Military Veterans with Eating Disorders: Prevalence, Incidence, Patterns of Comorbidity and Cost of Care

Abstract

The purpose of our research activities is to use the largest and most comprehensive database of US military Veterans to: generate precise estimates of ED prevalence (percent of Veterans with ED within a year) and incidence (new cases by year) among Veterans in the aggregate; estimate ED prevalence/incidence by sociodemographic groups, including by age, gender, race/ethnicity, obesity status, and age cohort; evaluate whether such co-occurring problems precede (and may lead to) ED or if they develop subsequently to an ED episode (and may be caused in part by ED); document the added utilization and cost of care to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) associated with ED.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1205947

Entities

People

  • Bryn Austin
  • Tracy Richmond

Organizations

  • Boston VA Research Institute
  • Western Institute For Biomedical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Comorbidity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases
  • Eating Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Healthcare Utilization
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Quality Of Life
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Veterans Health

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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