Table 1.
Comparison of Characteristics of 526 OEF/OIF Veterans Initiating Primary Care at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) by Primary Care Category and Time Period
| Characteristics | Integrated Care (IC) Post-2007 (n = 230) | Usual Care (UC) Post-2007 (n = 117) | (IC vs. UC post-2007) | Usual Care (UC) Pre-2007 (n = 179) | (UC pre- vs. UC post-2007) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | p-values‡ | No. (%) | p-values‡ | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 209 (90.9) | 100 (85.5) | 154 (86.0) | ||
| Female | 21 ( 9.1) | 17 (14.5) | 0.147 | 25 (14.0) | 0.192 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 50 (21.7) | 15 (12.8) | 45 (25.1) | ||
| 25–29 | 86 (37.4) | 42 (35.9) | 53 (29.6) | ||
| 30–39 | 53 (23.0) | 32 (27.4) | 50 (27.9) | ||
| 40–49 | 31 (13.5) | 19 (16.2) | 26 (14.5) | ||
| >50 | 10 ( 4.4) | 9 ( 7.7) | 0.192 | 5 (2.8) | 0.040 |
| Race* | |||||
| White | 105 (45.7) | 44 (37.6) | 68 (38.0) | ||
| Black | 12 (5.2) | 6 (5.1) | 13 (7.3) | ||
| Hispanic | 30 (13.0) | 15 (12.8) | 28 (15.6) | ||
| Other | 53 (23.0) | 20 (17.1) | 0.411 | 33 (18.4) | 0.972 |
| Marital Status* | |||||
| Married | 47 (20.4) | 27 (23.1) | 45 (25.1) | ||
| Never married | 157 (68.3) | 62 (53.0) | 112 (62.6) | ||
| Divorced, widowed or separated | 11 (4.8) | 3 (2.6) | 0.330 | 9 (5.0) | 0.735 |
| Distance to SFVAMC(mi)* | |||||
| 0–30 | 171 (74.3) | 88 (75.2) | 105 (58.7) | ||
| 31–60 | 31 (13.5) | 14 (12.0) | 25 (14.0) | ||
| 60 + | 27 (11.7) | 14 (12.0) | 0.963 | 28 (15.6) | 0.235 |
| Service Connection* | |||||
| Yes | 131 (57.0) | 70 (59.8) | 116 (64.8) | ||
| No | 91 (39.6) | 46 (39.3) | 0.907 | 63 (35.2) | 0.460 |
| Component type* | |||||
| Active Duty | 135 (58.7) | 62 (53.0) | 94 (52.5) | ||
| National Guard/Reserve | 80 (34.8) | 30 (25.6) | 0.516 | 72 (40.2) | 0.111 |
| Rank* | |||||
| Enlisted | 180 (78.3) | 81 (69.2) | -- | ||
| Officer | 35 (15.2) | 11 (9.4) | 0.386 | -- | -- |
| Branch* | |||||
| Army | 123 (53.5) | 43 (36.8) | 87 (48.6) | ||
| Marine | 40 (17.4) | 15 (12.8) | 43 (24.0) | ||
| Air Force | 18 (7.8) | 11 (9.4) | 12 (6.7) | ||
| Navy/Coast Guard | 34 (14.8) | 23 (19.7) | 0.148 | 24 (13.4) | 0.048 |
| Multiple deployments* | |||||
| Yes | 90 (39.1) | 29 (24.8) | 47 (26.3) | ||
| No | 123 (53.5) | 63 (53.8) | 0.096 | 118 (66.0) | 0.669 |
| TBI*,† | |||||
| Positive | 56 (24.3) | 21 (17.9) | -- | ||
| Negative | 171 (74.3) | 84 (71.8) | 0.402 | -- | -- |
| Screen results* | |||||
| No positive screens | 88(38.3) | 57(31.8) | 39(21.8) | ||
| Single screen positive | 77(33.5) | 30(16.8) | 25(14.0) | ||
| Two or more screens positive | 64(27.8) | 28(15.6) | 0.276 | 34(19.0) | 0.140 |
*Numbers do not sum to column totals and percents do not total 100% due to missing values
†TBI screening began April 1, 2007 at the SFVAMC and thus, veterans in the UC group presenting before April 2007 were not screened
‡p-values are derived from unadjusted chi square tests