Canadian Veteran chronic disease prevalence and health services use in the five years following release: a matched retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational exposures may result in Canadian military Veterans having poorer health and higher use of health services after transitioning to civilian life compared to the general population. However, few studies have documented the physical health and health services use of Veterans in Canada, and thus there is limited evidence to inform public health policy and resource allocation.

Methods

In a retrospective, matched cohort of Veterans and the Ontario general population between 1990-2019, we used routinely collected provincial administrative health data to examine chronic disease prevalence and health service use. Veterans were defined as former members of the Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP. Crude and adjusted effect estimates, and 95% confidence limits were calc

SUBMITTER: Mahar AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442935 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature