Ethnicity and Race Variations in Receipt of Surgery among Veterans with and without Depression
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2011-10-12
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Laurel A. Copeland et al., Ethnicity and Race Variations in Receipt of Surgery among Veterans with and without Depression, Depression Research and Treatment, Volume 2011, https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/370962
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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.