Observational studyWomen's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Not Capture Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans.
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- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between psychological and trauma-related factors and urinary incontinence severity and treatment response among women veterans.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Trial
- When the golden years are not so golden: Aging women Veterans, MST, PTSD, and homelessness.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Assessment of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Experiences for Women Veterans in VHA Care.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- Associations between military sexual trauma and chronic pain in men and women active military members and veterans.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2025Article
- Examining the Utility of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Traumatic Brain Injury Screening among Women Veterans: Recommendations for Expansion to Include Interpersonal Violence.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Military Sexual Trauma and Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife Women Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Disclosure During VA Screening Among Women Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Mindful self-compassion for veteran women with a history of military sexual trauma: feasibility, acceptability, potential benefits, and considerations.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Alcohol-involved sexual assault in the US military: a scoping review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Women Veterans' perspectives, experiences, and preferences for firearm lethal means counseling discussions.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately 1 in 3 women veterans endorse military sexual trauma (MST) during Veterans Health Administration (VHA) screening. Higher rates have been reported in anonymous surveys.
objectiveWe compared MST identified by VHA screening to survey-reported MST within the same sample and identified participant characteristics associated with discordant responses.
methodsCross-sectional data were drawn from an observational study of women veterans aged 45-64 enrolled in VHA care in Northern California, with data from mail- and web-based surveys linked to VHA electronic health records (EHRs). Between March 2019 and May 2020, participants reported sociodemographic characteristics, current depressive (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and posttraumatic stress (PTSD checklist for DSM-5) symptoms, and MST (using standard VHA screening questions) in a survey; depression and posttraumatic stress disorder diagnoses (ICD-10 codes) and documented MST were identified from EHRs. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics, mental health symptoms and diagnoses, and discordant MST reports (EHR-documented MST vs. MST reported on survey, not in EHR) were examined with multivariable logistic regression.
resultsIn this sample of midlife women veterans (n = 202; mean age 56, SD = 5), 40% had EHR-documented MST, and 74% reported MST on the survey. Sociodemographic characteristics, mental health symptoms, and diagnosed depression were not associated with discordant MST responses. Women with an EHR-documented PTSD diagnosis had fivefold higher odds of having EHR-documented MST (vs. survey only; odds ratio 5.2; 95% confidence interval 2.3-11.9).
conclusionsVHA screening may not capture more than half of women who reported MST on the survey. VHA screening may underestimate true rates of MST, which could lead to a gap in recognition and care for women veterans.
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