEIER K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center, Iowa City VA Health Care System |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0518-0461 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“It Made Me Not Want to See him…”
Despite being high health care utilizers, many women Veterans perceive their pain condition to be poorly understood by their providers, which can be a strong demotivator for seeking care. We set out to understand the priorities rural-dwelling women Veterans have for using health care for their chronic pain, and interviewed participants about their experiences with (and priorities for seeking) health care for their chronic pain. Self-Determination…
Patient Aligned Care Team (Pact) Performance in Urban and Rural VHA Primary Care Clinics
PURPOSE: To assess differences in Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) performance between rural and urban primary care clinics within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). METHODS: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods design was conducted using VHA administrative data to assess performance of a national sample of 891 VHA primary care clinics. Generalized Estimating Equations with repeated measures were used to estimate associations between ru…
Building Sustainable Models of Veteran-Engaged Health Services Research
Engaging veterans in research has gained momentum in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in recent years. Engagement ensures that health services research is more relevant and tailored to the unique needs of veteran populations. VHA research centers promote engagement through the development of veteran engagement groups (VEGs). Members engage with researchers in organized meetings to review research proposals or projects, and provide individ…
Building Sustainable Models of Veteran-Engaged Health Services Research
Engaging veterans in research has gained momentum in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in recent years. Engagement ensures that health services research is more relevant and tailored to the unique needs of veteran populations. VHA research centers promote engagement through the development of veteran engagement groups (VEGs). Members engage with researchers in organized meetings to review research proposals or projects, and provide individ…
Building Sustainable Models of Veteran-Engaged Health Services Research
Engaging veterans in research has gained momentum in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in recent years. Engagement ensures that health services research is more relevant and tailored to the unique needs of veteran populations. VHA research centers promote engagement through the development of veteran engagement groups (VEGs). Members engage with researchers in organized meetings to review research proposals or projects, and provide individ…
Patient Aligned Care Team (Pact) Performance in Urban and Rural VHA Primary Care Clinics
PURPOSE: To assess differences in Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) performance between rural and urban primary care clinics within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). METHODS: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods design was conducted using VHA administrative data to assess performance of a national sample of 891 VHA primary care clinics. Generalized Estimating Equations with repeated measures were used to estimate associations between ru…
“It Made Me Not Want to See him…”
Despite being high health care utilizers, many women Veterans perceive their pain condition to be poorly understood by their providers, which can be a strong demotivator for seeking care. We set out to understand the priorities rural-dwelling women Veterans have for using health care for their chronic pain, and interviewed participants about their experiences with (and priorities for seeking) health care for their chronic pain. Self-Determination…
Medicine (3 works) · Health care (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Rural area (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Autonomy (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Biopsychosocial model (1 work)