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Poulsen, Niels Bo, and Jakob Brink Rasmussen. "THE LONG ROAD TOWARDS AN OFFICIAL DANISH VETERANS’ POLICY, 1848-2010." VETERANSKE ORGANIZACIJE – ALI JIH SPLOH POTREBUJEMO?/ VETERAN ORGANISATIONS – ARE THEY EVEN NEEDED?, VOLUME 2017/ ISSUE 19/2 (June 15, 2017): 89–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.19.2.6.
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Povzetek Čeprav je Danska država, ki je imela v več sto letih več deset tisoč vojnih veteranov, so raziskave na to temo še vedno na začetni stopnji v primerjavi z drugimi državami. To najboljše pojasnjujejo številni zgodovinski, kulturni in politični dejavniki, od katerih je najbolj presenetljiva resnična odsotnost vojne že od leta 1864. Zaradi vedno večje vključenosti Danske v misije OZN in Nata od konca hladne vojne pa je pojem danskih »veteranov« ponovno oživel kot politični dejavnik in kot predmet proučevanja. Vlada je zato leta 2010 prvič v zgodovini sprejela državno veteransko politiko. Članek obravnava skoraj popolno neprepoznavnost vojnih veteranov v danski družbi in odsotnost uradne veteranske politike do leta 2010. Vzrok, zakaj je Danska šele pred kratkim sprejela politiko veteranov, najverjetneje izhaja iz kombinacije dejavnikov, kot so majhno število vojnih veteranov, socialna država, politična konjunktura in sprememba danskih čezmorskih vojaških operacij iz prvotnih operacij za ohranjanje miru v prave bojne operacije. Ključne besede: vojni veterani, vojaška zgodovina, Danska. Abstract Despite Denmark being a nation that over the course of hundreds of years has produced tens of thousands of war veterans, research on this subject is still in its nascent phase compared to that of other nations. This is best explained by a number of historical, cultural and political factors, of which the virtual absence of war since 1864 is the most striking. Following Denmark’s increasing involvement in “hot” UN and NATO missions since the end of the Cold War, the notion of Danish “veterans” has resurfaced, both as a political factor and as a subject of study. Consequently, in 2010 the government adopted the first-ever Danish veterans’ policy. This paper addresses the virtual invisibility of Danish war veterans in Danish society and the absence of an official veterans’ policy until 2010. It is argued that a combination of factors, such as the low number of war veterans, the existence of a welfare state, political conjunctures, and the change in Danish overseas military operations from primarily involving peacekeeping to being actual combat missions, may explain why Denmark has only recently adopted a veterans’ policy. Key words War veterans, military history, Denmark
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ŠTEINER, ALOJZ, and TOMAŽ ČAS. "PATRIOT AND VETERAN ORGANISATIONS – THE CASE OF SLOVENIA." VETERANSKE ORGANIZACIJE – ALI JIH SPLOH POTREBUJEMO?/ VETERAN ORGANISATIONS – ARE THEY EVEN NEEDED?, VOLUME 2017/ ISSUE 19/2 (June 15, 2017): 107–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.19.2.7.
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Povzetek V prispevku predstavljamo ugotovitve, ki izhajajo iz proučevanja slovenskih domoljubnih in veteranskih organizacij. Na tej podlagi razpravljamo o značilnostih funkcionalnega in socialnega imperativa. Pri tem obravnavamo devet organizacij, ki so povezane v posebno koordinacijo. Veteranstvo na Slovenskem ima več kot 140-letno tradicijo in posebno razvojno pot vse do obdobja po osamosvojitvi Slovenije pred četrt stoletja. Slovenski primer tako vključuje domoljubne in veteranske organizacije, povezane z veterani prve in druge svetovne vojne ter osamosvojitvenega obdobja 1990–1991, pa tudi generacije, povezane z mednarodnimi operacijami in misijami, v katerih slovenski vojaki in policisti sodelujejo zadnjih dvajset let. Slovenija ima sodoben in tudi zelo liberalen pristop k organizaciji ter delovanju domoljubnih in veteranskih društev in zvez, ki jih financira prek obrambnega ministrstva, izjema so organizacije vojnih in civilnih invalidov vojn, ki jih financira pristojno ministrstvo za socialne zadeve. Dve slovenski posebnosti sta povezani z vprašanjem, kako in kdo ščiti vrednote, ki jih zastopajo in ohranjajo domoljubne in veteranske organizacije, ter kako te dejavnosti lahko prispevajo k spravi zaradi dejanj, ki so med nacistično in fašistično okupacijo ter družbeno revolucijo najbolj razklale in razdelile številne generacije Slovencev, takrat in pozneje. Ugotovitve kažejo, da tranzicijsko obdobje teh zadev v Sloveniji še ni končano. Ključne besede domoljubne in veteranske organizacije, društva, Koordinacija domoljubnih in veteranskih organizacij Slovenije, vojni veterani, zaščita vojnih veteranov. Abstract The paper presents the findings from the study of Slovenian patriot and veteran organizations (PVO). On the basis of this, we discuss the characteristics of the functional and social imperative. In this respect, nine different PVOs are discussed, which are linked through a special coordination. Veteran activities on Slovenian soil have had an over 140-year old tradition and a special development path up to the period after Slovenia gained independence a quarter of a century ago. Slovenian example includes PVOs related to 1st and 2nd World War veterans, veterans of the 1990 through 1991 independence period as well as the generations associated with international operations and missions, which have included Slovenian soldiers and police officers for the last twenty years. Slovenia has a modern, but also a very liberal approach to the organization and functioning of patriot and veteran societies and associations, which are financed by the Ministry of Defence, with the exception of military and civilian war-disabled organizations, funded by the Ministry responsible for social affairs. Two Slovenian particularities are linked to the question of how and who is protecting the values represented and cherished by PVOs, and how their activities can contribute to the reconciliation with respect to the offenses which during the time of Nazi-Fascist occupation and social revolution divided the then and many subsequent generations of Slovenians. According o the findings, the transition period with regard to these matters in Slovenia is not yet complete. Key words: Patriot and veteran organizations, societies, coordination of patriot and veteran organizations of Slovenia, war veterans, protection of war veterans.
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Hibler, David, Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Brian Gliba, James Morris, and C. Daniel Mullins. "Joining Forces with Veterans: Veterans’ and Researchers’ Perspectives on Veteran-Centered Engagement Practices." Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 15, no. 2 (2023): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.54656/jces.v15i2.463.
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Community-engaged research must reflect the uniqueness of the specific community involved. To help researchers produce quality community-engaged research with the veteran community, the authors of this paper (a coalition of both veterans and academic researchers) have highlighted essential considerations when engaging the veteran community in the research enterprise. Research with veterans requires unique sensitivity based on the impacts of their military service, history, and experiences. Understanding the impacts of veteran culture and community on recruitment is an essential prerequisite for anyone engaging with this population. At a minimum, community-engaged researchers should have an understanding of veteran history in relation to research, how veterans have experienced “volunteering” while under the chain of command, the impacts of a veteran’s military experience, and veterans’ views of the research process. The element most crucial to a successful research project conducted with the veteran community is incorporating veterans as full research team members. Building a veteran-centered research team requires academic researchers to establish trust with veteran team members and the veteran community, to conduct the research project with respect, and to actively encourage veterans’ participation in project activities. All of these are facilitated by having veterans as full members of a research team. It is our hope that sharing the lessons we have learned through working with veteran communities, as well as our lived experiences as veteran research team members, will help pave a smoother path forward for others wishing to conduct impactful veteran-centered research.
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Frederickson, Nicole, Anthony Blake, Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, and Patrick Maloney. "Self-perceptions of mental health among U.S. Veterans and non-Veterans: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022." Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 11, no. 1 (2025): 127–36. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2024-0014.
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LAY SUMMARY Many studies investigate the various health conditions that impact Veteran populations and describe patterns of diagnosed mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. These high rates of mental health diagnoses may be connected to traumatic experiences, military culture, and other challenges when facing reintegration into civilian life. Even though these mental health diagnoses are known to exist among Veteran communities, not very much is known about how Veterans see their health. Do Veterans view their mental distress as being poor? If so, do they report more days of poor mental health than non-Veterans? In this study, the authors found that Veterans perceive their mental health as poor and are more likely to report a greater number of poor mental health days than non-Veterans. Knowledge of a Veteran’s perceived mental health provides insight into population-level mental distress among Veterans rather than solely diagnosed mental health conditions. Veteran populations will remain, and researchers must continue to improve the understanding of the complexities surrounding health to expand Veteran-centred care.
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Pionke, JJ. "Veteran Views of the Library: A Qualitative Study." Reference & User Services Quarterly 58, no. 4 (2019): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.4.7149.
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As a user population of libraries, veterans have been a much discussed topic for the past several years. Most of the literature has focused on outreach efforts but included very little input from veterans themselves. As part of a larger project to capture veteran narratives of service, and using the Library of Congress Veteran’s History Project protocol, veterans were asked about library use and reading habits while in the service. This study sought out feedback from veterans on how they view the library, how they use the library, and what improvements or changes they would like to see in the libraries that they visit. This small study revealed several trends in how veterans viewed themselves, including being self-sacrificing for the good of the whole, being reserved about veteran status, and having a strong sense of community. The trends observed in this small sample can be used to better focus outreach efforts towards this special-needs population.
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Domanskaitė-Gota, Vėjūnė, Danutė Gailienė, and Evaldas Kazlauskas. "POTRAUMINIO STRESO SUTRIKIMĄ TURINČIŲ LIETUVOS AFGANISTANO KARO VETERANŲ TRAUMINĖS PATIRTIES IR POTRAUMINĖS SIMPTOMATIKOS RYŠYS." Psichologija 39 (January 1, 2009): 7–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/psichol.2009.0.2598.
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Šio straipsnio tikslas yra nustatyti, su kokiais potencialiai trauminiais gyvenimo įvykiais ir patirtimis susijęs didesnis potrauminio streso sutrikimo (PTSS) pasireiškimas Lietuvos Afganistano karo veteranų grupėje (N = 174). Lietuvos Afganistano karo veteranų, kuriems buvo nustatytas potrauminio streso sutrikimas, ir veteranų, kuriems toks sutrikimas nebuvo nustatytas, karo veiksmų ir mūšių patirtis yra labai panaši, jų tarnybos trukmė taip pat nesiskiria. Afganistano karo veteranai, turintys potrauminio streso sutrikimą ir subklinikinio lygio potrauminio streso sutrikimą, yra patyrę daugiau trauminių įvykių ir išgyvenimų nei neturintys potrauminio streso sutrikimo. Turintys subklinikinio lygio PTSS ir PTSS Afganistano karo veteranai kur kas dažniau nei turinys PTSS išgyveno traumines patirtis, susijusias su šeima, bei smurtinius užpuolimus ir kovą už būvį. Lietuvių Afganistano karo veteranų grupėje potrauminio streso sutrikimo ir subklinikinio lygio potrauminio streso sutrikimo pasireiškimą geriausiai prognozavo psichikos ligos šeimoje, šeimos nario netektis ir patirtas smurtinis užpuolimas.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: PTSS, subklinikinio lygio PTSS, trauminė patirtis, Lietuvos Afganistano karo veteranai.Relation between traumatic experience and post-traumatic symptomatics in Lithuanian Afganistan war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorderVėjūnė Domanskaitė-Gota, Danutė Gailienė, Evaldas Kazlauskas SummaryThe aim of this paper is to assess what potential traumatic life-events and experiences are related to PTSD in the Lithuanian Afghanistan war veterans (N = 174).Data in this study were collected from a questionnaire survey with a sample of 268 Lithuanian men aged 32 to 52, who were on military duty (compulsory military service) in the Soviet army in 1979–1989. Four regions (capital cities, cities, small cities, and countryside), with the sample allocation proportionate to the distribution of Lithuanian population, geographically stratified the sample; 174 men served in Afghanistan during the Soviet Union – Afghanistan war. They were divided into two groups according to the manifestation of posttraumatic stress disorder. One group consists of 108 men without PTSD and 46 men with PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD (25 and 21 respectively). The following variables were investigated: demographics, traumatic life-events or conditions, PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD (Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (Mollica et al., 1992)).The Lithuanian Afghanistan war veterans with PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD reported significantly more lifetime traumatic events and conditions. The average number of traumatic events per man with PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD was 12.4 and 10 for those without PTSD (F = 1.58, df =152, p < 0.05). The average number of direct exposure events per Lithuanian Afghanistan war veteran with PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD was 8 and 6 for veterans without PTSD (F = 10.2, df = 152, p < 0.002). There was a significant correlation between PTSD and the amount of direct exposure and particular traumatic experience: neglect in childhood, loss of a family member, mental illness in the family, absence of parents, violent assault, persecution, and struggle for existence.The Lithuanian Afghanistan war veterans with PTSD and without PTSD had a very similar experience of military operations and combats and the duration of their service didn’t differ. Afghanistan war veterans with PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD experienced more traumatic life-events and conditions than did veterans without PTSD, Veterans with PTSD and a sub-clinical level of PTSD, more often than veterans without PTSD, experienced traumatic exposure related to the family, violent assault and struggle for existence. Mental illness in the family, loss of a family member and violent assault were predictive of PTSD and sub-clinical level of PTSD in the Lithuanian Afghanistan war veterans. Keywords: PTSD, sub-clinical level of PTSD, traumatic experience, Lithuanian Afghanistan war veterans.
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Vasilko, Kayla. "Heroes at Home: Honoring our Nation’s Veterans." Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement 8, no. 1 (2021): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317407.
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There are currently 17.42 million veterans living in America today. These heroes dedicated their services in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Gulf War, leaving home and giving up the comforts of stability, family, and guaranteed safety to ensure that America remains a stable and safe place for individuals and families to call home, yet upon returning home themselves, our nation’s veterans have had to face immense hardships. About 40,000 veterans are without shelter in the U.S. on any given night; some of the leading causes of veteran homelessness include PTSD, social isolation, unemployment, and substance abuse. This is why programs such as the Porter County Veteran’s Treatment Court (PVTC), Folds of Honor, Southshore Friends of Veterans, and Disabled American Veterans designed to support our nation’s veterans are so important for our community. This reflection details my research into each one of these Northwest Indiana organizations. In this account, I illustrate the impact of dozens of one-on-one interviews with the heroes running these programs, and veterans a part of these programs themselves. A special focus is placed on the results of the Purdue University Service-Learning grant received on behalf of the PVTC within that treatment community. During interviews, veteran Bob Carnegy stated: “People don’t understand the meaning of the word veteran. Each one is special, yet connected. No matter what branch they serve, each veteran had to raise their right hand and pledge their life to this country. That pledge is what connects us all.” Going off of his words, this reflection marks an overall goal of increasing awareness for the great acts of service our veterans perform, not just overseas, but also when they return home to the community.
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Dang, Stuti, Sandra Garcia, Richard Munoz, et al. "MEASURING UNMET NEEDS OF HIGH-NEED, HIGH-RISK AMERICAN VETERANS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS USING A PROSPECTIVE SURVEY." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (2022): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.173.
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Abstract Success in delaying long term institutionalization (LTI) depends on creating means to adequately support each Veteran’s needs. To better understand the unmet needs of Veterans, we identified a random sample of 20,000 Veterans from five VA sites. Veterans were stratified into low-, moderate- or high-risk tiers using a measure of predicted 2-year probability of LTI. Veterans and their caregivers were asked to complete separate surveys to assess demographic, physical, psychological, and social domains, unmet needs, and experience with HCBS and caregiver support programs. Responses were received between July-Dec 2021 from 8056 Veterans (80.3+/-9.8y; 94.0% men; 82.6% White; 8.9% Hispanic) and 3579 caregivers (71.1+/-13.1y; 75.1% women; 80.5% White; 15.1% Hispanic; 57.1% spousal) responded by mail (96%) or online (4%). Both Veterans and caregivers endorse complex Veteran unmet needs spanning medical, psychological, and social domains. Survey results will be used to inform HCBS policy to support aging Veterans and their caregivers.
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Hinojosa, Ramon, Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, and Jenny Nguyen. "Military Service and Physical Capital: Framing Musculoskeletal Disorders Among American Military Veterans Using Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Cultural Capital." Armed Forces & Society 45, no. 2 (2017): 268–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095327x17741888.
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There are 22 million veterans in the U.S. Armed Forces. Past research on the musculoskeletal health of military veterans has explored the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) but largely avoids situating findings within a theoretical framework. This article uses Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital to contextualize veteran’s greater rates of MSDs compared to nonmilitary civilians. Cultural capital consists of objectified, institutional, and embodied capital that can be transubstantiated to capital in other areas. Embodied or physical capital is central to military service, and military veteran status is beneficial in accessing social and institutional capital. Using the 2012–2014 National Health Interview Survey, we show veterans are more likely to report activity-limiting MSDs, and at younger ages, compared to nonveterans. Physical capital is central to, and impaired by, status as a veteran.
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Montano, Anna-Rae, Augustus Ge, Christopher Halladay, Samuel Edwards, James Rudolph, and Portia Cornell. "Association of Home Based Primary Care Enrollment with Social Determinants of Health for Older Veterans." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (2021): 911–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3306.
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Abstract The Veterans Administration (VA) Home-based Primary Care (HBPC) program provides comprehensive primary care to older Veterans with multiple chronic conditions who may be at risk of adverse health outcomes due to their social determinants of health. Area Deprivation Index (ADI) can be used as a surrogate measure of a Veteran’s social needs. The objective of this study was to estimate the effect of neighborhood disadvantage, as measured by ADI, on HBPC enrollment for a sample of older Veterans. We estimated a linear multivariate model in which the exposure was ADI and the outcome was enrollment in HBPC. Controls included clinical and demographic characteristics. In a final sample of 12,005,453 observations (total Veteran months) on 353,485 individual Veterans, 18.4% lived in high-deprivation neighborhoods (ADI greater than or equal to 80). Mean monthly probability of new HBPC enrollment was 0.0061. Controlling for clinical characteristics, housing instability, and distance from the medical center, Veterans residing in high-deprivation neighborhoods were 1.4% to 14.8% less likely to enroll in HBPC, though the association was not statistically significant. The VA HBPC program provides beneficial comprehensive, primary care services to Veterans at risk of poor health outcomes. However, a Veteran’s social determinants of health could prevent enrollment. More research is needed to determine the relationship between Veterans’ social needs and HBPC enrollment.
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Tracy, Dale. "Veterans’ self-expression in poetry." Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 7, no. 1 (2021): 108–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2020-0005.
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LAY SUMMARY Research shows that Veterans benefit from writing poetry for therapeutic purposes. This article suggests the need for future research that considers the effects of the artistic choices that Veterans make when using poetry to engage their experiences. The author focuses on one Veteran’s poem about what it means to write poetry as a Veteran. Brian Turner’s “Here, Bullet” comes from his poetry collection about his time as an American infantry team leader in Iraq. This poem centres on a solider whose body is in danger in a conflict setting. The poem becomes an alternative space to his body, a space in which he can work with his experiences. Treating Veterans’ poetry as art can help people working with Veterans in therapeutic settings learn more about what value Veterans find in reading and writing poetry.
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Milekić, Sven. "A Protest, Coup d’État, or Internal Party Power Struggle." Politička misao 59, no. 4 (2022): 215–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.20901/pm.59.4.10.
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The paper investigates war veterans as organisers of contentious politics in post-war Croatia, by looking into two significant protests. Already amid the1990s War in Croatia, the first veteran associations were tied to the army or governing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). After the HDZ government ignored their demands in 1996, the main association gathering disabled veterans announced a protest, shocking the regime. After defusing the situation by meeting most of veteran demands, the protest against the Government was transformed into a support rally for officials who helped the protesters’ cause. In 2014, veteran associations initiated a protest over, at first, officials’ speculations about PTSD cases among the local Serb population, framed among the veterans as “aggressors”. As Prime Minister Zoran Milanović refused to dismiss the Minister of Veterans and his associates, the veteran protest outlasted the Government, including violent episodes in the government building’s vicinity and ending in April 2016. The article proceeds to analyse the disruptiveness of the protest, the repertoire and violence used, as well as frames of meaning with which protesters justified their collective actions and wished to appeal to wider constituencies. The article attempts to analyse the motives behind the protest and links of protesters with different political actors– mostly HDZ – trying to show if veterans acted as independent political actors or only as an extended arm of politicians. By using veteran associations’ documents, archival documents, media reports and literature, the paper wishes to place the two case studies into the body of literature that describes the decades-long patron-client relationship between veterans, HDZ and the state.
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Kent, Kelsey G. "Prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in US Military Veterans under outpatient care at the Veterans Health Administration." SAGE Open Medicine 9 (January 2021): 205031212110491. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20503121211049112.
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Objectives: There are currently no reliable estimates of the prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in the US Military Veterans. Hence, the study aims to determine its prevalence in military Veterans in the United States. Methods: This study utilized a retrospective, correlational design using a patient record database from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The participants in the study were Veterans diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease. Specific gastrointestinal diseases include more than 500,000 ambulatory care visits annually in the United States, which included peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and functional dyspepsia, as well as the symptoms of constipation and nausea/vomiting. This study revealed the exact prevalence of gastrointestinal disease diagnosed in Veterans served in outpatient settings by the Veterans Health Administration and broke down this prevalence over time and by the Veteran period of service. Results: Findings revealed that gastrointestinal disease prevalence among Veterans varied according to their period of service. Conclusions: Findings may help improve screening for Veterans with this increased risk factor. However, further research should be performed to verify the prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in Veterans as compared to the general American population.
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Levine, Joshua, and Leo Sher. "The Prevention of Suicide in Older Military Veterans." Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 3 (2025): 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030379.
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Suicidal behavior among older military veterans is an important medical and social problem. The goal of this literature review is to discuss this underappreciated issue and identify suicide preventive interventions that can be utilized with the older military veteran population. Older veterans experience psychiatric, medical, and social problems associated with their age and/or military experience that can contribute to suicide risk. These problems include relationship losses through death or estrangement, depression, cognitive decline, loneliness, isolation, frailty, mobility issues, and chronic pain. Therefore, older veterans face a unique set of challenges. Suicide prevention in older veterans should take a multipronged approach which includes screening for suicidality, management of psychiatric and medical disorders, social assistance, safety planning, lethal means restriction, and involving family members in the veteran’s healthcare. Family members should be included in the safety planning process when possible. Gatekeeper training programs can be utilized to train individuals who are working with older veterans to reduce suicides amongst this age group.
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Brommelsiek, Margaret, Jane A. Peterson, and Sarah Knopf Amelung. "Improving Cultural Competency: A Patient-Centered Approach to Interprofessional Education and Practice in a Veterans Healthcare Facility." International Journal of Higher Education 7, no. 4 (2018): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v7n4p157.
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Background/Objective: Competency in health professions education when separated from culture is a ‘detached mastery’ of a discreet skill; there are no values considered, no human behind the understanding. This can result in an uneven understanding, proficiency, and commitment concerning individuals’ cultural differences. To increase cultural competency and improve care delivery to veterans, health professional students, participated in an interprofessional education immersion with clinical practicum at a Veteran’s Administration primary care clinic.Methods: Fifty-four graduate students from nursing, clinical psychology, pharmacy and social work participated in an interprofessional education course on military culture. Students’ knowledge and attitudes concerning veterans were evaluated at the start and end of the 8-week immersion course.Results: In both the Knowledge Assessment, a 10-item survey covering the core aspects of the course content, and Health Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Veterans Scale, student knowledge and attitudes improved relating to veterans care.Conclusions: Veterans seeking care in veterans’ and civilian facilities require a culturally competent health professional workforce. Interprofessional education coursework specifically focused on veterans and military culture has shown promise in increasing knowledge and compassion in health professional students working with veteran patients.
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V, Jessie, and Bender-Pape T. "A-121 Verbal Learning in Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Co-occurring Conditions." Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 35, no. 6 (2020): 914. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaa068.121.
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Abstract Objective The study examined how veterans with PTSD only, mTBI only, and co-occurring mTBI and PTSD acquire, encode, and consolidate verbal information at least three months post mTBI. Method This retrospective study examined 57 veterans (15 mTBI only, 6 PTSD only, 19 mTBI + PTSD, and 17 veteran controls) from a VA setting who were recruited through: polytrauma clinic referrals, introductory letters, and study flyers. The sample included male and female OIF/OEF veterans aged 18 to 70. Inclusion and exclusion criteria of participants were determined by the following measures: (a) Structured Interview for TBI Diagnosis, (b) Clinician-administered PTSD Scale, and (c) Letter Memory Test. One-way ANOVA evaluated group differences between the mTBI only, PTSD only, and mTBI + PTSD groups. A two-way ANOVA evaluated group differences between veterans with and without PTSD. Results The two-way ANOVA revealed that veterans with PTSD perform below the mTBI only and veteran control groups (F = 6.59, p = 0.01) on serial clustering forward strategy. The one-way ANOVA demonstrated that the mTBI + PTSD group performed below the mTBI only group on Trial 1 (F = 3.61, p = 0.04). Conclusions The mTBI + PTSD group performed worse than the mTBI only group on their ability to acquire verbal information. This result may suggest that the co-occurring effects of mTBI and PTSD negatively attribute to a veteran’s ability to focus and attend to new information. Veterans without PTSD were more likely to use a serial clustering strategy to recall information compared to Veterans with PTSD.
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Rijnoveanu, Carmen Sorina. "THE REAPPRAISAL OF VETERANS’ STATUS IN POST-COMMUNIST SOCIETIES - ROMANIA’S CASE." VETERANSKE ORGANIZACIJE – ALI JIH SPLOH POTREBUJEMO?/ VETERAN ORGANISATIONS – ARE THEY EVEN NEEDED?, VOLUME 2017/ ISSUE 19/2 (June 15, 2017): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.19.2.2.
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Povzetek Status vojnih veteranov v Romuniji je v vsem obdobju komunizma veljal kot občutljivo in zapleteno vprašanje, kar je treba pripisati svojski angažiranosti vojske med drugo svetovno vojno, ko se je Romunija kot zaveznica Nemčije med letoma 1941 in 1944 obrnila proti Sovjetski zvezi. Geopolitična stvarnost povojnega obdobja je Romunijo pahnila v sovjetsko vplivno območje, s čimer se je v komunističnem režimu oblikoval tudi način obravnave statusa veteranov, ki so se borili proti sovjetski zaveznici, in sicer tako, da jim je odrekel posebne pravice in privilegije. S spremembo političnega sistema po koncu hladne vojne je bil status veteranov ponovno ovrednoten, in postavljen je bil tudi temelj za obsežne spremembe nacionalne zakonodaje in predvsem opredelitev vloge veteranov v družbi. Z novimi obveznostmi, ki jih je Romunija prevzela na mednarodnih vojaških misijah in v operacijah pod vodstvom Nata, EU in OZN, se je po letu 1990 oblikovala nova kategorija veteranov. Čeprav se njihov status normalizira, še naprej ostaja predmet razprav. Ključne besede: veteran, vojna, združenje, status, zakonodaja. Abstract The status of war veterans in Romania was regarded as a sensitive and complex issue throughout the Communist period. This was due to the particularities of the military involvement during the Second World War, when Romania joined Germany against the Soviet Union between 1941 and 1944. The geopolitical realities which emerged after the war pushed Romania within the Soviet sphere of influence, and this was to shape the way in which the Communist regime approached the status of the veterans who fought against the Soviet ally, by denying them specific rights or privileges. With the change of the political system following the end of the Cold War, the status of the veterans was re-evaluated, settling the ground for broad changes with regard to national legislation and, in particular, the role played by the veterans in society. After 1990, a new category of veterans was established, given the new responsibilities assumed by Romania as part of the international military missions and operations under the lead of NATO, the EU and UN. Although the status of veterans in Romania has normalized since1990, this remains a dossier which needs to be further considered. Key words veteran, war, association, status, legislation
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Mazzone, James A., Jonathan Sills, Flora Ma, Peter Louras, and Erickson Alexander. "TECHNOLOGY REDUCES DISTRESS IN A GERIATRIC COHORT WITH DEPRESSION AND NEUROCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S503—S504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1862.
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Abstract Many older adult Veterans with Depression and superimposed Neurocognitive Impairments may demonstrate behavioral agitation. To buffer patient agitation seen within a Veteran’s Affairs residential extended care facility, psychological services were expanded to include the use of mobile technologies. To evaluate the effectiveness of adding technology supported psychological services, outcomes were gathered as part of continuous process improvement efforts. 28 Veterans with Depression and NCI who received technology enhanced services were rated by staff on observed agitation behaviors prior and following clinical encounters. In addition, a subset of 17 Veterans also provided subjective unit of distress (SUD’s) ratings based on the Brief Interview for Mental Status inclusion criteria. Paired sample T-Tests were completed to assess if technology-enhanced interventions resulted in average reductions of clinician rated observations of Veteran agitation behaviors. Significant differences were found in observations of Veteran facial tension (t(27)=3.722, p=.001), agitated body movement (t(14)=2.020, p=.053), and threatening posture (t(27)=2.243, p=.044). Evaluation of a subset of those residents who also provided SUD’s ratings show a significant change in self-reported distress after intervention (t(16)=4.3, p=.001). Effect size for this difference was large (d=1.042). These results suggest that mobile technologies can help reduce agitation and Veteran self-reported distress among older Veterans with Depression and superimposed Neurocognitive Impairments.
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Cypel, Yasmin, Paula Schnurr, Robert Bossarte, et al. "The Mental Health of Older Veterans Ages 58-99 Years: 2016-2017 VE-HEROeS Findings." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (2020): 170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.551.
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Abstract Mental health and its correlates were examined in U.S. Vietnam War veterans approximately fifty years after the War. The 2016-2017 VE-HEROeS (Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study) was a mail survey of the health of U.S. Vietnam War veterans who served between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 and matched US non-veteran controls. ‘Veteran status’ represented wartime experience for three cohorts: ‘theater’ veterans with service in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos, non-theater veterans with service elsewhere, and non-veterans with no military service. Veterans and non-veterans, aged 58-99 years, were randomly selected from a veteran sampling frame (n=9.87 million) derived from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ USVETS dataset and a commercial address database, respectively. Questionnaires were mailed to 42,393 veterans and 6,885 non-veterans; the response rate for veterans was 45% (n=18,866) and 67% (n=4,530) for non-veterans. Weighted bivariate and multivariable analyses were conducted to examine poor overall mental health, via the SF-8TM Mental Health Component Summary score (MCS), and other mental health measures by veteran status and socioeconomic, health, and other military characteristics. Nearly 50% of all theater veterans reported poor overall mental health (MCS&lt;50). Prevalence of mental health measures was greatest for theater veterans and successively decreased for non-theater veterans and non-veterans. Key correlates significantly (P&lt; 0.02) associated with poor MCS included veteran status, race/ethnicity, income, physical health, health perception, trauma, distress, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (Primary Care DSM-5 PTSD screen), and drug use. Results indicate a high burden of poor mental health among those who served in-theater.
