Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Military sexual trauma (MST) is more common among post-9/11 Veterans and women versus older Veterans and men. Despite mandatory screening, the concordance of electronic health record (EHR) documentation and survey-reported MST, and associations with health care utilization and mental health diagnoses, are unknown for this younger group. Materials and Methods: Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) EHR (2001-2021) were merged with data from the observational, nationwide WomenVeterans Cohort Study (collected 2016-2020, n = 1058; 51% women). Experiencing MST was defined as positive endorsement of sexual harassment and/or assault. From the EHR, we derived Veterans' number of primary care and mental health visits in the initial two years of VHA ca

SUBMITTER: Gaffey AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12417047 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature