TABLE 2.
Association between an additional social worker and Veterans with 1+ social worker encounter per month between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2021.
| No. monthly observations | No. Veterans with any social work encounters, per 1000 individuals per month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample average | Change associated with program intervention (95% CI) | Percent change | ||
| Model 1: Overall | 32,434,001 | 8.7 | 4.3 (2.2–6.3) | 49% |
| Model 2: Rurality | ||||
| Urban | 11,339,559 | 8.9 | 6.1 (3.2–9.0) | 69% |
| Rural | 17,914,720 | 8.7 | 5.0 (3.6–6.3) | 57% |
| Highly rural | 2,960,144 | 7.5 | 1.4 (−1.5 to 4.2) | 19% |
| Model 3: Race among rural and highly rural Veterans | ||||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 244,535 | 10.6 | 7.3 (−2.1 to 16.6) | 69% |
| Asian | 78,859 | 6.2 | 5.1 (2.2–7.9) | 82% |
| Black | 657,382 | 11.5 | 6.1 (2.1–10.2) | 53% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 162,749 | 10.0 | 4.9 (0.0–9.9) | 49% |
| White | 18,508,952 | 8.3 | 4.3 (3.0–5.6) | 52% |
| Model 4: High‐utilization groups among rural and highly rural Veterans | ||||
| Dementia diagnosis | 477,915 | 40.2 | 8.5 (−1.6 to 18.7) | 21% |
| CAN Score ≥ 95 | 873,782 | 39.1 | 24.5 (18.2–30.9) | 63% |
| Homeless or unstably housed | 430,817 | 38.3 | 13.4 (5.2–21.7) | 35% |
Abbreviations: CAN, Care Assessment Need; CI, confidence interval\.