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Implementing a Veteran-Centered Community Health Clinical Experience in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program

Abstract: Background: In a baccalaureate nursing curriculum, students focused on the unique health care needs of veterans and their families. The learning experiences aimed to …

Posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period

Abstract: Background: Veterans are disproportionately affected by overweight/obesity and growing evidence suggests that post-deployment is a critical period of accelerated weight …

Plasma Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF/CCN2) Levels Predict Myocardial Infarction in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT) Cohort

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), also known as CCN2, is a potent chemotactic and extracellular matrix-inducing matricellular protein that has been …

Family-Centered Care for Military and Veteran Families Affected by Combat Injury

Abstract: The US military community includes a population of mostly young families that reside in every state and the District of Columbia. Many reside on or near military …

Relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder, attachment, self-blame, and social support among women veterans with a history of childhood and/or military sexual trauma

Abstract: The present study examined the relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, trauma-related self-blame, perceived social support, and …

The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2016

This report details progress made with the covenant and includes a summary of this years deliverables and commitments. This is the fifth annual report since the Armed Forces Act …

Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Physical Health Provision

This research maps the physical health support offered by the charity sector to the Armed Forces community.

Caring for the Veteran, Military and Family Member, Nursing Competencies: Strategies for Integrating Content into Nursing School Curricula

Abstract: In the United States, one in every 15 persons is a Veteran (U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016, U. S. News and World Report, 2017). An estimated 27% of these …

Alzheimer's Disease prevalence, costs, and prevention for military personnel and veterans

Abstract: By 2050, more than 13 million Americans of all ages are estimated to be living with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the aggregate costs of care will swell to approximately …

Aging LGBT Military Service Members and Veterans

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the experiences and needs of aging sexual and gender minority (SGM) veterans. Significant demographic changes in the …

Heart rate reactivity to trauma-related imagery as a measure of PTSD symptom severity : Examining a new cohort of Veterans

Abstract: For over three decades, there has been considerable research documenting increased physiological reactivity to trauma-related stimuli as a characteristic feature of …

Relocation, Gender, and Emotion; A psycho-social perspective on the experiences of military wives

Abstract: This book has two main aims: firstly, to provide a rare, detailed description of the use of a psychoanalytically informed, reflexive research method to achieve an …