Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Can J Psychiatry. 2021 Nov;66(11):942-950. doi: 10.1177/0706743720974837. Epub 2020 Dec 2.
Knowledge is limited regarding the longitudinal course and predictors of mental health problems, suicide, and physical health outcomes among military and veterans. Statistics Canada, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Manitoba and an international team, conducted the Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-Up Survey (CAFVMHS). Herein, we describe the rationale and methods of this important survey.
The CAFVMHS is a longitudinal survey design with 2 time points (2002 and 2018). Regular Force military personnel who participated in the first Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2-Mental Health and Well-Being, Canadian Forces Supplement (CCHS-CFS) in 2002 ( = 5,155) were reinterviewed in 2018 ( = 2,941). The World Mental Health Survey-Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used with the , fourth edition (-IV) criteria.
The CAFVMHS includes 2,941 respondents (66% veterans; 34% active duty) and includes data on mental disorder diagnoses, physical health conditions, substance use, medication use, general health, mental health services, perceived need for care, social support, moral injury, deployment experiences, stress, physical activity, military-related sexual assault, childhood experiences, and military and sociodemographic information.
The CAFVMHS provides a unique opportunity to further understand the health and well-being of military personnel in Canada over time to inform intervention and prevention strategies and improve outcomes. The data are available through the Statistics Canada Research Data Centres across Canada and can be used cross-sectionally or be longitudinally linked to the 2002 CCHS-CFS data.
关于心理健康问题、自杀以及军人和退伍军人身体健康结果的纵向病程和预测因素,相关知识有限。加拿大统计局与马尼托巴大学的研究人员以及一个国际团队合作,开展了加拿大武装部队成员和退伍军人心理健康随访调查(CAFVMHS)。本文介绍了这项重要调查的基本原理和方法。
CAFVMHS 是一项具有 2 个时间点(2002 年和 2018 年)的纵向调查设计。2002 年参加了第一次加拿大社区健康调查周期 1.2-心理健康和幸福感、加拿大部队补充调查(CCHS-CFS)的现役军人(=5155)在 2018 年(=2941)接受了重新访谈。采用世界精神卫生调查综合国际诊断访谈与第四版(-IV)标准。
CAFVMHS 包括 2941 名受访者(66%退伍军人;34%现役人员),包括精神障碍诊断、身体健康状况、药物使用、药物使用、一般健康状况、心理健康服务、感知护理需求、社会支持、道德创伤、部署经历、压力、身体活动、与军事有关的性侵犯、童年经历以及军事和社会人口统计学信息。
CAFVMHS 提供了一个独特的机会,可以随着时间的推移进一步了解加拿大军人的健康和福祉,为干预和预防策略提供信息,并改善结果。这些数据可通过加拿大各地的加拿大统计局研究数据中心获得,并可用于横截面分析或与 2002 年 CCHS-CFS 数据进行纵向链接。