TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Adverse childhood experiences and adult health outcomes among veteran and non-veteran women
JO  - Journal of women's health (Larchmont)
A1  - McCauley, Heather L.
A1  - Blosnich, John R.
A1  - Dichter, Melissa E.
SP  - 723
EP  - 729
VL  - 24
IS  - 9
N2  - BACKGROUND: Women veterans represent a vulnerable population with unique health needs and disparities in access to care. One constellation of exposures related to subsequent poor health includes adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; e.g., physical and sexual child abuse), though research on impacts of ACEs among women veterans is limited. <br><br>METHODS: Data were drawn from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for the 11 states that included the ACE module (n=36,485). Weighted chi-squared tests and multivariable logistic regression were used to assess the prevalence of ACEs among women veterans compared with women non-veterans and differences in the following outcomes, controlling for ACEs: social support, inadequate sleep, life satisfaction, mental distress, smoking, heavy alcohol use, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease symptoms, asthma, and disability. <br><br>RESULTS: Women veterans (1.6% of the total sample) reported a higher prevalence of 7 out of 11 childhood adversities and higher mean ACE score than women non-veterans. Women veterans were more likely to be current smokers and report a disability, associations which were attenuated when controlling for ACE. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Despite women veterans' higher prevalence of ACE, their health outcomes did not differ substantially from non-veterans. Further research is needed to understand the intersections of traumatic experiences and sources of resilience over the lifecourse among women veterans.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1540-9996
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2014.4997
ID  - ref1
ER  -