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Kravchenko, Oksana, Vladyslava Shvets та Lyudmila Melnyk. "The role of veteran organizations in reintegration аnd psychological rehabilitation of veterans with disabilities in the conditions of war and post -war times". Psychological Journal, № 11 (12 лютого 2024): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2617-2100.11.2023.298401.
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During the war and post-war period in Ukraine, veterans with disabilities faced a number of problems related to their social adaptation and return to a full-fledged life. Veteran organizations play an important role in solving these problems. The research examines the role of veteran organizations in the reintegration of veterans with disabilities in Ukraine. The scientific literature on the reintegration of veterans with disabilities was analyzed, veteran organizations in Ukraine were characterized, their activities in the field of veterans reintegration with disabilities were investigated, and the influence of veteran organizations on the reintegration of veterans with disabilities was revealed. The purpose of research is to determine the role of veteran organizations in the reintegration of veterans with disabilities in the conditions of war and post-war Ukraine. State policy in the field of reintegration of veterans with disabilities is aimed at creating conditions for their full life in society. The main directions of state policy in this area are: Ensuring social rehabilitation of veterans with disabilities. Creation of conditions for employment of veterans with disabilities. Provision of social security for veterans with disabilities. Ensuring access of veterans with disabilities to education. Creation of conditions for the participation of veterans with disabilities in the cultural life of society and in sports competitions. The state provides funding for measures aimed at the reintegration of veterans with disabilities. Public organizations also play an important role in the field of reintegration of veterans with disabilities, carry out information and educational work aimed at raising public awareness of the problems of veterans with disabilities and the need for their reintegration.
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Henion, Amy, Amanda Cheney, Kim Sundstrom, Mohammed Alshanbari, and Erin Bouldin. "SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE DECLINE AND ITS IMPACTS AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER WOMEN VETERANS AND NONVETERANS." Innovation in Aging 8, Supplement_1 (2024): 1033–34. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.3326.
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Abstract Veterans more frequently experience traumatic brain injuries than their non-veteran peers and therefore may be at higher risk of cognitive decline. Little is known about subjective cognitive decline (SCD) among women veterans. We aimed to describe the prevalence and impacts of SCD among women veterans and compare them with non-veteran women using 2021-2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 29 jurisdictions that included the optional Cognitive Decline module. Respondents aged ≥45 years were classified as having SCD if they experienced increased memory problems or confusion over the past year. We calculated weighted estimates among 1,905 women veterans (n=268 with SCD) and 66,880 women non-veterans (n=7,609 with SCD). Women veterans were slightly younger than non-veterans (mean 61.8 versus 64.0 years, p=0.045) and more often had depression history (65.8% versus 47.9%, p=0.003). Other demographic and health characteristics – including risk factors for dementia – were similar. SCD prevalence was 13.3% among veterans and 11.7% among non-veterans (p=0.24). Among women with SCD, there were no significant differences in SCD-related social or household limitations by veteran status. Similarly, the prevalence of needing help because of SCD was similar for women veterans and non-veterans (34.6% and 35.4%, p=0.89). Veterans had more frequently discussed their SCD with a healthcare provider than non-veterans (65.7% versus 47.4%, p&lt; 0.001). SCD prevalence and SCD-related impacts were similar among veteran and non-veteran women. The question of why veterans are more likely to discuss their SCD with providers warrants exploration and may inform strategies to facilitate such discussions in other groups.
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Hooker, MS, CTRS, CARSS-II, Taylor, Jasmine Townsend, PhD, CTRS, CARSS-II, and Brent Hawkins, PhD, LRT, CTRS, FDRT. "Evaluating a veteran-specific equine-assisted therapy program." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 21, no. 1 (2022): 25–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2022.0253.
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Equine-assisted therapy is being increasingly used as a therapeutic modality for veterans who have been injured during military service; however, little research has examined the quality of equine programs, especially from a veteran’s perspective. In this study, an Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) was used to provide direct, applicable feedback of program quality and relevancy to a military-specific equine-assisted therapy program. Veteran participants in the program informed the IPA tool used to assess the importance and performance of various program factors. Results provided insight into the quality of the equine-assisted therapy program factors, shedding light on those specifically being sought by veterans. Some of the key program factors included the horse being central to the program, the program catering to veteran needs, and sessions being held in a relaxed setting. Full results may be considered for other veteran-serving equine-assisted therapy programs.
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Ahlin, Eileen M., and Anne S. Douds. "If You Build It, Will Vets Come? An Identity Theory Approach to Expanding Veterans’ Treatment Court Participation." Criminal Justice Review 45, no. 3 (2020): 319–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016820914075.
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Veterans’ treatment courts (VTCs) provide a veteran-centric diversion option to traditional court case processing. These courts have proliferated across the United States without much consideration about whether veterans want, or need, a specialty court. In this article, we investigate the underlying importance of a veteran identity in the decision to enroll in a VTC. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with veterans, we identify four primary implications for practitioners. First, veterans are ashamed of their criminal justice involvement. Second, they are concerned about increased punitiveness by criminal justice actors, particularly law enforcement, because of their veteran status. Third, veterans perceive the VTC process to bestow upon them stigma and retaliation. Fourth, veterans resist VTC involvement for fear of dishonoring their branch of service. To expand enrollment, results demonstrate that practitioners should consider how veterans reconcile their veteran and offender identities when considering VTC enrollment.
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Bouldin, Erin D., Roxana Delgado, Kimberly Peacock, et al. "Military Injuries—Understanding Posttraumatic Epilepsy, Health, and Quality-of-Life Effects of Caregiving: Protocol for a Longitudinal Mixed Methods Observational Study." JMIR Research Protocols 11, no. 1 (2022): e30975. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/30975.
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Background Veterans with posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE), particularly those with comorbidities associated with epilepsy or traumatic brain injury (TBI), have poorer health status and higher symptom burden than their peers without PTE. One area that has been particularly poorly studied is that of the role of caregivers in the health of veterans with PTE and the impact caring for someone with PTE has on the caregivers themselves. Objective In this study, we aim to address the following: describe and compare the health and quality of life of veterans and caregivers of veterans with and without PTE; evaluate the change in available supports and unmet needs for services among caregivers of post-9/11 veterans with PTE over a 2-year period and to compare support and unmet needs with those without PTE; and identify veteran and caregiver characteristics associated with the 2-year health trajectories of caregivers and veterans with PTE compared with veterans without PTE. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of the health and quality of life among 4 groups of veterans and their caregivers: veterans with PTE, nontraumatic epilepsy, TBI only, and neither epilepsy nor TBI. We will recruit participants from previous related studies and collect information about both the veterans and their primary informal caregivers on health, quality of life, unmet needs for care, PTE and TBI symptoms and treatment, relationship, and caregiver experience. Data sources will include existing data supplemented with primary data, such as survey data collected at baseline, intermittent brief reporting using ecological momentary assessment, and qualitative interviews. We will make both cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons, using veteran-caregiver dyads, along with qualitative findings to better understand risk and promotive factors for quality of life and health among veterans and caregivers, as well as the bidirectional impact of caregivers and care recipients on one another. Results This study was approved by the institutional review boards of the University of Utah and Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs and is under review by the Human Research Protection Office of the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command. The Service Member, Veteran, and Caregiver Community Stakeholders Group has been formed and the study questionnaire will be finalized once the panel reviews it. We anticipate the start of recruitment and primary data collection by January 2022. Conclusions New national initiatives aim to incorporate the caregiver into the veteran’s treatment plan; however, we know little about the impact of caregiving—both positive and negative—on the caregivers themselves and on the veterans for whom they provide care. We will identify specific needs in this understudied population, which will inform clinicians, patients, families, and policy makers about the specific impact and needs to equip caregivers in caring for veterans at home. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/30975
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Wilson, Alice. "Invisible Veterans." Conflict and Society 5, no. 1 (2019): 132–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/arcs.2019.050109.
