Veteran College Students Mental Health and Academic Achievement

描述（由申请人提供）： 对退伍军人健康的预期影响：这项研究将对退伍军人学生的心理健康症状和危险酒精使用进行第一次严格评估，退伍军人学生是退伍军人事务部的高度优先人群。获得这些数据是一个关键的第一步，如果VA和大学要作出明智的决定，最佳的资源分配外展工作，干预措施的类型，可能需要和期望由这个目标人群，以及大学的属性，这种干预措施可能是最需要的，并具有最广泛的影响。这项研究还将首次评估退伍军人学生心理健康与学习成绩之间的联系。项目背景：心理健康症状在从当前冲突中返回的退伍军人中非常普遍。（2）（3）（4）最近的一项便利样本研究也报告了退伍军人大学生中心理健康问题和自杀意念的惊人高比率，超过了OEF/OIF退伍军人寻求VA护理的观察结果。(5)此外，一些小型研究报告了非退伍军人学生心理健康，大学表现不佳和未能毕业之间的联系。(6)项目目标：我们的目标是：评估退伍军人和比较大学生的代表性样本中心理健康症状，危险酒精使用和幸福水平的患病率。我们还将评估心理健康治疗的使用，治疗偏好，感知的治疗障碍和学习成绩。接下来，我们将评估心理健康，治疗使用和学习成绩之间的关系。最后，我们将探讨退伍军人和比较学生的工作状态和功能时，工作是与研究并行，并在大学“停止”。研究设计：本研究的数据将主要来自对退伍军人学生和对照学生的代表性样本的调查，并辅以1）对大学管理人员的调查; 2）学术管理数据，以及3）提供额外同意的退伍军人学生的VHA医疗保健数据。分层整群抽样设计将用于选择退伍军人和比较大学的学生进行学生调查。将选择60所大学和2580名退伍军人和这些机构内的比较学生。基线和一年和两年的随访调查将评估幸福感，心理健康症状，酒精使用，社会和学术融合以及治疗使用。将评估GPA和停止入组的数据。定量数据的单变量、双变量和多变量分析将阐述研究目的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Anticipated Impacts on Veterans Health: This study will produce the first rigorous assessment of mental health symptoms and hazardous alcohol use in Veteran students, a high priority population for the VA. Obtaining these data is a critical first step if the VA and colleges are to make informed decisions regarding optimal resource allocation for outreach efforts, the types of interventions that might be needed and desired by this target population, and the attributes of colleges where such interventions might be most needed and have the broadest impact. This study will also produce the first assessment of the link between Veteran student mental health and academic performance. Project Background: Mental health symptoms are highly prevalent among Veterans returning from the current conflicts.(2)(3)(4)A recent study of a convenience sample also reported startlingly high rates of mental health issues and suicidal ideation among Veteran college students, exceeding those observed among OEF/OIF Veterans seeking VA care.(5) In addition, several small studies have reported links between non-Veteran student mental health, poor college performance, and failure to graduate.(6) Project Objectives: Our objectives are to: assess the prevalence of mental health symptoms, hazardous alcohol use, and levels of wellbeing among a representative sample of Veteran and comparison college students. We will also assess mental health treatment use, treatment preferences, perceived treatment barriers, and academic performance. We will next assess relationships between mental health, treatment use, and academic performance. Finally, we will explore Veteran and comparison student work status and functioning when work is concurrent with studies and during college "stop outs". Study Design: Data for this study will primarily come from surveys of a representative sample of Veteran students and comparison students, supplemented by 1) surveys of college administrators; 2) academic administrative data, and 3) VHA healthcare data for Veteran students providing additional consent. A stratified cluster sample design will be used to select Veteran and comparison college students for the student survey. Sixty colleges and 2580 Veteran and comparison students within these institutions will be selected. Baseline and one and two year follow up surveys will assess well-being, mental health symptoms, alcohol use, social and academic integration, and treatment use. Data on GPA and stop out from enrollment will be assessed. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses of quantitative data will address study aims.