Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health Outcomes Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women

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dc.contributor.authorMcCauley, H. L., Blosnich, J. R., & Dichter, M. E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-15T21:17:09Z
dc.date.available2017-02-15T21:17:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBackground: Women veterans represent a vulnerable population with unique health needs and disparities in access to care. One constellation of exposures related to subsequent poor health includes adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; e.g., physical and sexual child abuse), though research on impacts of ACEs among women veterans is limited. Methods: Data were drawn from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for the 11 states that included the ACE module (n=36,485). Weighted chi-squared tests and multivariable logistic regression were used to assess the prevalence of ACEs among women veterans compared with women non-veterans and differences in the following outcomes, controlling for ACEs: social support, inadequate sleep, life satisfaction, mental distress, smoking, heavy alcohol use, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease symptoms, asthma, and disability. Results: Women veterans (1.6% of the total sample) reported a higher prevalence of 7 out of 11 childhood adversities and higher mean ACE score than women non-veterans. Women veterans were more likely to be current smokers and report a disability, associations which were attenuated when controlling for ACE. Conclusions: Despite women veterans' higher prevalence of ACE, their health outcomes did not differ substantially from non-veterans. Further research is needed to understand the intersections of traumatic experiences and sources of resilience over the lifecourse among women veterans. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcCauley, H. L., Blosnich, J. R., & Dichter, M. E. (2015). Adverse childhood experiences and adult health outcomes among veteran and non-veteran women. Journal of Women's Health, 24(9), 723-729.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589327/pdf/jwh.2014.4997.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3232
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Women's Healthen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectbehavioral effectsen_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleAdverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health Outcomes Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Womenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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