"You want people to listen to you": Patient experiences of women's healthcare within the Veterans Health Administration.

Objective: To identify constructs that are critical in shaping Veterans' experiences with Veterans Health Administration (VA) women's healthcare, including any which have been underexplored or are not included in current VA surveys of patient experience.

Data Sources And Study Setting: From June 2022 to January 2023, we conducted 28 semi-structured interviews with a diverse, national sample of Veterans who use VA women's healthcare.

Study Design: Using VA data, we divided Veteran VA-users identified as female into four groups stratified by age (dichotomized at age 45) and race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White vs.

Developing a brief assessment of social risks for the Veterans Health Administration Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients.

Objective: To determine whether a 6- or 12-month look-back period affected rates of reported social risks in a social risk survey for use in the Veterans Health Administration and to assess associations of social risks with overall health and mental health.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey of respondents randomized to 6- or 12-month look-back period.

Data Sources And Study Setting: Online survey with a convenience sample of Veterans in June and July 2021.

Racial/Ethnic Variation in Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake.

Introduction: Equitable COVID-19 vaccine access is imperative to mitigating negative COVID-19 impacts among racial/ethnic minorities. U.S.