Table 1.
Covariates | In-person TAU (n = 29) |
Telehealth VC (n = 45) |
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Range | Range | p value | q value | |||||||
Age, mean (SD) | 39.9 (10.5) | 24–65 | 41.8 (12.1) | 25–65 | -0.48 | .630 | .964 | |||
Males, n (%) | 25 (86.2%) | - | 36 (80.0%) | - | 0.47 | .493 | .964 | |||
Education (years), mean (SD) | 15.5 (1.9) | 12–18 | 14.9 (1.9) | 12–19 | 1.45 | .146 | .964 | |||
WTAR total score, mean (SD)a | 37.8 (9.3) | 9–47 | 38.4 (6.7) | 24–48 | 0.26 | .795 | .964 | |||
Race/ethnicity, n (%)b | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 8 (27.6%) | - | 8 (18.2%) | - | 0.90 | .342 | .964 | |||
White | 20 (69.0%) | - | 32 (72.7%) | - | 0.12 | .728 | .964 | |||
Black | 4 (13.8%) | - | 10 (22.7%) | - | 0.90 | .343 | .964 | |||
Asian | 2 (6.9%) | - | 1 (2.3%) | - | .559F | .964 | ||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 (3.5%) | - | 0 (0.0%) | - | .397F | .964 | ||||
Other | 3 (10.3%) | - | 3 (6.8%) | - | .676F | .964 | ||||
Branch of service, n (%)b | ||||||||||
Army | 11 (37.9%) | - | 24 (54.6%) | - | 1.93 | .164 | .964 | |||
Navy | 7 (24.1%) | - | 9 (20.5%) | - | 0.14 | .710 | .964 | |||
Air Force | 2 (6.9%) | - | 2 (4.6%) | - | .999F | .999 | ||||
Marines | 4 (13.8%) | - | 10 (22.7%) | - | 0.90 | .343 | .964 | |||
Coast Guard | 1 (3.5%) | - | 1 (2.3%) | - | .999F | .999 | ||||
National Guard/Reserves | 11 (37.9%) | - | 14 (31.8%) | - | 0.29 | .590 | .964 | |||
n deployments, mean (SD)b | 2.3 (2.3) | 0–12 | 2.2 (1.7) | 0–8 | -0.08 | .940 | .999 | |||
Service connection, mean (SD)c | 79.0 (20.2) | 20–100 | 81.1 (22.6) | 20–100 | -0.78 | .435 | .964 | |||
Traumatic brain injury, n (%) | 6 (20.7%) | - | 13 (28.9%) | - | 0.62 | .431 | .964 | |||
Psychiatric conditions, n (%) | ||||||||||
PTSD | 20 (69.0%) | - | 29 (64.4%) | - | 0.16 | .688 | .964 | |||
Anxiety | 12 (41.4%) | - | 17 (37.8%) | - | 0.10 | .757 | .964 | |||
Mood | 18 (62.1%) | - | 25 (55.6%) | - | 0.31 | .579 | .964 | |||
Alcohol use | 7 (24.1%) | - | 17 (37.8%) | - | 1.50 | .221 | .964 | |||
Other substance use | 2 (6.9%) | - | 5 (11.1%) | - | .698F | .964 | ||||
Pain disorder, n (%) | 22 (75.9%) | - | 35 (77.8%) | - | 0.04 | .848 | .998 | |||
Sleep disturbance, n (%) | 12 (41.4%) | - | 11 (24.4%) | - | 2.36 | .124 | .964 | |||
n conditions, mean (SD)d | 3.8 (2.0) | 0–7 | 4.5 (3.3) | 0–13 | -0.93 | .352 | .964 | |||
n | Mean (SD) | Range | n | Mean (SD) | Range | p value | q value | |||
PCL-5 | 28 | 46.3 (19.8) | 2–73 | 42 | 43.5 (19.8) | 2–80 | 0.81 | .418 | .964 | |
DASS-21 Depression | 28 | 20.8 (11.5) | 0–40 | 42 | 19.1 (11.8) | 2–42 | 0.69 | .490 | .964 | |
DASS-21 Anxiety | 28 | 15.5 (10.9) | 0–38 | 42 | 14.7 (11.1) | 0–38 | 0.38 | .705 | .964 | |
DASS-21 Stress | 28 | 20.6 (10.8) | 0–38 | 42 | 20.4 (10.4) | 0–42 | 0.28 | .782 | .964 | |
STAXI-2 State Anger | 28 | 23.5 (8.4) | 15–48 | 43 | 24.1 (9.4) | 15–52 | 0.00 | .999 | .999 | |
STAXI-2 Trait Anger | 28 | 20.6 (6.5) | 10–37 | 43 | 21.5 (6.3) | 10–34 | -0.61 | .544 | .964 | |
STAXI-2 Anger Expression Index | 28 | 40.8 (9.9) | 14–66 | 43 | 42.0 (13.9) | 11–71 | -0.80 | .423 | .964 | |
NSI | 29 | 38.4 (19.6) | 0–80 | 42 | 37.1 (16.1) | 9–68 | 0.32 | .752 | .964 | |
WHODAS-II | 29 | 35.4 (21.8) | 0–80 | 42 | 35.5 (19.4) | 1–74 | -0.11 | .912 | .999 | |
SWLS | 29 | 13.8 (6.7) | 5–35 | 43 | 15.4 (8.5) | 5–35 | -0.55 | .581 | .964 | |
M2C-Q | 28 | 32.6 (12.7) | 3–54 | 43 | 31.8 (21.1) | 2–54 | 0.39 | .693 | .964 | |
PDRI | 28 | 118.1 (28.9) | 42–159 | 43 | 118.9 (32.3) | 36–176 | -0.14 | .892 | .999 |
Note. TAU = treatment as usual; VC = videoconferencing; SD = standard deviation; WTAR = Wechsler Test of Adult Reading; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; PCL-5 = PTSD Checklist for DSM-5; DASS = Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale; STAXI = State–Trait Anger Expression Inventory; NSI = Neurobehavioral Symptoms Inventory; WHODAS-II = World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule–II; SWLS = Satisfaction With Life Scale; M2C-Q = Military to Civilian Questionnaire; PDRI = Post-Deployment Readjustment Inventory. P value refers to two-sided tests. Q value refers to p value adjusted for multiple comparisons using the Benjamini and Hochberg false discovery rate. F denotes Fisher’s exact test.
WTAR total score: n = 28 for TAU, n = 43 for VC.
Race/ethnicity, service branch, and n deployments: n = 29 for TAU, n = 44 for VC.
Among veterans reporting having applied for a service connection: n = 20 for TAU, n = 36 for VC.
Total number of traumatic brain injury, psychiatric, and somatic conditions.