Integration of women veterans into VA quality improvement research efforts: what researchers need to know

doi:10.1007/s11606-009-1116-4

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. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):56-61.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-1116-4.

Integration of women veterans into VA quality improvement research efforts: what researchers need to know

Elizabeth M Yano¹, Patricia Hayes, Steven Wright, Paula P Schnurr, Linda Lipson, Bevanne Bean-Mayberry, Donna L Washington

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PMID: 20077153
PMCID: PMC2806960
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1116-4

Review

Integration of women veterans into VA quality improvement research efforts: what researchers need to know

Elizabeth M Yano et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan.

. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):56-61.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-1116-4.

Authors

Elizabeth M Yano¹, Patricia Hayes, Steven Wright, Paula P Schnurr, Linda Lipson, Bevanne Bean-Mayberry, Donna L Washington

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¹ VA Greater Los Angeles HSR&D Center of Excellence, 16111 Plummer Street, Sepulveda, CA 91343, USA. Elizabeth.yano@va.gov

PMID: 20077153
PMCID: PMC2806960
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1116-4

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other federal agencies require funded researchers to include women in their studies. Historically, many researchers have indicated they will include women in proportion to their VA representation or pointed to their numerical minority as justification for exclusion. However, women's participation in the military-currently 14% of active military-is rapidly changing veteran demographics, with women among the fastest growing segments of new VA users. These changes will require researchers to meet the challenge of finding ways to adequately represent women veterans for meaningful analysis. We describe women veterans' health and health-care use, note how VA care is organized to meet their needs, report gender differences in quality, highlight national plans for women veterans' quality improvement, and discuss VA women's health research. We then discuss challenges and potential solutions for increasing representation of women veterans in VA research, including steps for implementation research.

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[1] Yang Y, Carlin AS, Faustino PJ, et al. Participation of women in clinical trials for new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000–2002. J Womens Health. 2009;18(3):303–310. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0971. - DOI - PubMed

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[3] Brown BA, Long HL, Gould H, Weitz T, Milliken N. A conceptual model for the recruitment of diverse women into research studies. J Womens Health. 2000;9(6):625–632. - PubMed

[4] Brown BA, Long HL, Gould H, Weitz T, Milliken N. A conceptual model for the recruitment of diverse women into research studies. J Womens Health. 2000;9(6):625–632. - PubMed

[5] Wood SF. Tracking inclusion of women in clinical studies. J Womens Health. 2009;18(3):301–302. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1308. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Wood SF. Tracking inclusion of women in clinical studies. J Womens Health. 2009;18(3):301–302. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1308. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Gilliss CL, Lee KA, Gutierrez Y, et al. Recruitment and retention of healthy minority women into community-based longitudinal research. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2001;10(1):77–85. doi: 10.1089/152460901750067142. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Gilliss CL, Lee KA, Gutierrez Y, et al. Recruitment and retention of healthy minority women into community-based longitudinal research. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2001;10(1):77–85. doi: 10.1089/152460901750067142. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Murdoch M, Bradley A, Mather SH, Klein RE, Turner CL, Yano EM. Women and war: What physicians should know. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(Suppl 3):S5–10. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00368.x. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Murdoch M, Bradley A, Mather SH, Klein RE, Turner CL, Yano EM. Women and war: What physicians should know. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(Suppl 3):S5–10. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00368.x. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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