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: Purpose: Effective communication is essential to optimize medical care, but patients and providers are poor at recognizing hearing difficulty. While hearing loss is …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients who test positive for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) should get retested to evaluate for reinfection. The US military has …
Abstract: Objective: Examine nationally representative U.S. data to determine trends in cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence, and quit ratios among females by rurality and …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Goals of care discussions (GCDs) are recommended for patients with cirrhosis but rarely conducted. Since 2017, the Veterans Health Administration has …
Abstract: Background/Objective: US military personnel deployed to the Middle East were potentially subjected to harmful exposures, such as carcinogens from burn pits, which may …
Abstract: Background: There is a complex relationship between body weight and survival in prostate cancer. While increased BMI is associated with increased prostate cancer …
Abstract: Objective: To determine the association of hormonal contraception use with military member stress fractures given service women are at higher risk than men, impacting …
Abstract:Purpose: Previous studies have found significant sex differences in symptoms among patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). However, whether …
Abstract: Exposure to toxins, such as pesticides, smoke from burning oil fields, and nerve gas, during military operations have been linked to poor physical health among veterans. …
Abstract: Background: Pain complaints are one of the primary reasons that military veterans seek healthcare within the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA). VHA …
Abstract: Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between low back pain (LBP) and trunk endurance (TE) in a United States Veteran population. Methods …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between receipt of post-hospitalization care coordination and VA-delivered, VA-purchased, and Medicare fee-for-service hospital …