Canadian Armed Forces members' perspectives on health service transition prior to military release

Abstract: In Canada, military-to-civilian transition (MCT) involves transitioning from military to civilian primary care. This is an important but underexplored aspect of MCT. We …

Visualizing Veterans' care at home: Understanding the structure, function, and adequacy of caregiving networks

Abstract: Many older adults rely on a complex network of paid and unpaid care partners. Gaps in these networks can lead to unmet functional, medical, and socioemotional needs and …

What makes for a positive patient experience in chronic pain care? A qualitative evaluation of factors affecting Veteran patient satisfaction across two individualized pain care interventions in VA primary care

Abstract: Background: Veterans are at high risk for pain-related disability, medication overdose, and opioid-related deaths. In response, Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systems …

Engaging patients with headache in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): ACTIvated Veterans engagement group (ACTIVE) to improve delivery of patient-centered headache services

Abstract: In 2018, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) established the original 19 Headache Centers of Excellence (HCoE) program, and an evaluation center. This study utilized …

Tribal perspectives on patient navigation for rural Native Veterans using Veteran Health Administration services

Abstract: American Indian and Alaska Native (Native) Veterans enrolled in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits program are far less likely to access health care …

Factors related to higher and lower performance and adherence in STAR-VA program sustainment in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers (CLCs)

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We identify factors associated with sustainment of an intervention (STAR-VA) to address distress behaviors in dementia (DBD), guided by the Organizational …

What do Veterans with homeless experience want us to know that we are not asking? A qualitative content analysis of comments from a national survey of healthcare experience

Abstract: Surveys of people who experience homelessness can portray their life and healthcare experiences with a level of statistical precision; however, few have explored how the …

Delivering treatment to morally injured UK military personnel and Veterans: The clinician experience

Abstract: This study explored the experiences of clinicians in providing treatment in cases of military-related moral injury (MI). Qualitative interviews were carried out with 15 …

‘It’s nice to just be you’: The influence of the employment experiences of UK military spouses during accompanied postings on well-being

Abstract: Repeated military relocations (accompanied postings) can have a detrimental effect on employment and well-being among the spouses and partners of military personnel. …