ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2022
Getting Connected: a Retrospective Cohort Investigation of Video-to-Home Telehealth for Mental Health Care Utilization Among 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
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- Impact of a Remote Primary Care Telehealth Staffing Model on Primary Care Access in the Veterans Health Administration.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Observational
- Black veteran use of video telehealth for mental health care.Psychological services · 2024Article
- Rural Veterans with HIV and Alcohol Use Disorder receive less video telehealth than urban Veterans.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2024Article
- The role of depression and anxiety symptom severity in remotely delivered mental health care.Psychological services · 2024Article
- Prevalence of sexual desire and arousal difficulties among women veterans: A retrospective cohort design.Psychological services · 2023Article
- Quantifying the Digital Divide: Associations of Broadband Internet with Tele-mental Health Access Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Overview of Efforts to Increase Women Enrollment in the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program.Health equity · 2023Article
- Association of Adequacy of Broadband Internet Service With Access to Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.JAMA network open · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasingly, women are serving in the military and seeking care at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Women veterans face unique challenges and barriers in seeking mental health (MH) care within VHA. VA Video Connect (VVC), which facilitates video-based teleconferencing between patients and providers, can reduce barriers while maintaining clinical effectiveness.
objectivePrimary aims were to examine gender differences in VVC use, describe changes in VVC use over time (including pre-COVID and 6 months following the beginning of COVID), and determine whether changes over time differed by gender.
designA retrospective cohort investigation of video-to-home telehealth for MH care utilization among veterans having at least 1 MH visit from October 2019 to September 2020.
participantsVeterans (236,268 women; 1,318,024 men). INTERVENTIONS (IF APPLICABLE): VVC involves face-to-face, synchronous, video-based teleconferencing between patients and providers, enabling care at home or another private location. MAIN MEASURES: Percentage of MH encounters delivered via VA Video Connect. KEY
resultsWomen veterans were more likely than men to have at least 1 VVC encounter and had a greater percentage of MH care delivered via VVC in FY20. There was an increase in the percentage of MH encounters that were VVC over FY20, and this increase was greater for women than men. Women veterans who were younger than 55 (compared to those 55 and older), lived in urban areas (compared to those in rural areas), or were Asian (compared to other races) had a greater percentage of MH encounters that were VVC since the start of the pandemic, controlling for the mean percentage of VVC MH encounters in the 6 months pre-pandemic.
conclusionsVVC use for MH care is greater in women veterans compared to male veterans and may reduce gender-specific access barriers. Future research and VVC implementation efforts should emphasize maximizing patient choice and satisfaction.
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