LEADER 04712nam 22005173u 450 001 9910459849803321 005 20210114215604.0 010 $a0-8330-8599-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000260118 035 $a(EBL)1746759 035 $a(OCoLC)884647546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1746759 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000260118 100 $a20141013d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aHealth and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project$b[electronic resource] $e2013 210 $aSanta Monica $cRAND Corporation$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (103 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aCover; Titile Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; The Purpose of This Report; How the Report Is Organized; Chapter Two: Overview of 2013 WWP Alumni Survey, Respondents, and Analysis; Survey Content; Survey Administration; Sample Characteristics; Selection of Analyses; Statistical Techniques; Chapter Three: Mental Health Outcomes; At Least Half of Alumni Report Mental Health Symptoms and Problems; Alumni Report Challenges Accessing Mental Health Care and Seeking Help 327 $aAlumni Reporting Mental Health Conditions: Female Alumni and Younger Alumni Report More Difficulties and Delays in Getting Care or Not Getting Care Summary; Chapter Four: Physical Health Outcomes; Achieving a Healthy BMI Is a Challenge for Over 80 Percent of Alumni; BMI Is Related to Other Physical Health Outcomes and Perceptions; Mental and Physical Injuries Are Both Related to Perceptions of Health; Alcohol Use Is Related to General Self-Reported Health in an Unexpected Way; Summary; Chapter Five: Economic Outcomes; Half of Alumni Are Employed 327 $aFew Alumni Access Employment and Education Benefits Type of Injury Is Related to Participation in Employment and Education Benefit Programs; High VA Disability Ratings and Many Injury Types Are Associated with Unemployment; Summary; Chapter Six: Discussion; Empowering Wounded Warriors in Mind and Spirit; Empowering Wounded Warriors in Body; Empowering Wounded Warriors Economically; Technical Appendix A: Interpretation of Regression Analyses; Multiple Regression; Logistic Regression; Explanatory Variables; Statistical Significance; Weighting; Technical Appendix B: Analyses for Chapter 3 327 $aTechnical Appendix C Analyses for Chapter 4 Technical Appendix C.1: Alumni Characteristics and General Self-Reported Health; Technical Appendix C.2: Alumni Characteristics and Limitations Due to Physical Health; Technical Appendix C.3: Alumni Characteristics and Exercise Frequency; Technical Appendix C.4: Alumni Characteristics and Limitations of Doing Vigorous Activity; Technical Appendix D: Analyses for Chapter 5; Technical Appendix D.1: Alumni Characteristics and Use of VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program 327 $aTechnical Appendix D.2: Alumni Characteristics and Use of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Technical Appendix D.3: Alumni Characteristics and Labor Pool Status; Technical Appendix D.4: Alumni Characteristics and Employment Status; Technical Appendix E: Fact Sheets; References 330 $aIn this report, the authors use the Wounded Warrior Project's 2013 survey of its members (alumni) to understand the physical, mental, and economic challenges that Wounded Warriors face. The researchers find that at least half of alumni reported dealing with mental health conditions such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, and many of these alumni reported difficulties or delays in seeking mental health care, or not doing so at all. 606 $aDisabled veterans -- Employment -- United States 606 $aDisabled veterans -- Health and hygiene -- United States 606 $aDisabled veterans -- Mental health -- United States 606 $aDisabled veterans -- United States -- Economic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aDisabled veterans -- Employment -- United States. 615 4$aDisabled veterans -- Health and hygiene -- United States. 615 4$aDisabled veterans -- Mental health -- United States. 615 4$aDisabled veterans -- United States -- Economic conditions. 676 $a336 700 $aCerully$b Jennifer L$0921354 701 $aOguz$b Mustafa$0854583 701 $aKrull$b Heather$0854582 701 $aGiglio$b Kate$0921355 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459849803321 996 $aHealth and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project$92066510 997 $aUNINA