Access to Mental Health Care among Women Veterans: Is VA Meeting Women’s Needs? - Institute for Veterans and Military Families

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Access to Mental Health Care among Women Veterans: Is VA Meeting Women’s Needs?

Access to Mental Health Care among Women Veterans: Is VA Meeting Women’s Needs?

Abstract “Background: Patient-centered access to mental health describes the fit between patient needs and resources of the system. To date, little data are available to guide implementation of serv...

Access to Care for Women Veterans: Delayed Healthcare and Unmet Need

Abstract “Background: Timely access to healthcare is essential to ensuring optimal health outcomes, and not surprisingly, is at the heart of healthcare reform efforts. While the Veterans Health Admi...

Associations Between Health-Related Quality of Life and Financial Barriers to Care Among Women Veterans and Women Non-Veterans

Abstract “The authors of this study examined the association between health-related quality of life and financial barriers to care, defined as not getting the needed care due to cost considerations....

Women at War: Understanding How Women Veterans Cope with Combat and Military Sexual Trauma

Abstract “The wars in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF) have engendered a growing population of US female veterans, with women now comprising 15%...

Caregiving Experiences and Health Conditions of Women Veteran and Non-Veteran Caregivers

Abstract “Background: Unique experiences, for example, trauma, of women veteran caregivers may create differences in the caregiving experience and may be associated with health concerns. We examined...

Women Service members and Veterans Returning to Colleges and Universities: An Exploratory Analysis

Abstract “Women comprise increasing shares of the active duty military ranks as well as guard and reserve membership, and colleges and universities are consequently enrolling larger numbers of women...

Health Disparities Among Sexual Minority Women Veterans

Abstract “BACKGROUND: Lesbian and bisexual (i.e., sexual minority) identity is more common among women veterans than among male veterans. Unique health issues have been identified among women vetera...

Military Parents’ Perceptions of Public School Support for Their Children

Abstract “This study examined how military-connected (MC) and nonmilitary parents perceive civilian schools’ climate, schools’ encouragement of parental involvement, problems in school, their ne...

A New Generation of Women Veterans: Stressors Faced By Women Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract “The extent of female service members’ involvement in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), in terms of both the number of women deployed and the scope of th...

Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health Preferences and Experiences: A Focus Group Analysis

Abstract “Objective: Although women veterans are seeking care at the Veterans Administration (VA) in record numbers, there is little information regarding women veterans’ experiences and preferenc...

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