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Health conditions in a cohort of New Zealand Vietnam veterans: hospital admissions between 1988 and 2009.
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- Co-Design of an Ecosystem of Services to Support Veteran Well-Being and Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Canadian Veteran chronic disease prevalence and health services use in the five years following release: a matched retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Inorganic Dust Exposure During Military Service as a Predictor of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Conditions.ACR open rheumatology · 2021Article
- Spirometric Pulmonary Restriction in Herbicide-Exposed U.S. Vietnam War Veterans.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo inform the provision of support to veterans by analysing hospital discharge data, thereby identifying which conditions show an excess risk, require specific management strategies and deserve further investigation.
settingTertiary level care, including all public and private New Zealand hospitals.
participantsAll New Zealand Vietnam veterans with service between 1964 and 1972. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Standardised hospitalisation ratios (SHRs) were calculated based on the number of first observed hospital admissions for a condition, those expected being based on New Zealand national hospitalisation rates.
resultsThe SHR for all causes of hospitalisation was 1.18, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.21, with modest increases for the major common causes, cardio and cerebrovascular disease. Admission rates for chronic renal failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were highest in the 2006-2009 time period. The highest statistically significant hospitalisation risk was for alcohol-related mental disorder, SHR 1.91, 99% CI 1.39 to 2.43.
conclusionsChronic renal failure has limited attribution to veteran service but along with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has the potential to have high costs both to the individual and the health system. We suggest that routine surveillance of veterans by way of a 'flag' in national and primary care databases would facilitate the recognition of service-related conditions and the appropriate provision of healthcare.
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