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Dietary vitamin D intake among elderly residents in a Veterans' centre

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. …

A sailor pain: Veterans' musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain and disability

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 …

Overgrown lawn: military Veteran no longer able to maintain the yard

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 …

Shaken world: coping with transition to civilian life.

Abstract: A 30-year-old female Canadian Forces (CF) Veteran* presents to a family physician for a first visit. She complains of back and knee pain and feelings of depression. She …

Post-traumatic stress disorder and health problems among medically ill Canadian peacekeeping Veterans

Abstract: Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and four significant health …

Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life among a sample of treatment- and pension-seeking deployed Canadian forces peacekeeping Veterans

Abstract: Objectives: To examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in deployed Canadian Forces peacekeeping veterans, addressing associations with posttraumatic stress …

Military Workfare: The Soldier and Social Citizenship in Canada

Summary: Despite the centrality of war in social and political thought, the military remains marginal in academic and public conceptions of citizenship, and the soldier seems to …

The experiences of place: Veterans with dementia making meaning of their environments

Little research has examined how older veterans view the long-term care facility as place and how they make meaning of their experiences within specific places. This study examined …

Does public awareness of secondary traumatic stress in military families provide a context for intervention? A review of reports in the Canadian popular news media

Abstract: The objectives of this research were to evaluate the frequency and quality of reports on secondary traumatic stress (STS) in widely available Canadian popular media …

The lessons learned from the Canadian Forces physiotherapy experience during the peacekeeping operations in Bosnia

Abstract: The musculoskeletal injuries and soldiers' demographic profiles observed by physiotherapy (PT) officers during the Canadian Forces peacekeeping mission Op-Palladium in …

Validation of the French version of the Brief Pain Inventory in Canadian Veterans suffering from traumatic stress

Abstract: Although pain is a significant clinical problem in individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reliable and valid measures of pain for this …