Military Sexual Trauma in Older Women Veterans: Prevalence and Comorbidities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent attention has highlighted the common occurrence and health consequences of military sexual trauma (MST) in younger women veterans. However, almost nothing is known about MST in older veterans.

Objective

To describe MST among older women veterans, including prevalence and common comorbidities.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study, using data from national Department of Veterans Affairs medical records.

Participants

Population-based sample of women Veterans aged 55+ with at least one documented MST screen response and at least one clinical encounter in fiscal years 2005-2015.

Main measures

MST screen: medical diagnoses (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure,

SUBMITTER: Gibson CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6957619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature