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Living Separately During the Week: Influences on Family Functioning, Health, and Well-Being of UK Naval Families

Abstract: Military life can involve many different separations from family as a result of operational demands. Approximately 4 in 10 UK Royal Navy and Royal Marine families report …

Qualitative Analysis of long-term Chronic Pain Program Management Outcomes: Veterans and Civilians

Abstract: This study sought to determine how much patients with chronic pain could be helped to function better long after completing a four-week interdisciplinary pain management …

Psychological Hardiness and Grit Are Associated with Musculoskeletal Injury in U.S. Army Trainees

Abstract: Musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs) during U.S. Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) are pervasive, costly, and erode training effectiveness. Research has explored factors, …

The Short-Term Reliability of the Conceptualised ‘Combat Readiness Assessment’

Abstract: Military fitness testing has historically assessed individual fitness components. Fitness assessments of this nature do not adequately monitor the physical requirements …

Impact of Attitudes and Rurality on Veterans’ Use of Veterans Health Administration Mental Health Services

Abstract: Objective: Veterans, especially those residing in rural areas, continue to underutilize mental health care. This longitudinal study assessed attitudes relevant to seeking …

Systematic Review of Criminal and Legal Involvement After Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Among Veterans: Building Toward Needed Research

Abstract: Evidence indicates that substance use and mental health treatment is often associated with reduced criminal activity. The present systematic review examined this …

Total hip and knee arthroplasty after lower extremity amputation in a military population

Abstract: Introduction: The military includes lower extremity amputees requiring arthroplasty; however, there is little literature on this population. The primary aim of this study …

The Lived Experience of Military Women With Chronic Pain: A Phenomenological Study

Abstract: Chronic pain, a persistent or recurrent pain lasting more than 3 months, is a widespread problem among military women due to combat-related injuries and post-deployment …

Acquisition, extinction, and return of fear in veterans in intensive outpatient prolonged exposure therapy: A fear-potentiated startle study

Abstract: Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy is a first-line treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and involves repeated presentation of trauma-related cues without …

Thoracic spinal anaesthesia for abdominal surgery in a humanitarian military field hospital: a prospective observational study

Abstract: Background: Providing safe and effective anaesthesia in the context of humanitarian medicine is always a challenging situation. Spinal anaesthesia, and in particular its …

Association between burnout and insomnia in U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel: A cross-sectional study

Abstract: Studies have examined burnout and its impact on health, to include its influence on sleep. While many studies report a significant relationship between burnout and …

Comparing heart rate variability in Canadian Armed Forces patients to control participants without chronic pain/mental health issues

Abstract: Background The autonomic nervous system is subserved by the sympathetic and parasympathetic which regulate vital involuntary physiological functions like heart rate. …