A comprehensive searchable repository providing access to international evidence and reports about the Armed Forces community. Updated each month using robust methodology, the repository can be used confidently by all to identify and access relevant evidence. A user-friendly search tool is available to support your research needs and includes the ability to specify key words, themes, author, year of publication, country of origin, methods used, and whether items have been peer reviewed.
Abstract: Background: Most analyses of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic have employed aggregate data. Individual-level data from the largest integrated healthcare …
Abstract: This qualitative study explored the impact of COVID-19 on older rural-dwelling veterans and their caregivers enrolled in home-based primary care (HBPC) through the …
Abstract: Objective: Examine the relationship between nutrition knowledge, diet quality, and eating behavior among active-duty US Army Soldiers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with …
Abstract: Performed years after the end of combat operations in Iraq and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the authors of the commented report avoided the more expedient …
Abstract: Background: Long COVID has affected 13.5% of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System users during the first pandemic year. With 700,000+ United States Veterans diagnosed …
Abstract: Introduction: Research has suggested that increased difficulties in social-communicative skills are associated with release from military service. A few studies have …
Abstract: Introduction: The aim of this study was to address and enhance our ability to study the clinical outcome of limb salvage (LS), a commonly referenced but ill-defined …
Abstract: Background: During deployment, veterans of the 1991 Gulf War (GW) were exposed to multiple war-related toxicants. Roughly a third of these veterans continue to exhibit …
Abstract: Background: There is growing consideration of sleep disturbances and disorders in early cardiovascular risk, including atrial fibrillation (AF). Obstructive sleep apnea …
Abstract: Background: Pharmacists are under-utilized as caregivers who can improve patients' access to medical treatments. In this study, effectiveness of a multidisciplinary …
Abstract: Obesity poses a complex challenge to recruitment, readiness, and retention within the U.S. Armed Forces. Amidst an escalating military recruiting crisis, pre-accession …
Abstract: Introduction: Early discharge protocols have become a major surgical paradigm, but this protocol is not routinely used in the Veteran Affairs (VA) system. The primary …