Research papers

Please note that applied health research is generally only available in the language in which it was originally prepared. These reports have been made available to policy and decision makers to facilitate improved uptake and knowledge exchange, and to aid in the process of evidence-based decision making. All research summaries, where available, have been translated.

For copies of full reports, contact the Research Directorate of Veterans Affairs Canada.

2024

2023 Veterans’ Well-being Community Health Needs Assessment

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    • Contemporary Portrait of Canadian Veterans: Information from the 2021 Census

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    • An inventory of survey data sources describing the health and well-being of Canadian Veterans and military personnel

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    • 2023

    Female Veterans’ Risk Factors for Homelessness: A Scoping Review

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    • Well-being of Veterans with chronic pain with fewer activities limited by pain: Life After Service Studies 2019 survey

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    • International perspective on military exposure data sources, applications, and opportunities for collaboration

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    • The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Vehicle for Research on Aging in Older Veterans

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    • Investigating Factors Associated with Medicinal Cannabis use Among Military Veterans

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    • 2022

    Annotated Bibliography: An Overview of Publications by the Veterans Affairs Canada Research Directorate (1992-2021):Evidence to Support the Well-being of Veterans and their Families

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    • Characteristics, Institutional Behaviour, and Post-release Outcomes of federal Veteran and non-Veteran Men Offenders

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    • Lessons Learned From Presumptive Condition Lists in Veteran Compensation Systems

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    • Well-Being of Canadian Veterans during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Results from the COVID-19 Veteran Well-Being Study

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    • 2021

    Working Together to Address Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces

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    • Characteristics of Canadian Veterans Reimbursed for Cannabis for Medical Purposes - Life After Service Survey 2016

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    • Lifetime Prevalence and Comorbidity of Mental Disorders in the Two-wave 2002-2018 Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-up Survey

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    • Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

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    • Cluster Analysis of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans Living with Chronic Pain – Life After Service Studies 2016

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    • Mental Health of Canadian Veterans of the Reserve Force

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    • Pre- and Post-Release Income of Regular Force Veterans: Life After Service Studies 2019

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    • Identifying release-related precursors to suicide among Canadian Veterans between 1976 and 2012

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    • Health Care Access and Use Among Male and Female Veterans Canadian Armed Forces Compared to the Canadian Population

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    • 2020

    Longitudinal Qualitative Study on the Health and Well-being of Military Veterans during Military to Civilian Transition

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    • Well-Being of Canadian Regular Force Veterans: Findings from LASS 2019 Survey

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    • Characterization of occupational, demographic and health determinants in Canadian reservists veterans and the relationship with poor self-rated health

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    • Comparing negative health indicators in male and female veterans to the Canadian general population

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    • Considering exposure assessment in epidemiological studies of chronic health in military populations

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    • 2019

    Measuring Veteran well-being

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    • 2019 Veteran Suicide Mortality Study

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    • Financial Security Among Veterans in Canada

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    • 2019 Gulf War Mortality Report: Follow-up period 1991 to 2014

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    • Life course well-being framework for suicide prevention in Canadian Armed Forces Veterans

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    • Group identity, difficult adjustment to civilian life, and suicidal ideation in Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Life After Service Studies 2016

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    • Veteran Income and Employment Policies in Canada

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    • Labour Market Outcomes of Veterans

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    • Burden of Cancer Mortality in the Canadian Armed Forces

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    • Examining the Incomes of Veterans using Tax Data: Now and in the Future

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    • 2018

    2018 Veteran Suicide Mortality Study

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    • Veterans in Canada released since 1998 : a sex-disaggregated profile

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    • Pre- and Post-Release Income: Life After Service Studies 2016

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    • Reflections on Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Injured Service Members and Veterans from a Bio-Psychosocial-Spiritual Perspective

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    • The Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study II: a Longitudinal Record-Linkage Study Protocol

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    • Understanding Future Needs of Canadian Veterans

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    • Veteran Suicide Mortality in Canada from 1976 to 2012

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    • Factors Associated with Work Satisfaction Among Veterans

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    • Overall Mortality of Canadian Armed Forces Personnel Enrolled 1976–2012

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    • 2017

    2017 Veteran Suicide Mortality Study (1976 to 2012)

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    • Composite Measure of Mental Health Problems in Canadian Armed Forces Veterans – 2013 Life After Service Survey

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    • Life After Service Survey 2016

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    • Self-Assessment of Need for Assistance with Transition to Civilian Life: Development of the Road to Civilian Life (R2CL) Transition Checklist

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    • Veterans’ Identities and Well-being in Transition to Civilian Life – A Resource for Policy Analysts, Program Designers, Service Providers and Researchers

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    • 2016

    A Well-Being Construct for Veterans’ Policy, Programming and Research

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    • Differences in Adjustment to Civilian Life between Male and Female Canadian Armed Forces Veterans

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    • Correlates of Mental Health Problems in Canadian Armed Forces Veterans – 2013 Life After Service Survey

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    • Mental Health of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Review of Population Studies

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    • Prevalence of Hearing Problems in Canadian Armed Forces Veterans – Life After Service Studies

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    • Screening Questions to Identify Canadian Veterans

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    • 2015

    Fast Facts on Veterans’ transition experiences

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    • Impact of a Housing First Intervention on Homeless Veterans with Mental Illness: A Canadian Multisite Randomized Control Trial

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    • Multivariate Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Canadian Armed Forces Veterans after Transition to Civilian Life

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    • Mental Health Findings from the 2013 Life After Service Survey

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    • Profile of Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan

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    • Research on Military/Veteran Families

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    • Research Summary / December 2019

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    • Rationale and Methodology of the 2018 Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-up Survey (CAFVMHS): A 16-year Follow-up Survey

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