Army Warrior Care Project (AWCP): Rationale and methods for a longitudinal study of behavioral health care in Army Warrior Transition Units using Military Health System data, FY2008-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) are specialized military units co-located with major military treatment facilities providing a Triad of Care involving primary care physicians, case managers, and military leadership to soldiers needing comprehensive medical care. We describe the rationale and methods for studying behavioral health care in WTUs and characterize soldiers assigned to WTUs.

Methods

The Army Warrior Care Project (AWCP) analyzes U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System data to examine behavioral health problems and service utilization among Army soldiers who were assigned to WTUs after returning from Afghanistan and Iraq deployments, FY2008-2015.

Results

WTU members (N = 31,094) comprised 3.5% of the AWCP cohort (N = 883,091). Almost all

SUBMITTER: Wooten NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6791723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature