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: Dietary vitamin D intake was assessed among residents in a long-term care (LTC) facility, so that recommendations could be made about vitamin D supplementation. …
Abstract: The purpose of the current review was to examine sexual assault in the United States military. The current paper reviews prevalence rates, factors that may contribute to …
Abstract: Prosthetic care is a vital aspect of healthcare and rehabilitation for veterans and servicemembers with major traumatic limb loss. Our survey queried 581 veterans and …
Abstract: A few years after leaving the navy, a 50-year-old Veteran* presents to a new family physician with chronic knee and back pain. He is seeking a new physician for opioid …
Abstract: In this report we summarise the available evidence on the health and social outcomes, and the heath service experiences, of former members of the UK Armed Forces …
PURPOSE: This Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directive provides policy and implementation procedures for the improvement of pain management consistent with the VHA National …
Abstract: Increasing numbers of returning veterans and veterans of previous conflicts are being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and …
Abstract: Driving to her next housecall, a family physician* sees which house contains her new patients—a 1950s bungalow set among perfectly maintained rancher homes with …
Abstract: As a result of the nature of their employment members of the UK Armed Forces may, on occasion, be exposed to physical danger. Although the nature of the occupational …
Abstract: In-depth interviews were conducted with veterans (n = 64) with an average age of 57 years to investigate eating behavior and food insecurity during military service and …
Abstract: This paper reports on a work-in-progress research project exploring adults' experiences of childhood or adult losses after parental suicide. Suicide is the violent and …
Abstract: This report is the product of a fruitful collaboration between the Department of Health and the Ministry of Defence, and between the Healthcare Commission and the …