TY  - THES
AB  - Combat Veterans face elevated risk of motor vehicle crash (MVC)-related injuries. This historical cohort study examined whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) predicts MVC-related hospitalization among 119,343 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans enrolled in Veterans Health Administration care within one year of deployment. PTSD was defined by inpatient or multiple outpatient diagnoses within the first year. Over five years, 373 Veterans were hospitalized for MVC injuries. Unadjusted models showed PTSD increased risk by 40% (RR=1.4; 95% CI: 1.1–1.7), but adjusted models found no significant association (RR=1.0; 95% CI: 0.8–1.2). PTSD may indicate, rather than cause, MVC risk; further research is needed.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Fernandez, Aisling
DA  - 2013
DO  - 10.6083/M4WH2N9Q
DO  - DOI
ED  - Lambert, William
ED  - Mentor
ID  - 2711
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Mental Disorders
KW  - Wounds and Injuries
KW  - Motor Vehicles
KW  - Hospitalization
KW  - Cohort Studies
KW  - Veterans Health
KW  - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
KW  - Accidents, Traffic
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2711/files/3478_etd.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2711/files/3478_etd.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2711/files/3478_etd.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2711/files/3478_etd.pdf
N2  - Combat Veterans face elevated risk of motor vehicle crash (MVC)-related injuries. This historical cohort study examined whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) predicts MVC-related hospitalization among 119,343 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans enrolled in Veterans Health Administration care within one year of deployment. PTSD was defined by inpatient or multiple outpatient diagnoses within the first year. Over five years, 373 Veterans were hospitalized for MVC injuries. Unadjusted models showed PTSD increased risk by 40% (RR=1.4; 95% CI: 1.1–1.7), but adjusted models found no significant association (RR=1.0; 95% CI: 0.8–1.2). PTSD may indicate, rather than cause, MVC risk; further research is needed.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2013
T1  - Historical cohort study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the risk of motor vehicle crash hospitalization among recent veterans enrolled in Veterans Administration healthcare
TI  - Historical cohort study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the risk of motor vehicle crash hospitalization among recent veterans enrolled in Veterans Administration healthcare
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2711/files/3478_etd.pdf
Y1  - 2013
ER  -