Ethnicity and Race Variations in Receipt of Surgery among Veterans with and without Depression

Joint Authors

Zeber, John E.
Copeland, Laurel A.
Lawrence, Valerie A.
Pugh, Mary Jo
Phillips, Karon L.

Source

Depression Research and Treatment

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-10-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

To examine equity in one aspect of care provision in the Veterans Health Administration, this study analyzed factors associated with receipt of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), vascular, hip/knee, or digestive system surgeries during FY2006–2009.

A random sample of patients (N=317,072) included 9% with depression, 17% African-American patients, 5% Hispanics, and 5% women.

In the four-year followup, 18,334 patients (6%) experienced surgery: 3,109 hip/knee, 3,755 digestive, 1,899 CABG, and 11,330 vascular operations.

Patients with preexisting depression were less likely to have surgery than nondepressed patients (4% versus 6%).

In covariate-adjusted analyses, minority patients were slightly less likely to receive vascular operations compared to white patients (Hispanic OR=0.88, P<.01 ; African-American OR=0.93, P<.01) but more likely to undergo digestive system procedures.

Some race-/ethnicity-related disparities of care for cardiovascular disease may persist for veterans using the VHA.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Copeland, Laurel A.& Zeber, John E.& Pugh, Mary Jo& Phillips, Karon L.& Lawrence, Valerie A.. 2011. Ethnicity and Race Variations in Receipt of Surgery among Veterans with and without Depression. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466719

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Copeland, Laurel A.…[et al.]. Ethnicity and Race Variations in Receipt of Surgery among Veterans with and without Depression. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466719

American Medical Association (AMA)

Copeland, Laurel A.& Zeber, John E.& Pugh, Mary Jo& Phillips, Karon L.& Lawrence, Valerie A.. Ethnicity and Race Variations in Receipt of Surgery among Veterans with and without Depression. Depression Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466719

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-466719