Department of Sociology, 8166University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Department of Sociology, 170285University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
J Aging Health. 2021 Aug-Sep;33(7-8_suppl):68S-81S. doi: 10.1177/08982643211014034.
: To examine self-rated health and activities of daily living (ADLs) limitations among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) veterans relative to white veterans. : We use the 2010 National Survey of Veterans and limit the sample to veterans who identify as AI/AN or non-Hispanic white. We calculated descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, and used logistic regression. : AI/AN veterans are younger, have lower levels of income, and have higher levels of exposure to combat and environmental hazards compared to white veterans. We found that AI/AN veterans are significantly more likely to report fair/poor health controlling for socioeconomic status and experience an ADL controlling for age, health behaviors, socioeconomic status, and military factors. The results indicate that AI/AN veterans are a disadvantaged population in terms of their health and disability compared to white veterans. AI/AN veterans may require additional support from family members and/or Veteran Affairs to address ADLs.
：为了考察美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民（AI/AN）退伍军人与白人退伍军人相比的自评健康和日常生活活动（ADLs）受限情况。：我们使用了 2010 年全国退伍军人调查，并将样本限制在自认为是 AI/AN 或非西班牙裔白人的退伍军人中。我们计算了描述性统计数据、置信区间，并使用了逻辑回归。：与白人退伍军人相比，AI/AN 退伍军人更年轻，收入水平更低，并且接触战斗和环境危害的程度更高。我们发现，在控制社会经济地位和 ADL 控制年龄、健康行为、社会经济地位和军事因素后，AI/AN 退伍军人报告健康状况一般/较差的可能性显著更高。结果表明，与白人退伍军人相比，AI/AN 退伍军人在健康和残疾方面处于不利地位。AI/AN 退伍军人可能需要家庭成员和/或退伍军人事务部提供额外的支持，以解决 ADL 问题。
