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Serving Rural Veterans with Disabilities: A National Survey of Centers for Independent Living
- Source :
- Journal of Community Health
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer US, 2020.
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Abstract
- This study comprises a systematic national examination of how Centers for Independent Living can and do support Veteran consumers, especially those living in rural communities. This research provides contextualized understanding of rural Veteran needs for community-based services and resources available through Centers for Independent Living. A survey was administered to the leadership of 383 Centers for Independent Living throughout the United States, the majority of which have rural catchment areas and serve rural Veterans through both main and satellite offices. Descriptive univariate analysis was used to describe responses. Study respondents represented a total of 39 states, with 20% of respondents reporting that their consumers were 100% rural and only 3% entirely urban. Services and supports from Centers for Independent Living provided to rural Veterans most frequently included housing, transportation, and peer support. Approximately half of all Centers for Independent Living reported tracking the status of their Veteran consumers.
- Subjects :
- Rural Population
Health (social science)
Community integration
Peer support
Veterans health
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Environmental health
Humans
Disabled Persons
030212 general & internal medicine
health care economics and organizations
Veterans
Original Paper
030503 health policy & services
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health resources
humanities
United States
Rural populations
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Geography
Psychosocial support systems
Tracking (education)
Independent Living
0305 other medical science
Rural population
Independent living
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15733610 and 00945145
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Community Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0c601f8e4dc9d542d2f5a2fb2d501068