Veterans’ After-Discharge Longitudinal Registry (Project VALOR)
Project VALOR aimed to investigate the natural history and outcomes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans who have utilized the United States of America Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, and to determine predictors of a PTSD diagnosis by comparing diagnosed cases to combat-exposed veterans without a diagnosis of PTSD. The cohort included approximately combat-exposed individuals with and without PTSD who served in Iraq or Afghanistan and received a mental health evaluation at a VA facility between 2008 and 2009. Veterans with PTSD were oversampled to create a 3:1 (PTSD: no PTSD) ratio, and women were oversampled to create a 1:1 (female: male) ratio. At baseline between 2012 and 2014, over 1,600 participants were assessed, and participants were followed up at three timepoints until 2017.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
1,649 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston VA Research Institute, Inc (BVARI)
New England Research Institutes
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Department of Defense (DoD)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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