Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Prior studies have examined the influence of military deployments and combat exposure on post-9/11 Veterans' health and well-being. Fewer studies, however, …
Abstract: Background: Women veterans are the fastest growing group of new Veterans Health Administration (VA) users with more than half a million using VA care in 2018. VA has …
Abstract: Purpose: Veterans account for 7 % of the adult American population but nearly 14 % of the country’s adult suicides. With a distinct geodemographic profile, veterans …
Abstract: Exercise benefits both physical and mental health. However, women veterans (WVs) face unique barriers to exercise which may be mitigated by trauma-informed practices such …
Abstract: Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are associated with alterations in the functional connectome, specifically in …
Abstract: Study objectives: Disparities in access to care and healthcare system inequities result in race-based health care outcome differences. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), …
Abstract: Background: Military service members routinely participate in combatives training (boxing, judo, martial arts, and hand-to-hand combat) to acquire and maintain mission …
Abstract: Introduction: Military populations and comparable groups of highly physically active civilians may experience increased shoulder loading due to occupational demands, …
Abstract: Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the commonest mental health challenges among veterans and service members. However, studies on PTSD and its …
Abstract: Despite its relevance for understanding variation in a range of important individual and societal level outcomes, little is known about the drivers of veterans' …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: There have been no studies examining the relationship between statin use and lung cancer survival in the U.S. Military Health System (MHS), a universal …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe and characterize results from Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) and Computer Adaptive Diagnosis (CAD) mental health instruments administered to a …