The Impact of Family, Demographic and Programmatic Differences on Length of Time in Army Warrior Care and Transition Programs — MHSRS 2021

Hisle-Gorman E, Dintaman J, Ebert M, Sorensen I

Abstract submitted to Military Health System Research Symposium 2021

An inevitable outcome of armed conflict is combat injury of service men and women. Since the initiation of conflict in Afghanistan in Oct 2001 wounded soldiers have been receiving targeted care, at Medical Centers but the formation of a formal comprehensive program was not initially available. The Army Warrior Care and Transition Program (WCTP) was launched in 2007 as a comprehensive rehabilitation program with the primary aim of assisting wounded, ill and injured soldiers to return to the fighting force, or successfully transition out of the military.  Length of time participates are in the program is an important indicators of program efficacy and cost.  The impact of programmatic, demographic and family levels factors on length of time soldiers stay in the WCTP is not known. The objective is to explore the impact of programmatic, demographic and family level factors on length of time soldiers are in the WCTP.