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Mortality among Veterans following traumatic brain injury: A VA traumatic brain injury model systems study

Abstract: Few studies have examined long-term mortality following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a military population. This is a secondary analysis of a prospective, longitudinal …

Health and health care use of American Indian/Alaska Native women Veterans: A scoping review

Abstract: Background: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women serve in the U.S. military, use Veterans Health Administration (VA) health care, and reside in rural areas at the …

Health insurance enrollment among US Veterans, 2010-2021

Abstract: Importance: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care spending has increased in the past decade, in part due to legislative changes that expanded access to …

Toxicant exposures and health symptoms in military pesticide applicators from the 1991 Gulf War

Abstract: Objective: The chronic impact of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and other toxicants on Gulf War (GW) veterans' health symptoms is unclear. Methods: Building on reports …

Retrospective, propensity score--matched study examining the relationship between frailty and Clostridioides difficile infection in a national cohort of US Veterans

Abstract: Background: Frailty is often more predictive of disease and mortality compared with chronological age. This study determined the impact of frailty on Clostridioides …

Retrospective, propensity score–matched study examining the relationship between frailty and clostridioides difficile infection in a national cohort of US Veterans

Abstract: Background: Frailty is often more predictive of disease and mortality compared with chronological age. This study determined the impact of frailty on Clostridioides …

Predictors of enrollment in a virtual diabetes prevention program among women Veterans: A retrospective analysis

Abstract: Background: The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a nationally disseminated lifestyle intervention shown to prevent type 2 diabetes (diabetes). However, enrollment in …

The occupational, psychosocial, biobehavioral lifestyle, and physiological determinants of hypertension risk among military Veterans

Abstract: Military veterans may be at increased risk over non-veterans for the development of hypertension, potentially due to the consequences of their unique military stressors; …

Doing the right thing: Moral conflicts and ethical issues experienced by military nurses during wartime

Abstract: Introduction: The War on Terrorism, which included Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 and the concurrent Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from …

Rehabilitation outcome of a severe combat blast injury: a case report

Abstract: Objective: This case report describes the physiotherapy treatment of a soldier who suffered a severe combat blast injury. Methods: A 38-year-old Ukrainian man sustained …

Veterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape

Abstract: Background: Palliative care improves the quality of life for people with life-limiting conditions, which are common among older adults. Despite the Veterans Health …

Symptomatic recovery from concussion in military service members with and without associated bodily injuries

Abstract: Research has found that service members (SMs) with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and co-occurring bodily injuries endorse lower chronic postconcussive symptom …