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The Flinders Program in Research Vietnam Veterans - Real Partners in Health:

The Flinders Program in Research Vietnam Veterans - Real Partners in Health: Does self management support improve your health? A Trial of Evidence-Based Care and Self- Management for Vietnam Veterans with Alcohol-Related Disorders. A/Prof Malcolm Battersby, Chief Investigator

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The Flinders Program in Research Vietnam Veterans - Real Partners in Health:

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  1. The Flinders Program in Research Vietnam Veterans - Real Partners in Health: Does self management support improve your health? A Trial of Evidence-Based Care and Self- Management for Vietnam Veterans with Alcohol-Related Disorders A/Prof Malcolm Battersby, Chief Investigator Prof John Condon, Investigator Dr Rene Pols, Investigator Dr Jill Beattie, Research Fellow Dr Sarah Blunden to May 07 Jill Western, Research Associate Barbara Oerman, Research Associate Amanda Carne, Project Officer A/Prof Simon Eckermann, Health Economist

  2. Funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs

  3. Vietnam veteran (VV)study Aim: • To identify whether a system of focused and coordinated self management and self management support can improve the health outcomes of VVs with alcohol-related chronic conditions.

  4. Vietnam Veteran Mental Health Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Depression Alcoholmisuse PartnerRelationship Issues

  5. Chronic Condition Self-Management& Self Management Support Collaboration / Partnership Participating Vietnam veteran Partner / Family Health Professionals

  6. Participant inclusion criteria • Not residing within the Northern Division of General Practice area or rural areas • Vietnam veteran • Chronic condition • Alcohol Usage Disorders Identification Test (A.U.D.I.T.) Score of 8 or above

  7. Exclusion criteria • Cognitive impairment or physical or psychiatric distress which would prohibit informed consent or inability to cooperate with the clinical and research process

  8. Methodology • Randomised clinical trial • 140 - 160 participants required • Repeated outcome measures, ie at: • baseline • 3, 6, and 9 • 18 months

  9. Data collection Flinders Program process tools • Partners In Health Scale (PIH) • Cue & Response interview (C&R) • Problems & Goals (P&Gs) assessment • Care planning process Stanford program • Feedback from veteran participants • Partners of veterans

  10. Data Collection • AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) • PIH (Partners In Health) • AQoL (Assessment of Quality of Life) • ADAS (Abbreviated Dyadic Adjustment Scale - relationships) • HADS (Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale) • DARS (Dimensions of Anger Reactions Scale) • PSTD checklist (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-military) • Health care utilisation data • DSM-IV – Psychiatrist • Clinical Global Impressions Scale

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