Project VALOR: Trajectories of Change in PTSD in Combat-Exposed Veterans

Abstract

This goal of this project is to develop a large-scale, longitudinal registry of PTSD in combat-exposed OIF/OEF/ONDmale and female veterans. The objective of the current study is to systematically expand the longitudinal assessment by collecting follow-up data at additional time points for multiple domains of interest. Patterns of longitudinal change in the VALOR cohort will be empirically classified into trajectory subtypes by means of latent growth mixture modeling. The availability of comprehensive data on PTSD symptoms and related exposures and outcomes at multiple timepoints in a cohort of VA users with and without PTSD provide a unique opportunity to examine a number of hypotheses regarding longitudinal trajectories in combat-exposed veterans. In addition, the large proportion of women in our sample will allow us to examine variation in the associations by gender.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1007509

Entities

People

  • Michelle J Bovin
  • Terence M. Keane

Organizations

  • Boston VA Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Depression
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • New England
  • Patient Care
  • Psychiatry
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.