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Observational Study
. 2013 Jul;48(10):863-79.
doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.794840.

Rationale and methods of the Substance Use and Psychological Injury Combat Study (SUPIC): a longitudinal study of Army service members returning from deployment in FY2008-2011

Mary Jo Larson  1 , Rachel Sayko Adams, Beth A Mohr, Alex H S Harris, Elizabeth L Merrick, Wendy Funk, Keith Hofmann, Nikki R Wooten, Diana D Jeffery, Thomas V Williams
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Observational Study

Rationale and methods of the Substance Use and Psychological Injury Combat Study (SUPIC): a longitudinal study of Army service members returning from deployment in FY2008-2011

Mary Jo Larson et al. Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

The Substance Use and Psychological Injury Combat Study (SUPIC) will examine whether early detection and intervention for post-deployment problems among Army Active Duty and National Guard/Reservists returning from Iraq or Afghanistan are associated with improved long-term substance use and psychological outcomes. This paper describes the rationale and significance of SUPIC, and presents demographic and deployment characteristics of the study sample (N = 643,205), and self-reported alcohol use and health problems from the subsample with matched post-deployment health assessments (N = 487,600). This longitudinal study aims to provide new insight into the long-term post-deployment outcomes of Army members by combining service member data from the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration.

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Conceptual Model – Relationship of Post-Deployment Military Health System Early Recognition & Referral of Behavioral Health (BH) Problems to Study Outcomes
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Figure 2. Longitudinal File Building with DoD and VHA Data Sources
Acronyms: AFHSC: Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center; AUDIT-C: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test –3 consumption items; CDW: Corporate Data Warehouse; CTS: Contingency Tracking System; DAP: Data, Analysis and Programs; DEERS: Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System; DMDC: Defense Manpower Data Centers; DSS: Decision Support System; MDR: MHS Data Repository; MEPRS: The Medical Expense & Performance Reporting System; NPCD: National Patient Care Data Base; PDHA: Post-Deployment Health Assessment Form DD2976; PDHRA: Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment Form DD2900; PDTS: Pharmacy Data Transaction Service; TMDS – Theater Medical Data Store
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Figure 3. Construction of Main Sample and Post-deployment Screening Subsample
*PDHA Match = SSN on PDHA and deployment record match and PDHA completed within 60 days of deployment end date
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