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ArticleFrontiers in health services2022

Mental health services use among Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans: Data from the 2018 Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans mental health follow-up survey (CAFMVHS).

Kate St Cyr, Aihua Liu, Rachel A Plouffe, Maede S Nouri, Callista A Forchuk, Sonya G Wanklyn, Brian M Bird, Deniz Fikretoglu, Alyson L Mahar, Anthony Nazarov and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in health services, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Kate St CyrMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Aihua LiuDouglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Rachel A PlouffeMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Maede S NouriMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Callista A ForchukMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Sonya G WanklynMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Brian M BirdMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Deniz FikretogluDefence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alyson L MaharDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Anthony NazarovMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
J Don RichardsonMacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
Lawson Health Research Institute · CADefence Research and Development Canada · CADouglas Mental Health University Institute · CAMcMaster University · CAPublic Health Ontario · CASimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Differences in healthcare delivery systems and pathways to mental healthcare for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and Veterans may contribute to variations in mental health services use (MHSU) and the factors associated with it. We: (1) estimated the prevalence of past 12-month MHSU (≥1 visit with a medical or mental health professional); and (2) identified sociodemographic, military-, trauma-, and health-related variables associated with MHSU among CAF members and Veterans. Methods: The current study used data from the 2018 CAF Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-Up Survey (CAFVMHS). Model variables were selected a priori, and their respective associations with MHSU were estimated among (1) CAF members and (2) Veterans using separate multivariable logistic regression models. Results: Similar proportions of CAF members and Veterans reported past 12-month MHSU (26.9 vs. 27.5%, respectively). For both CAF members and Veterans, meeting criteria for at least one past 12-month MH disorder was associated with past 12-month MHSU [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 7.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 7.18-8.46; and AOR = 11.82, 95% CI: 11.07-12.61, respectively). Past-year suicide ideation, a history of sexual trauma, and endorsement of adverse childhood experiences were also significantly associated with MHSU among CAF members and Veterans. Significance: Similar to previous research, meeting screening criteria for a past 12-month MH disorder was strongly associated with MHSU among both samples. This study extends our existing knowledge about factors associated with MHSU among CAF members and Veterans, and offers direction for future research to increase MHSU.

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Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)follow up surveymental health services usemilitary personnelVeterans

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PMID36925872
PMCPMC10012627
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