Journal article
Associations of Health-Related Quality of Life with Healthcare Utilization Status in Veterans
Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol.7(1), pp.83-92
03/2012
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-011-9147-5
Abstract
Evidence indicates that veterans using VA healthcare services have poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Little is known, however, about differences in HRQOL among those who only use VA services and those who also use non-VA services. We sought to evaluate differences in HRQOL among veterans who use: (1) only non-VA services (2) only VA services and (3) both VA and non-VA services (i.e., dual users). A cross-sectional study of 39,942 US veterans who completed the CDC’s 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey was analyzed. Self-rated measures of global health status and the number of days per month that veterans were limited by physical or mental problems were extracted from BRFSS survey data as outcomes. Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated that, compared to those receiving all healthcare outside of VA, veterans receiving VA care were more likely to report poorer health outcomes, including worse global health status, greater impairments in physical functioning, and increased limitations regarding routine activities (p’s ≤ .05). Both exclusive and dual users of VA services reported poorer HRQOL than individuals not using VA services. More research is needed regarding veterans’ health status, particularly in the context of dual use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Associations of Health-Related Quality of Life with Healthcare Utilization Status in Veterans
- Creators
- M Howren - Department of Psychology The University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USAXueya Cai - Department of Internal Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USAGary Rosenthal - Department of Internal Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USAMark Vander Weg - Department of Internal Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol.7(1), pp.83-92
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11482-011-9147-5
- ISSN
- 1871-2584
- eISSN
- 1871-2576
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands; Dordrecht
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2012
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984064183202771
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