Abstract: Over the 5-year surveillance period, from July 2019 through June 2024, the crude incidence rate of any cold weather injury was 31.1 per 100,000 person-years (p-yrs) for …
Abstract: Background: Military veterans residing in rural areas face unique challenges that can impact their wellbeing, including limited access to healthcare resources, social …
Abstract: Deployment to active conflict zones significantly affects military families, with spouses often experiencing heightened stress and mental health challenges. However, …
Abstract: Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have a higher prevalence of mental health (MH) conditions than members of the …
Abstract: Objective: Military sexual trauma (MST), childhood trauma, and combat trauma are prevalent among U.S. military personnel. Cumulative trauma exposure may hinder …
Abstract: Veterans with a history of military sexual trauma (MST) often experience poorer social, psychological, and physical outcomes compared with civilians and veterans who have …
Abstract: Objective: Military experiences that violate one’s sense of right and wrong (i.e., potentially morally injurious events [PMIEs]) may result in moral injury, …
Abstract: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are increasingly enrolling veterans. Because MA plans receive full capitated payments regardless of whether or not veterans use Medicare …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic had dramatic adverse impacts on people with opioid use disorder (OUD), as evidenced by significant disruptions to care and unprecedented …
Abstract: Background: Home telehealth (HT) services have rapidly expanded in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), but little is known about the real-world impact of the …
Abstract: Background: Post 9/11 Veterans were exposed to environmental and occupational pollutants during deployment. Objective: Determine associations between deployment-related …
Abstract: Objective: Examine the association between military blast exposure and functional status among veterans with a focus on functional disability as a proxy for quality of …