Sourcebook - Vol. 5 - Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration - Longitudinal Trends in Sociodemographics and Utilization

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Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration presents Volume 5 on longitudinal trends in sociodemographics and utilization, including patterns by care type, modality, and source of care. The work was prepared for the Office of Women’s Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and funded by the same office. Findings are based on program evaluation analyses conducted by the Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, with results reflecting author responsibility rather than official agency positions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages176

Reading Time7 h 24 min

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Executive Summary

Key Findings and Implications

Temporal Changes in Sociodemographic and Geographic Characteristics

Women VHA Users

Age

Race/Ethnicity

Urban/Rural Status

Service-connected Disability Rating

Health Care System-Level Growth

Temporal Changes in VHA User Status

Use of VHA and VA-purchased Community Care (VACC)

Location of care: VHA Facility-based vs. VA-purchased Community Care (VACC)

Conditions seen in VA-purchased Community Care Settings

Modality of Care

Type of Care

Emergency Department and Urgent Care

VHA-Covered Births

Endnotes

1. Introduction

Background

Comment regarding the use of the phrase “women Veterans”

Methods

Endnotes

Sourcebook ★ Vol. 5 Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration Volume 5: Longitudinal Trends in Sociodemographics and Utilization, including Type, Modality, and Source of Care Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative (WHEI) Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto, CA Office of Women’s Health Veterans Health Administration Department of Veteran Affairs Washington, DC June 2024 Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration Volume 5: Longitudinal Trends in Sociodemographics and Utilization, Including Type, Modality, and Source of Care Prepared for: Office of Women’s Health Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420 Prepared by: Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative (WHEI): Jessica Y. Breland, PhD, Senior Program Analyst* Susan M. Frayne, MD, MPH, WHEI Director* Fay Saechao, MPH, Program Manager* Kritee Gujral, PhD, MA, Senior Technical Writer Anita A. Vashi, MD, MPH, MHS, Senior Technical Writer Jonathan G. Shaw, MD, MS, Senior Technical Writer Kayla M. Gray, MA, Technical Writer Samantha S. Illarmo, MPH, Technical Writer Tracy Urech, MPH, Technical Writer Nicole Grant, MD, Senior Clinical Consultant Eric Berg, MS, Senior Data Analyst Claudine Offer, MPH, Data Analyst SirishaVeldanda, MPH, Data Analyst Lena Schoemaker, MS, Data Analyst Aaron L. Dalton, MA, MSW, Data Analyst Aryan Esmaeili, MD, PhD, Data Analyst Ciaran S. Phibbs, PhD, WHEI Associate Director Office of Women’s Health Patricia M. Hayes, PhD, Chief Officer Emerita Sally Haskell, MD, MS, Acting Chief Officer * Equal first authors Recommended citation: Breland JY, Frayne SM, Saechao F, Gujral K, Vashi AA, Shaw JG, Gray KM, Illarmo SS, UrechT, Grant N, Berg E, Offer C, Veldanda S, Schoemaker L, Dalton AL, Esmaeili A, Phibbs CS, Hayes PM, Haskell S. Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Volume 5: Longitudinal Trends in Sociodemographics and Utilization, Including Type, Modality, and Source of Care. Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative, Office of Women’s Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC. June 2024. Acknowledgements: In addition to our appreciation to the groups acknowledged in prior volumes ofthe Sourcebook who contributed to the development of variable algorithms that continue to be used herein, the current Sourcebook also benefited from consultations with Michael D. Visconage and Robyn Rodgers of theVA History Office; Daniel Palmeri ofVHA’s Office of Rural Health; Sommer Kohlhoff of VHA’s Office of Connected Care –Telehealth; Michelle M. Mengeling, PhD, MS; Anne G. Sadler, PhD, RN; Aimee Sanders, MD, MPH; and Megan Vanneman, PhD, MPH. Last, we express our appreciation to other contributors who helped in the development of the Sourcebook, including Quy Vu, MA; Lakshmi Ananth, MS; Vilija R. Joyce, MS; Samina Iqbal, MD; Amanda M. Johnson, MD, FACOG; Chelsea Morgan, MD; Alicia Y. Christy, MD, MHSCR; Nancy Maher, PhD; Kristin Haeger, MPH, MAT; and Elizabeth W. Patton, MD, MPhil, MSc. Our deepest gratitude goes to the women Veterans who have served our country across the generations. This report is based on program evaluation analyses conducted by the Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California. This work was funded by Office of Women’s Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors who are responsible for its contents and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government. Therefore, no statement in this document should be construed as an official position of the Department of Veterans Affairs. All images contained in this report feature real women Veterans (wi

FAQs

What is the document’s main focus in Volume 5?

It examines longitudinal trends in sociodemographics and health care utilization among women Veterans, including care type, modality, and source of care.

Who prepared the sourcebook and for whom?

Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative (WHEI) prepared it for the Office of Women’s Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the basis for the reported findings?

The findings are based on program evaluation analyses conducted by WHEI at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California.

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