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Perceptions of UK armed forces ex-service personnel: On behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs

Abstract: The Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) leads the UK Government’s effort in driving towards making the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran. Previous …

Prospective associations between sleep disturbances and cannabis use among Veterans: A behavioral economic approach

Abstract: Veterans often use cannabis for sleep despite limited evidence of its efficacy. Moreover, how sleep disturbances impact cannabis use longitudinally is unclear. We …

Psychiatric symptoms influence social support in VA Million Veteran Program enrollees screening positive for traumatic brain injury

Abstract: The objective of the study was to examine measures of social support and associations with neurobehavioral, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms in Veterans who underwent …

Danger, comfort, and silence at the home front: Mediating soldiers' wives

Abstract: This article explores how the experiences of soldiers' wives are mediated in the context of militarised popular culture and following two ultimately unpopular wars in …

It's All Very Well for Politicians in Whitehall to Run a War, But They're Not on the Ground: UK Military Veterans' Experiences of Betrayal-Based Moral Injury

Abstract: Moral injury (MI) has recently gained traction in the literature on military veteran distress; however, research often fails to distinguish between two widely cited yet …

Patient, caregiving partner, and clinician recommendations for improving heart failure care in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Heart Failure (HF) care requires substantial care coordination between patients, patients' informal caregivers, and clinicians, but few studies have examined …

Measuring morality: Analyzing the factor structure of the moral foundations questionnaire in veterans

Abstract: Moral reasoning is an underexamined and potentially useful area of research relative to the care of moral injury in veterans. However, the most widely used measure of …

Resilience in army STARRS: evaluating psychometrics of a multi-dimensional resilience measure

Abstract: As policymakers and the U.S. military continue to place an emphasis on the resilience of servicemembers, it is critical to utilize psychometrically sound and valid scales …

UK Armed Forces Defence Accommodation Strategy

Abstract: The Strategy sets out the vision for Defence accommodation, underpinned by 4 principles and 11 objectives. To deliver these objectives, the top-level budget holders …

Service and demographic factors, health, trauma exposure, and participation are associated with adjustment for former Australian Defense Force members

Abstract: Approximately 50% of transitioning service members report difficulty adjusting to civilian life. However, there is limited research exploring factors that influence …

Age‐friendly care in the Veterans Health Administration: Past, present, and future

Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has long recognized the need for age-friendly care. VHA leadership anticipated the impact of aging World War II veterans on VA …

Extreme sport as an intervention for physically injured military veterans: the example of competitive motorsport

Abstract: Physically or psychologically injured military veterans are motivated and benefited by physical activity or sport that may involve high levels of achievement. The aim of …