@article{ac9226facb45476693ac3c00638182bf,
title = "Consistent Honor, Persistent Disadvantage: American Indian and Alaska Native Veteran Health in the National Survey of Veterans",
abstract = "Objective: To examine self-rated health and activities of daily living (ADLs) limitations among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) veterans relative to white veterans. Methods: We use the 2010 National Survey of Veterans and limit the sample to veterans who identify as AI/AN or non-Hispanic white. We calculated descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, and used logistic regression. Results: AI/AN veterans are younger, have lower levels of income, and have higher levels of exposure to combat and environmental hazards compared to white veterans. We found that AI/AN veterans are significantly more likely to report fair/poor health controlling for socioeconomic status and experience an ADL controlling for age, health behaviors, socioeconomic status, and military factors. Discussion: The results indicate that AI/AN veterans are a disadvantaged population in terms of their health and disability compared to white veterans. AI/AN veterans may require additional support from family members and/or Veteran Affairs to address ADLs.",
keywords = "American Indian and Alaska Native peoples, activities of daily living limitations, self-rated health, veterans",
author = "Huyser, {Kimberly R.} and Sofia Locklear and Connor Sheehan and Moore, {Brenda L.} and Butler, {John S.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the University of Texas Population Research Center (R24 HD42849). Funding Information: We thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico for excellent research support; the University of Texas Population Research Center for administrative and computing support; and the Department of Veterans Affairs for making the data available to the public. The contents of this manuscript are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NICHD, IC2, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Arizona State University, State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of British Columbia, the University of New Mexico, or the University of Texas at Austin. The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the University of Texas Population Research Center (R24 HD42849). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2021.",
year = "2021",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1177/08982643211014034",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "33",
pages = "68S--81S",
journal = "Journal of Aging and Health",
issn = "0898-2643",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "7-8_suppl",
}