Variations in Health Communication Needs Among Combat Veterans

In this cross-sectional study of US military combat veterans, we assessed the helpfulness of different media for providing health risk communication messages. We have provided preliminary results from a postal survey of 5000 veterans sampled because of their deployment to Vietnam, the Persian Gulf,...

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Published in	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 94; no. 12; pp. 2074 - 2076
Main Authors	Schneiderman, Aaron I, Lincoln, Andrew E, Curbow, Barbara, Kang, Han K
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Washington, DC Am Public Health Assoc 01.12.2004 American Public Health Association American Journal of Public Health 2004
Subjects	Aged Armed forces Biological and medical sciences Bosnia and Herzegovina Communication Cross-Sectional Studies Data analysis Data Collection Editing European Continental Ancestry Group Gulf War Health care Health Education Health risk assessment Health risks Humans Illnesses Information sources Internet Internet access Mass Media Medical sciences Middle Aged Military personnel Miscellaneous Persian Gulf War Primary care Primary Health Care Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Research and Practice Respondents Response rates Risk communication Trends United States Veterans Vietnam Conflict Vietnam War Warfare White people United States Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Vietnam USA Human Need Cross sectional study Race Information retrieval Veteran Health staff patient relation Age Ethnic group Public health Communication
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ISSN	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI	10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2074

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Summary:	In this cross-sectional study of US military combat veterans, we assessed the helpfulness of different media for providing health risk communication messages. We have provided preliminary results from a postal survey of 5000 veterans sampled because of their deployment to Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, or Bosnia–Kosovo. Respondents endorsed the primary care provider as the most helpful source of health information. Access to the Internet and use of this medium for seeking health information differed by race, age, and cohort.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 Peer Reviewed Note. The opinions expressed by this brief are not necessarily those of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requests for reprints should be sent to Aaron I. Schneiderman, PhD, MPH, RN, WRIISC (MS 11), 50 Irving St, NW, Washington, DC 20422 (e-mail: aaron.schneiderman@med.va.gov). ContributorsA. I. Schneiderman assisted in originating the study, drafted the brief, and conducted the data analysis and interpretation. A. E. Lincoln assisted in the data analysis and interpretation and in the editing of the brief. B. Curbow assisted in originating the study, interpreting the analysis, and editing the brief. H. K. Kang assisted in originating the study and editing the brief.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2074