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Australian Veterans (australian + veteran)
Selected AbstractsTreatment choices in life threatening illness: Attitudes and preferences of elderly Australian Veterans and War WidowsAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 4 2002Felicity Barr Objectives: The study investigated whether older Australians would choose invasive or active treatment or palliative treatment were they to have a life threatening illness. Reasons for choice of treatment were also investigated. Methods: 109 older veterans and war widows were offered four case studies of patients with a life threatening illness. For each patient there were four treatment options with likely outcomes described. Participants were asked to put themselves in the position of the patient and to select one or more treatment option and to give reasons for their choice. Results: There was considerable diversity in choice of treatment and reasons for choice. Overall, participants were more likely to choose palliative than invasive treatments. Men, especially older men, were more likely than women to choose invasive treatments. Discussion: The study indicated that participants want to exercise choice in their treatment but that they want this to be an informed choice. [source] Co-morbidity and the utilization of health care for Australian veterans with diabetesDIABETIC MEDICINE, Issue 1 2010Y. Zhang Diabet. Med. 27, 65,71 (2010) Abstract Objective, To examine the impact of co-morbidity on health service utilization by Australian veterans with diabetes. Methods, A retrospective cohort study was undertaken including veterans aged , 65 years dispensed medicines for diabetes in 2006. Data were sourced from the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs health claims database. Utilization of preventive health services for diabetes was assessed, including claims for glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test, microabuminuria, podiatry services, diabetes care plans, medication reviews, case conferences, general practitioner (GP) management plans and ophthalmology/optometry services. Results, Among the 17 095 veterans dispensed medicines for diabetes, more than 80% had four or more co-morbid conditions. Those with a higher number of co-morbidities were more likely to have had claims for optometry/ophthalmology services and podiatry services, but not for other services. Veterans with at least one diabetes-related hospital admission had no more claims for diabetes health services than those who had no diabetics-related hospital admission, except for endocrinology services (relative risk = 1.26, 95% confidence intervals 1.15,1.37). Veterans with dementia were less likely to have had claims for diabetes health services while patients with renal failure were more likely to have had claims for the services. Conclusions, Low utilization of preventive diabetes care services is apparent in all co-morbidity groups. Patients with renal failure or dementia used more and less health services resources, respectively. Given the high mean age of this population, there may be valid reasons for the low use, such as competing health demands and patients' preferences. [source] Problem gambling in Australian PTSD treatment-seeking veteransJOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, Issue 6 2005Dirk Biddle This study explored gambling among Australian veterans entering posttraumatic stress treatment programs (n = 153). Twenty-eight percent reached the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) criteria for probable problem gambling, as did 17% on the DSM-IV gambling scale (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Almost all problem gamblers reported gambling to escape problems in other areas of their lives. The strongest independent predictor of problem gambling was gambling weekly or more often on electronic gaming machines. There was no significant relationship between problem gambling, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, or alcohol use. The study identified an entrenched gambling culture among PTSD treatment-seeking veterans, finding these veterans indulge in many different forms of gambling and that these forms are mediated by situational factors that provide both casual and formal gambling opportunities. [source] | ||||||||||