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VA » Health Care » VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) » Home Page » Epidemiology Centers (CSPECs) » INVESTD-R » Survey of Individuals Previously Deployed for OEF/OIF

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Survey of Individuals Previously Deployed for OEF/OIF

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Study Characteristics
Objectives	To provide data on the natural history and outcomes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Veterans who have utilized the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system To determine predictors of a PTSD diagnosis by comparing diagnosed cases to combat-exposed Veterans without a diagnosis of PTSD
Era of Service	Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Population	Individuals previously deployed for OEF / OIF who were reachable by a landline phone number in the US during the study period
Study Design	Population-based survey
Time Period	2007 - 2008
Setting	National
N	1,965 participants
Response Rate	44%
Recruitment Methods	Random Digit Dialing to identify eligible individuals within 24 geographic areas targeting domestic military bases with the largest overall number of deployed personnel 27 volunteers from the Military Officers’ Association of America and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Compensation	None
Data Collected	Sociodemographics: branch of service, current duty status, military rank, age, gender, marital status, race/ethnicity, nature/number/recency of deployments Combat Trauma Exposures Probable PTSD: Post traumatic Symptom Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), Counted symptoms as present if respondents reported having been moderately (3 on a 5-point scale) bothered by the symptom Probable Major Depression: Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) Probable TBI: The Brief Traumatic Brain Injury Screen (BTBIS), defined as any injury during deployment that resulted in a change in consciousness right after the injury, does not assess ongoing functional/cognitive impairment Barriers to Care: Logistical, institutional and cultural, and beliefs and preference for treatment Past-Year Service Utilization and Adequacy
Data Collection Methods	Computer-assisted telephone interviews
Funding Source	Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund administered by the California Community Foundation
Investigators	Terry L. Schell, PhD Grant N. Marshall, PhD
Contact	Unconfirmed
Selected Publication	Tanielian, T, Jaycox LH, et al. Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery¹. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008.
More Information	Study website¹

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