The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization

Abstract Background We sought to describe gender differences in medical and mental health conditions and health care utilization among veterans who used Veterans Health Administration (VA) services in the first year after combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Methods This is an observational study, using...

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Published in:Women's health issues 2011, Vol.21 (1), p.92-97
Main Authors: Haskell, Sally G., MD, Mattocks, Kristin, PhD, Goulet, Joseph L., PhD, MS, Krebs, Erin E., MD, MPH, Skanderson, Melissa, MSW, Leslie, Douglas, PhD, Justice, Amy C., MD, PhD, Yano, Elizabeth M., PhD, Brandt, Cynthia, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Afghan Campaign 2001
Cohort Studies
Female
First year
Freedom
Health
Health Care Surveys
Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Veterans - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Male
Mental health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sex Factors
United States
Veterans
Veterans - psychology
Veterans Health
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background We sought to describe gender differences in medical and mental health conditions and health care utilization among veterans who used Veterans Health Administration (VA) services in the first year after combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Methods This is an observational study, using VA administrative and clinical data bases, of 163,812 Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans who had enrolled in VA and who had at least one visit within 1 year of last deployment. Results Female veterans were slightly younger (mean age, 30 years vs. 32 for men; p
ISSN:1049-3867
1878-4321
1878-4321
DOI:10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001