Predictors of Retirement Voluntariness Using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Data.

Involuntary exit from the labor force can lead to poor health and well-being outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to better understand the factors that contribute to perceived retirement voluntariness. We conducted descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses using a sample of recent retirees ( = 2080) from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Cluster analysis of Canadian Armed Forces veterans living with chronic pain: Life After Service Studies 2016.

: This study explored the heterogeneity of Canadian Armed Forces veterans living with chronic pain to inform service needs planning and research using cluster analysis. : We used a national cross-sectional Statistics Canada population survey. : Participants included 2754 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force veterans released from service between 1998 and 2015 and surveyed in 2016.

Health care access and use among male and female Canadian Armed Forces veterans.

Background: Veterans are more likely than other Canadians to have chronic health conditions, making access to health care an important issue. However, little research has addressed health care access and use among veterans. This paper examines access and use among veterans compared with other Canadians.

Characterization of occupational, demographic and health determinants in Canadian reservists veterans and the relationship with poor self-rated health.

Background: Self-rated health is an useful indicator of the general health in specific populations and used to propose interventions after service in the military context. However, there is scarce literature about self- rated health (SRH) in the Canadian Veterans of the Reserve Force and its relationship with demographic, health and occupational characteristics of this specific group. The aims of this research were to determine the SRH in Canadian Reserve Force Veterans and to explore the relationship between demographic, military service and health factors by reserve class.

Understanding future needs of Canadian veterans.

Background: Planning for the future needs of Canadian veterans requires comprehensive and detailed data on the size of the Canadian veteran population and their health. This article describes current veteran population estimates and examines the health of two eras of veterans compared with the health of Canadians in general.

Data And Methods: This study describes the size and age structure of the Canadian veteran population forecasted by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC).

Pain in Canadian Veterans: analysis of data from the Survey on Transition to Civilian Life.

Background: Little is known about the prevalence of chronic pain among Veterans outside the United States.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of chronic pain and associated sociodemographic, health behaviour, employment⁄income, disability, and physical and mental health factors in Canadian Veterans.

Methods: The 2010 Survey on Transition to Civilian Life included a nationally representative sample of 3154 Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans released from service between 1998 and 2007.

Disability correlates in Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans.

Purpose: This study was undertaken to inform disability mitigation for military veterans by identifying personal, environmental, and health factors associated with activity limitations.

Method: A sample of 3154 Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans who were released during 1998-2007 participated in the 2010 Survey on Transition to Civilian Life. Associations between personal and environmental factors, health conditions and activity limitations were explored using ordinal logistic regression.

Postmilitary adjustment to civilian life: potential risks and protective factors.

Background: Adjustment to civilian life in Canadian veterans after release from military service has not been well studied.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were: (1) to explore dimensions of postmilitary adjustment to civilian life and (2) to identify demographic and military service characteristics associated with difficult adjustment.

Design: Data were analyzed from a national sample of 3,154 veterans released from the regular Canadian Forces during 1998 to 2007 in a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2010 called the Survey on Transition to Civilian Life.

Health-related quality of life of Canadian Forces veterans after transition to civilian life.

Objectives: Describe health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of former Canadian Forces (CF) men and women in uniform (Veterans) after transition to civilian life, and compare to age- and sex-adjusted Canadian norms.

Methods: The 2010 Survey on Transition to Civilian Life was a national computer-assisted telephone survey of CF Regular Force personnel who released during 1998-2007. HRQoL was assessed using the SF-12 Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) Component Summary scores.