ReviewJournal of general internal medicine2017
An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015).
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- The Landscape of Care for Women Veterans with Cancer: An Evidence Map.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Health system responsiveness: a systematic evidence mapping review of the global literature.International journal for equity in health · 2021Pooled it
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Justice Involvement Among Military Veterans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of traumatic stress · 2020Pooled it
- Social values and health systems in health policy and systems research: a mixed-method systematic review and evidence map.Health policy and planning · 2020Pooled it
- Characteristics and Impact of U.S. Military Blast-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- Reproductive Health of Women Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature from 2008 to 2017.Seminars in reproductive medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Remote Access to Urinary Incontinence Treatments for Women Veterans: The PRACTICAL Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- A randomized trial of an online, coach-assisted self-management PTSD intervention tailored for women veterans.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2021Trial
- When the golden years are not so golden: Aging women Veterans, MST, PTSD, and homelessness.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- Service Dog Training Interventions for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress: Examining Gender-Based Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Supplemental Women's Health Questionnaire for Women Veterans With Military Environmental Exposures: Project Development and Implementation.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- How an evidence synthesis program's growth has supported research use and learning community partnership networks within a learning health system: A descriptive analysis and case series.Learning health systems · 2025Article
- Art therapy with an African American female combat veteran experiencing effects of mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive Health Care and Outcomes Among Female Veterans: A Scoping Review.Health equity · 2025Review
- Contextual factors influencing the association between the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion and Veteran VA-Medicaid dual enrollment.Health services research · 2024Article
- Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, and Aging-Related Health Among Men and Women Veterans Across the Lifespan.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Scoping review of military veterans involved in the criminal legal system and their health and healthcare: 5-year update and map to the Veterans-Sequential Intercept Model.Health & justice · 2024Article
- Migraine Prevalence, Environmental Risk, and Comorbidities in Men and Women Veterans.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Associations between Predictors of PTSD and Psychosocial Functioning in Veterans: Results from a Longitudinal Assessment Study.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen comprise a growing proportion of Veterans seeking care at Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities. VA initiatives have accelerated changes in services for female Veterans, yet the corresponding literature has not been systematically reviewed since 2008. In 2015, VA Women's Health Services and the VA Women's Health Research Network requested an updated literature review to facilitate policy and research planning.
methodsThe Minneapolis VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program performed a systematic search of research related to female Veterans' health published from 2008 through 2015. We extracted study characteristics including healthcare topic, design, sample size and proportion female, research setting, and funding source. We created an evidence map by organizing and presenting results within and across healthcare topics, and describing patterns, strengths, and gaps.
resultsWe identified 2276 abstracts and assessed each for relevance. We excluded 1092 abstracts and reviewed 1184 full-text articles; 750 were excluded. Of 440 included articles, 208 (47%) were related to mental health, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (71 articles), military sexual trauma (37 articles), and substance abuse (20 articles). The number of articles addressing VA priority topic areas increased over time, including reproductive health, healthcare organization and delivery, access and utilization, and post-deployment health. Three or fewer articles addressed each of the common chronic diseases: diabetes, hypertension, depression, or anxiety. Nearly 400 articles (90%) used an observational design. Eight articles (2%) described randomized trials.
conclusionsOur evidence map summarizes patterns, progress, and growth in the female Veterans' health and healthcare literature. Observational studies in mental health make up the majority of research. A focus on primary care delivery over clinical topics in primary care and a lack of sex-specific results for studies that include men and women have contributed to research gaps in addressing common chronic diseases. Interventional research using randomized trials is needed.
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