Open AccessVariations in Health Communication Needs Among Combat Veterans
Author(s) -
Aaron Schneiderman,
Andrew E. Lincoln,
Barbara Curbow,
Han K. Kang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.94.12.2074
Subject(s) - helpfulness , medicine , persian , software deployment , environmental health , cohort , health care , military personnel , family medicine , gerontology , psychology , geography , political science , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , computer science , operating system , law
In this cross-sectional study of US military combat veterans, we assessed the helpfulness of different media for providing health risk communication messages. We have provided preliminary results from a postal survey of 5000 veterans sampled because of their deployment to Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, or Bosnia-Kosovo. Respondents endorsed the primary care provider as the most helpful source of health information. Access to the Internet and use of this medium for seeking health information differed by race, age, and cohort.