Factors that influence mental health service use among female partners of posttraumatic stress disorder-affected Veterans

Abstract: Partners of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-affected veterans experience unique challenges and stressors that may benefit from engagement with mental health …

Changes in outpatient health care use after COVID-19 infection among Veterans

Abstract: Importance The association of COVID-19 infection with outpatient care utilization is unclear. Many studies reported population surveillance studies rather than comparing …

Chronic disease management through clinical video telehealth on health care utilization, and mortality in the Veterans Health Administration: A retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Background: Chronic health diseases such as congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and diabetes mellitus (DM) affect 6 in 10 …

The impact of informal caregiving on U.S. Veterans Health Administration utilization and expenditures

Abstract: Few studies have examined the effect of informal care receipt on health care utilization and expenditures while accounting for the potentially endogenous relationship …

Mapping Rural and Urban Veterans' Spatial Access to Primary Care Following the MISSION Act

Abstract: Background: The 2018 MISSION Act sought to improve Veterans' access to primary care by allowing Veterans living more than 30 min from VA care to utilize non-VA clinics. …

Pain, Mental Health, and Health Care Utilization of Military Veterans Compared to Civilians in a Chronic Pain Clinic

Abstract: More than 40% of Canadian Veterans live with chronic pain. Chronic pain is often combined with mental health issues as well as the challenges of isolation and …

Gender Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Chronic Pain

Abstract: Background: Previous research reports that 48% of veterans regularly experience and express concern over pain. Outpatient service use is higher for veterans with pain …