Posttraumatic stress disorder and other predictors of health care consumption by Vietnam veterans.
Psychiatr Serv
; 49(12): 1609-11, 1998 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
A total of 641 randomly selected Australian veterans of the Vietnam War were interviewed about their use of health care in the previous two weeks to determine what factors contributed to health care consumption. Seventy-three variables were examined by univariate linear regression and then grouped into seven categories relating to age, physical and mental health, predisposition to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), deployment and repatriation experiences, and membership in veterans groups. PTSD was associated with an additional cost of $79 in health care for the two-week period. Each physical diagnosis was associated with an additional $28. Alcohol consumption was not related to health care costs. Other important variables contributing to costs were depression, educational status, the quality of the repatriation experience, and social support.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Veteranos
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Trastornos de Combate
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Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychiatr Serv
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article