ABSTRACT

Objectives

This study identifies specific target areas (health, healthcare, home stability, food stability, and caregiving status) for serving middle-aged and older military veterans in Alabama.

Methods

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) conducted a survey of Alabama military veterans (n = 556) in 2018 related to health issues, healthcare utilization, home stability, food stability, and caregiving status.

Results

The most prevalent health issue among Alabama veterans was high blood pressure (55.36%), followed by diabetes (30.88%), heart disease (16.49%), and cancer (14.27%). Results showed that 11.06% of veterans used mental health services in the last 12 months. While less than 5% of veterans reported hunger risk, 20.09% of veterans experienced housing instability in the last 12 months, and 9.94% of veterans reported being a caregiver.

Discussion

Veteran support organizations could help the veteran population by addressing health, healthcare, home and food stability, and caregiving issues. Implications and suggested interventions are discussed.

中文翻译：

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阿拉巴马州的老年退伍军人

摘要

目标

本研究确定了为阿拉巴马州中年和老年退伍军人服务的特定目标领域（健康、医疗保健、家庭稳定性、食品稳定性和护理状况）。

方法

美国退休人员协会 (AARP)于 2018 年对阿拉巴马州退伍军人 ( n = 556 ) 进行了一项调查，涉及健康问题、医疗保健利用、家庭稳定性、食品稳定性和护理状况。

结果

阿拉巴马州退伍军人最普遍的健康问题是高血压（55.36%），其次是糖尿病（30.88%）、心脏病（16.49%）和癌症（14.27%）。结果显示，11.06% 的退伍军人在过去 12 个月内使用过心理健康服务。虽然不到 5% 的退伍军人报告有饥饿风险，但 20.09% 的退伍军人在过去 12 个月经历过住房不稳定，9.94% 的退伍军人报告自己是一名看护人。

讨论

退伍军人支持组织可以通过解决健康、医疗保健、家庭和食品稳定性以及护理问题来帮助退伍军人。讨论了影响和建议的干预措施。