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The Veterans With Diabetes Transition Study. Veterans Experience of the Process of Transition Following Active Duty Diagnosis.

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    • المصدر:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2984771R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1930-613X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00264075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Publication: 2018- : Oxford : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Washington, D.C. : Association of Military Surgeons, United States, 1955-
    • الموضوع:
      Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*diagnosis ; Patient Transfer/*standards ; Veterans/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic/methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Transfer/methods ; Patient Transfer/statistics & numerical data ; Qualitative Research ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Veterans/statistics & numerical data
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Introduction: Veterans face several potential difficulties upon leaving active duty. Among these is transition of healthcare to a different setting. The transition from active duty to veteran status is often a challenging time for veterans with diabetes. Changes in healthcare have been shown to decrease diabetes care compliance and diabetes self-management resulting in exacerbation in diabetes symptoms and increased healthcare expenditure. A seamless transition in healthcare management from active duty to veteran status has the potential to maintain or increase diabetes self-management. A gap in the literature exists regarding the transition process between healthcare systems, including the DoD and VA. This paper describes the transition experience of a sample of veterans with diabetes from active duty to veteran status.
      Materials and Methods: A qualitative study was designed to document the experience of veterans diagnosed with diabetes while on active duty. A semi-structured questionnaire developed for the study served to elicit each veteran participant's general description of the transition process. Quantitative instruments S-TOFHLA and DDS were used as measurements of potential barriers to diabetes self-management and navigating or adjusting to a changed priority within a healthcare system.
      Results: Two main themes, those of unplanned and undesired end of a military career and feeling prepared to leave the military, were expressed by participants. Four additional themes were also discovered. Responses to quantitative instruments lacked variability and did not allow for further analysis. Specifically, the S-TOFHLA indicated all participants had adequate health literacy and the DDS showed no distress from diabetes.
      Conclusions: Study participants reported consistent compliance in diabetes self-management. Skills and attitudes obtained during military service led to participant's desire to manage their healthcare with determination to cope with challenges accompanying diabetes. The healthcare transition process would benefit from additional exploration of veteran's needs. Improved processes may facilitate the healthcare management transition of personnel with diabetes from active duty to veteran status.
      (© Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2018. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20190129 Date Completed: 20200716 Latest Revision: 20200716
    • الموضوع:
      20240628
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1093/milmed/usy351
    • الرقم المعرف:
      30690514