Veteran-centered barriers to VA mental healthcare services use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some veterans face multiple barriers to VA mental healthcare service use. However, there is limited understanding of how veterans' experiences and meaning systems shape their perceptions of barriers to VA mental health service use. In 2015, a participatory, mixed-methods project was initiated to elicit veteran-centered barriers to using mental healthcare services among a diverse sample of US rural and urban veterans. We sought to identify veteran-centric barriers to mental healthcare to increase initial engagement and continuation with VA mental healthcare services.

Methods

Cultural Domain Analysis, incorporated in a mixed methods approach, generated a cognitive map of veterans' barriers to care. The method involved: 1) free lists of barriers categorized through p

SUBMITTER: Cheney AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069794 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature