Prevalence of a Positive Screen for PTSD Among OEF/OIF and OEF/OIF-Era Veterans in a Large Population-Based Cohort
Multiple studies have reported the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans; however, these studies have been limited to populations who use the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for health care, specialty clini...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of traumatic stress 2014-10, Vol.27 (5), p.542-549 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Multiple studies have reported the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans; however, these studies have been limited to populations who use the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for health care, specialty clinic populations, or veterans who deployed. The 3 aims of this study were to report weighted prevalence estimates of a positive screen for PTSD among OEF/OIF and nondeployed veterans, demographic subgroups, and VA health care system users and nonusers. The study analyzed data from the National Health Study for a New Generation of U.S. Veterans, a large population‐based cohort of OEF/OIF and OEF/OIF‐era veterans. The overall weighted prevalence of a positive screen for PTSD in the study population was 13.5%: 15.8% among OEF/OIF veterans and 10.9% in nondeployed veterans. Among OEF/OIF veterans, there was increased risk of a positive screen for PTSD among VA health care users (OR = 2.71), African Americans (OR = 1.61), those who served in the Army (OR = 2.67), and those on active duty (OR = 1.69). The same trend with decreased magnitude was observed in nondeployed veterans. PTSD is a significant public health problem in OEF/OIF‐era veterans, and should not be considered an outcome solely related to deployment.
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Varios estudios han reportado la prevalencia de trastorno por estrés post‐traumático (TEPT) en veteranos de las Operaciones de Libertad Duradera y Libertad Iraquí (OLD/OLI); sin embargo, estos estudios se han limitado a poblaciones que usan el sistema de salud del Departamento de Asuntos Veteranos (AV), especialmente poblaciones clínicas, o veteranos que fueron enviados a la Guerra. Los 3 objetivos de este estudio fueron reportar estimaciones de la prevalencia ponderada para un chequeo positivo de TEPT entre los subgrupos demográficos OLD/OLI y los veteranos no enviados a la Guerra, y los usuarios y no usuarios del Sistema de salud de AV. El estudio analizó los datos del Estudio Nacional de Salud para una Nueva Generación de Veteranos Norteamericanos, basado en una cohorte de una gran población de veteranos de OLD/OLI y de la era OLD/OLI. La prevalencia total ponderada de un chequeo positivo para TEPT en la población de estudio fue de 13.5%: 15.8% entre los veteranos OLD/OLI y 10.9% en los veteranos no enviados a la Guerra. Entre los veteranos OLD/OLI, hubo un mayor riesgo de chequeo positi |
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ISSN: | 0894-9867 1573-6598 |
DOI: | 10.1002/jts.21956 |