Diane Cowper Ripley

Biographic Data

ID6608170
NAMEDiane Cowper Ripley
GIVEN NAMESDiane Cowper
FAMILY NAMERipley
SIGNATURERIPLEY D C
AFFILIATIONSUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Whole Health coaching to rural Veterans through telehealth

    Open AccessKelsea LeBeau, Deepthi S Varma et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is one of the largest providers of telehealth in the United States and continues to lead the way in transforming healthcare services. VHA has been implementing its Whole Health (WH) initiative since 2018, a proactive practice empowering patients to take charge of their health and well-being. A key facilitator of the WH initiative is the WH coach who partners with Veterans to achieve their health…

  • Meeting the Needs of Rural Veterans

    Open AccessJennifer Hale–Gallardo, Consuelo Kreider et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perspectives of Whole Health (WH) coaches at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) on meeting the needs of rural Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation design employed a qualitative description approach, employing focus groups and in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of WH coaches across the VHA system. Fourteen coaches who work with rural Veterans participated in eit…

  • Home Modification and Health Services Utilization by Rural and Urban Veterans With Disabilities

    Luz Mairena Semeah, Shanti P Ganesh et al.ARTICLEHousing Policy Debate2021

    Inaccessible home environments that create barriers to the enjoyment and the approachability of the living space impact some U.S. Veterans. Injuries acquired while serving in the military or developed through the aging process complicate matters for Veterans with disabilities. Home modifications (HM) afforded by the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) program can increase accessibility. We examine the difference between urban and …

  • The Home Improvements and Structural Alterations Benefits Program

    Open AccessLuz Mairena Semeah, Sherry Ahrentzen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2017References: 2

    Inaccessible home environments can negatively affect the health-related quality of life of individuals with disabilities, increase the number of home accidents, diminish activities of daily living, and increase avoidable institutionalization. Appropriate home modification (HM) can change the home environment by making it more accessible. Accessible environments can be approached and used independently by individuals with diverse disabilities. Thi…

  • Poststroke Rehabilitation and Restorative Care Utilization

    Huanguang Jia, Qinglin Pei et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2016References: 13

    BACKGROUND: Effective poststroke rehabilitation care can speed patient recovery and minimize patient functional disabilities. Veterans affairs (VA) community living centers (CLCs) and VA-contracted community nursing homes (CNHs) are the 2 major sources of institutional long-term care for Veterans with stroke receiving care under VA auspices. OBJECTIVES: This study compares rehabilitation therapy and restorative nursing care among Veterans residin…

  • How Does Geographic Access Affect In-Hospital Mortality for Veterans With Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Diane C Cowper Ripley, Diane Cowper Ripley et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2015

    OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between estimated travel time to admitting hospital and mortality for veterans with acute ischemic stroke, controlling for patient demographic, clinical, facility-level variables, as well as select in-hospital treatments and procedures. METHODS: A longitudinal observational population-based study. Information on all veterans discharged from a Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) with an ischemic str…