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Those who have participated in organized political violence often develop distinctive identities as veteran combatants. But what possibilities exist to produce a veteran identity for “invisible” veterans denied public recognition or mention, such as politically repressed defeated insurgents? Everyday socializing during or after political violence can help restore social worlds threatened or destroyed by violence; an examination of “invisible” veteran defeated revolutionaries in Dhufar, Oman, shows how everyday socializing can help reproduce a distinctive veteran identity despite political repression. Ethnographic fieldwork with veteran militants from the defeated revolutionary liberation movement for Dhufar reveals that while veterans (who are a diverse group) no longer publicly reproduce their political and economic revolutionary ideals, some male veterans—through everyday, same-sex socializing—reproduce revolutionary ideals of social, especially tribal and ethnic, egalitarianism. These practices mark a distinctive veteran identity and indicate an “afterlife” of lasting social legacies of defeated revolution.
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Liu, Terrence, Chelle L. Wheat, Jorge Rojas, Amy M. J. O’Shea, Karin M. Nelson, and Ashok Reddy. "National Telehealth Contingency Staffing Program and Primary Care Quality in the VHA." JAMA Network Open 8, no. 1 (2025): e2453324. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.53324.
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ImportanceThe Veterans Health Administration (VHA) launched the Clinical Resource Hub (CRH), a national telehealth contingency staffing program, to address primary care staffing shortages and improve veteran access to primary care. How this large-scale telehealth intervention affects quality of care is unknown.ObjectiveTo assess the quality of care for chronic disease management among US veterans receiving high vs low levels of CRH-delivered primary care services and whether racial and ethnic minority veterans experience outcomes similar to those of White veterans when receiving CRH-delivered care.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis retrospective quality improvement study was conducted using VHA administrative data. Veterans receiving primary care services from CRH clinicians between October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, were included.ExposuresLow, medium, and high tertiles of CRH intensity, defined as the proportion of a veteran’s CRH primary care visits to their total primary care visits within the study period.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe main outcomes were chronic disease quality measures for 2 common conditions in ambulatory care: diabetes and hypertension. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between individual-level receipt of care from a CRH clinician and the study outcomes.ResultsThis study included 71 508 veterans (mean [SD] age, 66 [15] years; 91.4% were male). Veterans who received a higher proportion of care from CRH clinicians were more likely to have improved blood pressure control compared with those who received a lower proportion of care. Higher vs lower CRH intensity was associated with improved blood pressure control among veterans with diabetes (79.5% [95% CI, 78.5%-80.4%] vs 76.6% [95% CI, 75.7%-77.5%]) and veterans with hypertension (76.8% [95% CI, 76.0%-77.5%] vs 73.9% [95% CI, 73.2%-74.7%]). Among racial and ethnic minority veterans, no association between CRH intensity and clinical quality was observed.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this large retrospective cohort study among veterans receiving primary care services through a national telehealth contingency staffing program, veterans with a higher proportion of care from CRH clinicians had improvement in blood pressure outcomes. These findings suggest that the CRH program may be helpful in addressing veteran primary care needs without introducing or worsening disparities in ambulatory quality measures among racial and ethnic minority veterans. As health systems face staffing shortages in primary care, these findings can inform strategies for equitable implementation of large-scale telehealth initiatives to fill these gaps and maintain timely access to primary care.
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Echternkamp, Jörg. "FROM FOE TO FRIEND? VETERANS AS A DRIVING FORCE OF INTERNATIONAL RECONCILIATION AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR." VETERANSKE ORGANIZACIJE – ALI JIH SPLOH POTREBUJEMO?/ VETERAN ORGANISATIONS – ARE THEY EVEN NEEDED?, VOLUME 2017/ ISSUE 19/2 (June 15, 2017): 49–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.19.2.3.
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Povzetek V 50. letih so veterani druge svetovne vojne postali pionirji mednarodne sprave. V članku so z osredotočanjem na nemške in francoske vojake analizirane okoliščine, pojavitev in funkcije tega procesa v kontekstu zunanje in notranje politike Zahodne Nemčije. Postavljena je teza, da so organizirani vojni veterani sprejeli vzorce razlage in argumentiranja povojne družbe v Zahodni Nemčiji ter jih prilagodili svojemu konceptu zgodovine, da bi pridobili zgodovinsko samozavest. Predvsem pa so svoje mednarodno delovanje predstavljali kot evropsko pobudo o dogovoru. V nasprotju z 20. in 30. leti prejšnjega stoletja so bila prizadevanja nemških vojaških veteranov v 50. letih skladna z vladno politiko. Na temelju pluralističnega kulturno-zgodovinskega ozadja so veterani vzpostavili stike na lokalni, območni in regionalni ravni v procesu, ki ga lahko poimenujemo sprava. Ključne besede: veterani, sprava, 50. leta, Nemčija, Francija. Abstract In the 1950s, World War II veterans became pioneers of international reconciliation. Focusing on former German and French soldiers, this article analyses the conditions, manifestations, and functions of this process within the context of West Germany’s foreign and domestic policies. The thesis is that organised war veterans accepted the patterns of interpretation and argumentation of post-war West German society, and adapted them to their concept of history for the purpose of gaining historical self-assurance. Most of all, they presented their international activity as a European initiative for a better understanding between nations. In contrast to the 1920s and 1930s, the efforts of German war veterans in the 1950s were in accordance with the policy of the government. Against the backdrop of a pluralistic cultural-historical background, the veterans established contacts at the local, district and regional levels in a process that can be called reconciliation. Key words Veterans - Reconciliation - 1950s - Germany - France.
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Tysor, PhD, TRS, CTRS, Deborah A., Lauren Lee Isaacs, MS, TRS, CTRS, and Kelly Bricker, PhD. "The social benefits of nature-based recreation for veterans: A scoping review." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 20, no. 2 (2021): 15–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2021.0233.
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Veterans reintegrating into civilian life following military service often face a variety of social and psychological challenges that impact daily functioning and quality of life. Unfortunately, the social stigma associated with receiving supportive health services prevents many veterans from receiving assistance through traditional means. Others decline assistance out of a well-intentioned concern that using supportive resources will prevent other people with a greater need from receiving support. Also, researchers have found that the quality of a veteran’s social context, particularly regarding their perceptions of social support, are highly predictive of psychological wellbeing, including decreased vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and decreased risk of suicide. Ultimately, the pervasive nature of psychological and social challenges among returning veterans, combined with the barriers to quality care and critical importance of social support reinforces the need for nontraditional ways of enhancing social support among the veteran community. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review is to explore the potential social benefits of nature-based recreation (NBR) for veterans. Findings will be used to support the belief that recreation therapists have the potential to address the social needs of veterans by providing a variety of nature-based recreational therapy (RT) services.
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Tysor, PhD, TRS, CTRS, Deborah A., Lauren Lee Isaacs, MS, TRS, CTRS, and Kelly Bricker, PhD. "The social benefits of nature-based recreation for veterans: A scoping review." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 19, no. 2 (2020): 15–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2020.0211.
