Title

Improving care of chronic conditions for women veterans: identifying opportunities for comparative effectiveness research

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Quantitative Health Sciences

Publication Date

2014-3

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Investigative Techniques | Military and Veterans Studies | Women's Health

Abstract

This article aims to critically analyze research focused on the findings for five chronic conditions: chronic pain, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV and cancer among women veterans to identify opportunities for comparative effectiveness research. We provide a descriptive analysis from the relevant articles in prior systematic reviews. In order to identify potential gaps in research for these specific conditions, we also conducted a literature search to highlight studies focusing on women veterans published since the last systematic review. While the scientific knowledge base has grown for these chronic conditions among women veterans, the vast majority of the published literature remains descriptive and/or observational, with only a few studies examining gender differences and even fewer clinical trials. There is a need to conduct comparative effectiveness research on chronic conditions among women veterans to improve health and healthcare.

DOI of Published Version

10.2217/cer.14.4

Source

J Comp Eff Res. 2014 Mar;3(2):155-66. doi: 10.2217/cer.14.4. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of comparative effectiveness research

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PubMed ID

24645689

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