TABLE 2.
Predictors that female veterans would assign higher importance to receiving their top six mental health services as designated women’s mental health servicesa
| Depression care (N=298) |
Pain management (N=296) |
Coping with chronic medical conditions (N=271) |
Sleep (N=252) |
Weight management (N=249) |
Traumatic stress or PTSD (N=239) |
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| Characteristic | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI |
| Black (reference: white) | 2.64 | 1.50–4.62 | 2.09 | 1.23–3.57 | 1.09 | .62–1.90 | 2.33 | 1.30–4.20 | 1.16 | .62–2.16 | 2.28 | 1.17–4.47 |
| Asian or other (reference: white) | .86 | .37–1.99 | 1.18 | .51–2.77 | 1.37 | .59–3.19 | 4.17 | 1.67–10.44 | 1.16 | .51–2.68 | 1.32 | .60–2.90 |
| Hispanic ethnicity (reference: not Hispanic) | .48 | .20–1.11 | .59 | .22–1.57 | 1.09 | .41–2.87 | 4.04 | 1.33–12.34 | 1.19 | .51–2.80 | 1.39 | .61–3.17 |
| Lesbian, gay, or bisexual (reference: heterosexual) | 1.81 | .92–3.55 | 2.41 | 1.12–5.17 | 1.29 | .60–2.76 | 1.39 | .67–2.90 | 1.67 | .75–3.70 | 3.00 | 1.33–6.77 |
| Age 45–64 (reference: 18–44) | .94 | .54–1.62 | 1.41 | .80–2.46 | .96 | .54–1.70 | 2.43 | 1.27–4.64 | 2.39 | 1.21–4.73 | 1.10 | .60–2.02 |
| Age ≥65 (reference: 18–44) | .52 | .22–1.23 | 1.48 | .63–3.48 | .81 | .34–1.88 | 1.29 | .48–3.50 | 1.09 | .43–2.79 | .81 | .28–2.35 |
| Tele–mental health acceptable (reference: no) | 1.11 | .69–1.79 | 1.49 | .92–2.40 | .91 | .56–1.48 | 1.15 | .66–2.01 | .66 | .37–1.17 | 1.18 | .69–1.99 |
| Primary care colocation important (reference: no) | 5.08 | 3.19–8.10 | 5.16 | 3.21–8.31 | 6.40 | 3.75–10.92 | 4.80 | 2.84–8.11 | 5.28 | 3.15–8.85 | 4.94 | 2.83–8.63 |
| Positive PTSD screen (reference: no) | 1.90 | 1.17–3.09 | 1.37 | .82–2.31 | 1.88 | 1.06–3.34 | 2.64 | 1.49–4.67 | 1.06 | .60–1.89 | — | — |
| Military sexual trauma (reference: no) | 1.13 | .69–1.85 | .88 | .53–1.46 | .95 | .57–1.56 | 1.18 | .69–2.03 | 1.11 | .66–1.87 | 1.99 | 1.14–3.49 |
| OEF/OIF/OND deployment (reference: no)b | .67 | .36–1.22 | .69 | .35–1.37 | 1.00 | .51–1.96 | .84 | .40–1.74 | .73 | .34–1.55 | .51 | .27–.98 |
| Any mental disorder (reference: no diagnosis) | 1.20 | .67–2.14 | 1.62 | .94–2.81 | 1.39 | .77–2.51 | .66 | .35–1.23 | .88 | .49–1.58 | 1.70 | .87–3.30 |
| Psychiatric comorbidity (reference: no diagnosis) | 1.25 | .71–2.21 | 2.06 | 1.13–3.76 | 1.21 | .66–2.25 | 1.10 | .58–2.09 | 1.38 | .75–2.54 | 2.18 | 1.17–4.06 |
a
All other variables in the model were used in adjusted odds ratios (AORs). AORs with 95% confidence intervals that do not include 1 are statistically significant at p<.05. Odds ratios for alcohol misuse and depression screens were not associated with importance ratings among any services and are not shown.
b
Deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.