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Veterans reintegrating into civilian life following military service often face a variety of social and psychological challenges that impact daily functioning and quality of life. Unfortunately, the social stigma associated with receiving supportive health services prevents many veterans from receiving assistance through traditional means. Others decline assistance out of a well-intentioned concern that using supportive resources will prevent other people with a greater need from receiving support. Also, researchers have found that the quality of a veteran’s social context, particularly regarding their perceptions of social support, are highly predictive of psychological wellbeing, including decreased vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and decreased risk of suicide. Ultimately, the pervasive nature of psychological and social challenges among returning veterans, combined with the barriers to quality care and critical importance of social support reinforces the need for nontraditional ways of enhancing social support among the veteran community. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review is to explore the potential social benefits of nature-based recreation (NBR) for veterans. Findings will be used to support the belief that recreation therapists have the potential to address the social needs of veterans by providing a variety of nature-based recreational therapy (RT) services.
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Malebranche, Mark, Joseph Burkard, Jane Georges, and David Bittleman. "The Veterans With Diabetes Transition Study. Veterans Experience of the Process of Transition Following Active Duty Diagnosis." Military Medicine 184, no. 7-8 (2019): e309-e314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy351.
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Abstract Introduction Veterans face several potential difficulties upon leaving active duty. Among these is transition of healthcare to a different setting. The transition from active duty to veteran status is often a challenging time for veterans with diabetes. Changes in healthcare have been shown to decrease diabetes care compliance and diabetes self-management resulting in exacerbation in diabetes symptoms and increased healthcare expenditure. A seamless transition in healthcare management from active duty to veteran status has the potential to maintain or increase diabetes self-management. A gap in the literature exists regarding the transition process between healthcare systems, including the DoD and VA. This paper describes the transition experience of a sample of veterans with diabetes from active duty to veteran status. Materials and Methods A qualitative study was designed to document the experience of veterans diagnosed with diabetes while on active duty. A semi-structured questionnaire developed for the study served to elicit each veteran participant’s general description of the transition process. Quantitative instruments S-TOFHLA and DDS were used as measurements of potential barriers to diabetes self-management and navigating or adjusting to a changed priority within a healthcare system. Results Two main themes, those of unplanned and undesired end of a military career and feeling prepared to leave the military, were expressed by participants. Four additional themes were also discovered. Responses to quantitative instruments lacked variability and did not allow for further analysis. Specifically, the S-TOFHLA indicated all participants had adequate health literacy and the DDS showed no distress from diabetes. Conclusions Study participants reported consistent compliance in diabetes self-management. Skills and attitudes obtained during military service led to participant’s desire to manage their healthcare with determination to cope with challenges accompanying diabetes. The healthcare transition process would benefit from additional exploration of veteran’s needs. Improved processes may facilitate the healthcare management transition of personnel with diabetes from active duty to veteran status.
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Karamushka, Taras, Liudmyla Karamushka, Oleksandr Visich, Larуsa Stulnikova, and Yaroslav Riabchych. "Difficulties in veterans' life and organizational and psychological conditions for veterans' resocialization." Kyiv journal of modern psychology and psychotherapy 8 (November 18, 2024): 37–50. https://doi.org/10.48020/mppj.2024.02.03.
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The article, based on empirical research, analyzes the difficulties faced by veterans. The main difficulties related to mental and physical health, readaptation to the conditions of civilian life, the content and organization of work, as well as the lack of special veteran support programs, poor work agreement guarantees, staff's general culture and experience in veteran support. The author discusses organizational and psychological conditions for promoting veterans' organizational reintegration, which include honoring veterans, veterans' resocialization support, helping their families, veterans' work organization and career guidance, and veterans' involvement in social activities.
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Elbogen, Eric B., Bethzaida N. Serrano, and Jovin Huang. "Financial Well-Being of U.S. Military Veterans and Health Impact." Medical Care 62, no. 12 (2024): S91—S97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002077.
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Objective: Research has shown that psychosocial well-being in veterans, including financial status, is related to better clinical outcomes after leaving military service. The current study examines variables linking financial well-being to physical health in veterans and non-veterans and identifies financial variables related to veteran status. Methods: We analyzed data from the nationally representative 2021 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking conducted by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and compared the responses of veterans (N = 1176) to a non-veteran sample matched by age, sex, education, race, ethnicity, and geographic region (N = 1176). Results: Multivariable analyses revealed that although veterans and non-veterans were similar in many financial domains, veterans were more likely to spend money on the lottery and gambling, pay overdraft fees on bank accounts, and take out payday or pawn shop loans. Analyses showed over one-third (35%) of veterans reported credit card debt, significantly higher than non-veterans. In veterans and non-veterans, higher physical health ratings were related to higher income, lacking medical debt, living in a community of greater economic advantage, and having a rainy-day fund in case of financial emergencies. Ratings of one’s credit score were also significantly associated with ratings of one’s physical health, in both veterans and non-veterans. Conclusions: The data pinpoint specific financial domains to inform policy, education, and outreach aimed at improving veterans’ psychosocial well-being. The results also reveal that individual and environment-level financial variables were related to physical health in this national survey, demonstrating the value of assessing financial well-being in the context of medical care, for both veteran and non-veteran patients.
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Aubree Tillett and Lacie McMillin. "“Hurry Up and Wait”: Establishing Libraries Programming for Student Veterans." Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement 4, no. 1 (2024): 40–47. https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jloe.v4.1491.
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The specific needs of veterans on college campuses necessitates a tailored approach to introducing libraries services and resources. This article describes the development and challenges of “Libraries Mission Brief for UMN Veterans,” a library orientation workshop for student veterans at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. This workshop was influenced by a review of existing orientation models for student veterans and the multimodal needs of the veteran population at the University of Minnesota. Despite positive feedback initially, the first attempts to offer the workshop faced low enrollment, inspiring an evaluation of outreach strategies. Workshop instructors pivoted to change promotion practices and continue building relationships with veterans on campus, including collaborating with the Student Veterans Association of Minnesota. The “Libraries Mission Brief for UMN Veterans” workshop will continue to provide a welcoming space for veterans to network with each other, learn about library services, and collaborate with other veteran-friendly departments to continue growing efforts to support the student veteran population at the University of Minnesota.
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Dexter, John C. "Human resources challenges of military to civilian employment transitions." Career Development International 25, no. 5 (2020): 481–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cdi-02-2019-0032.
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PurposeUpon discharge, US service members experience an instantaneous immersion back into civilian life. One of the most challenging aspects of that reimmersion is the reentry/entry into the civilian workforce. As such, it is necessary to study the returning veteran's employment experience when considering the veteran's civilian reintegration. The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate the returning veteran's civilian employment experience and to identify challenges faced by the veteran in the civilian onboarding experience.Design/methodology/approachThis study is a qualitative analysis in which 27 military veterans were interviewed about their experience with civilian reemployment. The results of the interviews were compiled, analyzed and grouped by common theme. This study explains some of the major issues confronted by the newly separated veteran and discusses how those challenges may influence job satisfaction and job performance.FindingsThe analysis identified the following three main themes that posed challenges to the veteran to civilian employment transition: civilian employer’s military job knowledge deficit, veteran anxiety with civilian employer’s lack of clearly defined new-hire processes and civilian employer misunderstanding of veteran compensation, benefits and family involvement expectations.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is beneficial to scholars in as much as it will help to more clearly identify literature gaps, provide direction on emerging research concepts, add to the existing literature on the veteran to civilian transitions and connect research areas that have not yet been adequately studied. Future research would be well served to follow a similar program of research but by employing different research methods in order to address the limitations outlined above and further support the findings of this research. Specifically, future research should sample across a wider set of individuals as study participants (time since discharge, age, military rank at time of separation, reserve status, etc.). By doing this, future researchers may be able to determine how perceptions change over time and with regard to military experience. A second area of future research may be to conduct related research based on civilian employment opportunities and qualifications. Specific areas of study to be considered should be focused primarily on the macro issues such as military leadership and translating military experiences and skill sets to civilian contexts. Unlike other findings in this research, these two areas cannot be affected at the organizational level, and as such require concept exploration and clarity.Practical implicationsThis study provides guidance and direction for veterans and employers alike by outlining areas that may be challenging for new-hire military veterans and bringing to light areas where the civilian onboarding experience can improve to better accommodate veterans. Further, this study identifies areas that directly or indirectly contribute to high veteran turnover rates and ultimately high veteran unemployment rates.Originality/valueThis original quantitative study conducted by the author specifically identifies several areas in the veteran to civilian employment transition that pose challenges for the returning veteran. All data for this study were gathered and analyzed using first-hand face-to-face interviews and established data analysis methods by the researcher.
