TY - JOUR
T1 - Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Reintegration Problems
T2 - Differences by Veterans Affairs Healthcare User Status
AU - Sayer, Nina A.
AU - Orazem, Robert J.
AU - Noorbaloochi, Siamak
AU - Gravely, Amy
AU - Frazier, Patricia
AU - Carlson, Kathleen F.
AU - Schnurr, Paula P.
AU - Oleson, Heather
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - We studied 1,292 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans who participated in a clinical trial of expressive writing to estimate the prevalence of perceived reintegration difficulty and compare Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare users to nonusers in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics. About half of participants perceived reintegration difficulty. VA users and nonusers differed in age and military background. Levels of mental and physical problems were higher in VA users. In multivariate analysis, military service variables and probable traumatic brain injury independently predicted VA use. Findings demonstrate the importance of research comparing VA users to nonusers to understand veteran healthcare needs.
AB - We studied 1,292 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans who participated in a clinical trial of expressive writing to estimate the prevalence of perceived reintegration difficulty and compare Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare users to nonusers in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics. About half of participants perceived reintegration difficulty. VA users and nonusers differed in age and military background. Levels of mental and physical problems were higher in VA users. In multivariate analysis, military service variables and probable traumatic brain injury independently predicted VA use. Findings demonstrate the importance of research comparing VA users to nonusers to understand veteran healthcare needs.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10488-014-0564-2
DO - 10.1007/s10488-014-0564-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 24913102
SN - 0894-587X
VL - 42
SP - 493
EP - 503
JO - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
IS - 4
ER -