External Validation and Updating of a Statistical Civilian-Based Suicide Risk Model in US Naval Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Suicide remains an ongoing concern in the US military. Statistical models have not been broadly disseminated for US Navy service members.

Objective

To externally validate and update a statistical suicide risk model initially developed in a civilian setting with an emphasis on primary care.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used data collected from 2007 through 2017 among active-duty US Navy service members. The external civilian model was applied to every visit at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), its NMCP Naval Branch Health Clinics (NBHCs), and TRICARE Prime Clinics (TPCs) that fall within the NMCP area. The model was retrained and recalibrated using visits to NBHCs and TPCs and updated using Department of Defense (Do

SUBMITTER: Ripperger MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632956 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature