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Women Veterans’ Descriptions Of The Patient-Provider Interaction With Civilian Providers, Billie S. Vance
Women Veterans’ Descriptions Of The Patient-Provider Interaction With Civilian Providers, Billie S. Vance
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
BACKGROUND: Women veterans require care for unique gender, and war-related health issues. Concerns exist regarding non-Veterans Health Administration (VHA), civilian healthcare providers’ preparedness to deliver care to the veteran population. Health outcomes are influenced by the quality of care provided to patients. There is a significant gap in the literature with regard to woman veterans’ perspectives about the quality of the patient-provider interaction between women veterans and non-VHA, civilian providers.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe women veterans’ perspectives about interactions between themselves and civilian providers and to critically analyze the veterans’ data to further inform the …