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Quality women's healthcare should be a top priority: Service women's experiences with the health care provided by the Netherlands Armed Forces

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Fit and healthy military personnel are the basis for a strong organization and good health care is essential to ensure service people's deployability. This …

Risk factors for adverse health in military and law enforcement personnel; an umbrella review

Abstract: Background: A better understanding of adverse health and underlying risk factors in the context of military and law enforcement is essential to developing future …

Complexities and possibilities of strengthening the social inclusion of military women in the Netherlands Armed Forces: Findings from an action research project

Abstract: The social inclusion of military women is negatively affected by dominant masculine norms. Often, military organizations try to promote inclusion through top-down …

Oral health status of Dutch Armed Forces recruits in the years 2000, 2010 and 2020, a retrospective repeated cross-sectional study

Abstract: Background: Studies on oral health status of adults are sparse and rarely include data on endodontic treatment and trauma. In the military, those data are available …

A workplace health promotion program for a predominantly military population: associations with general health, mental well-being, and sustainable employability

Abstract: Due to the globally increasing life expectancies, many countries are raising their official retirement age to prevent labour shortages and sustain retirement systems. …

Potentially Morally Injurious Experiences and Associated Factors Among Dutch UN Peacekeepers: A Latent Class Analysis

Abstract: Background: During peacekeeping missions, military personnel may be involved in or exposed to potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs), such as an inability to …

Rethinking Veteran return trips from a relational perspective: Partner's role in challenging military discourses

Abstract: The voices of women with a military partner are often unheard in research on military deployments and their aftermath, even though partners are seen as key pillars of …

Long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in deployed military personnel: A 10-year prospective study

Abstract: Background: Military missions, especially those involving combat exposure, are associated with an increased risk of depression. Understanding the long-term course of …

Lifestyle factors and psychological factors are associated with central pain processing in service members with persistent low-back pain: A cross-sectional exploratory study

Abstract: Persistent low-back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent in the military. Altered central pain processing is one of the mechanisms found to underlie persistent LBP. Our aim was …

A brief treatment for veterans with PTSD: an open-label case-series study

Abstract: Introduction: Despite the positive outcomes observed in numerous individuals undergoing trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD, veterans with this condition experience …

Hazing in the military: a scoping review

Abstract: Introduction: Initiation rituals have long been part of military organizations, serving to create a sense of cohesion and commitment to the armed forces. However, hazing, …

How military chaplains strengthen the moral resilience of soldiers and veterans: Results from a case studies project in the netherlands

Abstract: In spiritual care research, studies on military chaplaincy are underrepresented, and most available studies center on moral injury. This article contributes to the …