Participatory Approach to Program Sustainment: Example From a Multisite National Geriatrics Telemedicine Program
This approach offered a framework for sites to learn from one another, anticipate local barriers and facilitators, and move from reflection to identifying next steps for maintaining core program activities. Here, we describe the process used to guide 19 site teams through sustainment activities. We found the process is well-received, with sites reporting that their participation was useful for planning their sustainment journey. In elucidating our process, we provide a blueprint for other programs seeking to support sustainment across heterogeneous health care networks.
Authors
- Lauren R. Moo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2951-8674)
- Lynette Kelley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-7151)
- Eileen Dryden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3732-3498)
- William W. Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8283-3643)
- Camilla B Pimentel
- Jessica Riley
- Meaghan A Kennedy
- Steven R Barczi
- Michelle I Rossi
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Bedford VA Research Corporation (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (US)
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/82409
- Primary Topic
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00