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We used difference\u2010in\u2010differences to estimate the program effect on urban, rural, and highly rural Veterans. Among rural and highly rural Veterans, we stratified by race (American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White) and complex care needs (homelessness, high hospitalization risk, and dementia).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Collection<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We defined a cohort of 740,669 Veterans (32,434,001 monthly observations) who received primary care at a participating site.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Principal Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Average monthly social work use was 8.7 Veterans per 1000 individuals. The program increased access by 49% (4.3 per 1000; 95% confidence interval, 2.2\u20136.3). Rural Veterans' social work access increased by 57% (5.0; 3.6\u20136.3). Among rural\/highly rural Veterans, the program increased social work access for those with high hospitalization risk by 63% (24.5; 18.2\u201330.9), and for Veterans experiencing homelessness, 35% (13.4; 5.2\u201321.7). By race, the program increased access for Black Veterans by 53% (6.1; 2.1\u201310.2) and for Asian Veterans by 82% (5.1; 2.2\u20137.9).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At rural VA primary care sites with social work staffing below recommended levels, Black and Asian Veterans and those experiencing homelessness and high hospitalization risk may have unmet needs warranting social work services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/1475-6773.14327","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,17]],"date-time":"2024-06-17T23:15:27Z","timestamp":1718666127000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Differential effects of a social work staffing intervention on social work access among rural and highly rural Veterans: A cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"59","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-8168-0003","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew N.","family":"Honken","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University  Providence Rhode Island USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher W.","family":"Halladay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports Providence VA Medical Center  Providence Rhode Island USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lisa E.","family":"Wootton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Social Work Program Care Management and Social Work Services, Patient Care Services, Department of Veterans Affairs  Washington District of Columbia USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alita R.","family":"Harmon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Social Work Program Care Management and Social Work Services, Patient Care Services, Department of Veterans Affairs  Washington District of Columbia USA"},{"name":"Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System  Biloxi Mississippi USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cassandra L.","family":"Hua","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports Providence VA Medical Center  Providence Rhode Island USA"},{"name":"Department of Public Health University of Massachusetts  Lowell Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"James L.","family":"Rudolph","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University  Providence Rhode Island USA"},{"name":"Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports Providence VA Medical Center  Providence Rhode Island USA"},{"name":"Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice Brown University School of Public Health  Providence Rhode Island USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Portia Y.","family":"Cornell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports Providence VA Medical Center  Providence Rhode Island USA"},{"name":"Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice Brown University School of Public Health  Providence Rhode Island USA"},{"name":"Centre for the Digital Transformation of Health University of Melbourne  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/697567"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","series-title":"VHA Handbook 1101.10[1]","volume-title":"Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Handbook","author":"Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1377\/hlthaff.2019.01589"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_5_1","unstructured":"About Veterans Health Administration.U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 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