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Oliva, Jennifer D. "Representing Veterans." SMU Law Review Forum 73, no. 1 (2020): 103–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.25172/slrf.73.1.11.
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Federal law has long deprived American veterans of certain fundamental legal rights enjoyed by non-veterans and attributable to veteran sacrifice. Federal case law, for example, denies veterans the right to bring an action in tort against the federal government to vindicate in-service injuries. And the United States Code deprives veterans of their right to robust judicial oversight of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service-connected benefit decisions. This pair of due process deprivations is compounded by the federal statute that prohibits veterans from exercising the fundamental right to counsel during the initial stage of the VA claims process. This Article examines the federal statutory scheme and pertinent case law that has long denied veterans the right to counsel throughout the VA veteran claims adjudication process, debunks the rationales underlying that law, and concludes by recommending that the federal government extend to veterans the right to counsel throughout the VA’s benefits adjudication proceedings.
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Krause-Parello, Cheryl A., Linda Flynn, Beth A. Pratt, et al. "Veterans Action League 2.0: Creating a Veteran-Centered Chronic Pain Research Agenda." Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 15, no. 2 (2023): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.54656/jces.v15i2.510.
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Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability among United States veterans. Affecting up to 70% of veterans, chronic pain touches all aspects of life, not just physical functioning. Despite the fact that the nation is experiencing a crisis with substance use disorder, the most common treatment for pain among veterans is opioids. The purpose of this community engagement project was to develop a national veteran-centered chronic pain research agenda. In total, 129 veterans and stakeholders engaged in Think Tank Meetings across five states: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, and Virginia. Veterans revealed they wanted better access to care, better care coordination, and more options for managing chronic pain. Veterans’ recommendations for chronic pain management and veteran-generated priorities for chronic pain research are presented. The outcomes of this community engagement project can be used by researchers, clinicians, health care providers, health care system managers, and policy-makers to engage in activities that are veteran-centered and veteran-driven.
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Vanderschuere, Matthew, and Chris Birdsall. "Can Diversity Management Improve Job Satisfaction for Military Veterans in the Federal Government?" American Review of Public Administration 49, no. 1 (2018): 116–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0275074018783005.
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On November 9, 2009, Executive Order 13518 established the Veterans Employment Initiative and invigorated veteran hiring within the federal government. By fiscal year 2016, 635,266 veterans accounted for 31% of the federal workforce, an increase of over 5% in 7 years. To account for this growing employee demographic, the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey began tracking veteran status in 2012 and analysis of these data show that veterans are more likely to express turnover intention than nonveterans. This raises a troubling question: Is the policy objective of the Veterans Hiring Initiative achieved if these veterans are more likely to turnover than nonveterans? This article explores whether diversity management mitigates lower job satisfaction levels among military veterans working for the federal government and whether veterans might be considered a stand-alone demographic in diversity scholarship. This study finds that perceptions of fair and effective diversity management are associated with higher job satisfaction among veteran employees, but slightly less so than among nonveterans. The results demonstrate that veterans are a unique employee demographic by showing statistically significant differences in job satisfaction between veterans and nonveterans while controlling for other demographics. Overall, this article contributes to public management research by highlighting military veteran employees and offering insight into an understudied employee population accounting for approximately 31% of the federal workforce.
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Woo, Christine, Gino N. Cioffi, Taissa A. Bej, et al. "Data Matching to Support Analysis of Cancer Epidemiology Among Veterans Compared With Non-Veteran Populations—An Exemplar in Brain Tumors." JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, no. 5 (September 2021): 985–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/cci.21.00052.
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PURPOSE State and national cancer registries do not systematically include Veteran data, which hinders analysis of the diagnosis patterns, treatment trajectories, and clinical outcomes of Veterans compared with non-Veteran populations. This study used data matching approaches to compare cases included in the Oncology Domain of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Corporate Data Warehouse and the Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System, using brain tumors as an exemplar. METHODS We used direct data matching, on the basis of protected health information (PHI) common to both databases, to compare primary brain tumors from Veterans and non-Veterans diagnosed from 2000 to 2016. Working with this matched data set, we used six data elements that did not contain PHI, to assess the feasibility of using deterministic data matching to compare Veterans and non-Veterans. RESULTS Between 2000 and 2016, 223 Veterans from Ohio had a primary brain tumor; of those, 55 (25%) were not included in Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System. Direct data matching showed that Veterans experienced a greater proportion of glioblastomas (41%) compared with non-Veterans (21%). Sex did not account for this difference. Deterministic data matching within the matched data set found that 75% (126 of 168) of Veterans had exact matches for at least five of six non-PHI variables common to both databases. CONCLUSION This study indicated that direct and deterministic data matching approaches to compare brain tumors in Veterans and in non-Veterans is feasible. This approach has the potential to promote comparisons of the distribution of tumors, the impact of chemical and environmental exposures, treatment trajectories, and clinical outcomes among Veteran and non-Veteran populations with brain tumors as well as other cancers and rare diseases.
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Gibbs, Chris, Barbara Murphy, Kate Hoppe, Patricia Clarke, Deepika Ratnaike, and Harry Lovelock. "Enhancing the Capacity of the Australian Health Care Workforce to Support Veterans’ Mental Health: A Collaborative Interdisciplinary Approach." Military Medicine 185, no. 3-4 (2019): 499–505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz188.
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Abstract Introduction Military personnel and veterans can have higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, but are no more likely to receive appropriate mental health care. A lack of experience among Australia’s mental health workforce in treating veteran-specific issues has been identified, pointing to a need for strategies to strengthen the workforce capacity. To this end, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs joined with the Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) to produce and deliver a series of veteran-specific webinars for health professionals working with military personnel, veterans and their families. Materials and Method Five webinars were produced and delivered between August 2016 and July 2017. Each involved a panel of health professionals with content expertise and was facilitated by a nationally recognized expert in veteran mental health. Each webinar was evaluated using an online survey to address whether learning needs were achieved, likely improvements to work practice, and improvements in knowledge of and confidence in treating veteran mental health issues. Results Of the 5,127 attendees across the five webinars, registration data was collected for 4,809 (94%) and post-webinar data for 3,334 (70%) of registrants. Of these, over 90% indicated that their learning objectives were achieved, that the content was relevant to their practice, and that their work practices would be improved as a result of their participation. Further, almost three quarters reported increased knowledge and skills, and two-thirds increased confidence in treating veterans’ mental health needs. Conclusions The Veterans’ webinar series was effective in engaging a large number and a wide range of professionals working in mental health care in Australia, underscoring the strength of MHPN’s initiatives in terms of scale and reach. With its emphasis on interdisciplinary practice and collaborative care, MHPN is well-placed to continue to support Australia’s mental health workforce.
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Robbins, Ronna, Odessa Addison, Elizabeth Parker, Sarah Wherry, and Monica Serra. "PREVALENCE AND SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINATES OF FOOD INSECURITY IN VETERANS: FINDINGS FROM NHANES." Innovation in Aging 7, Supplement_1 (2023): 762–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.2465.
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Abstract Objective Determine predictors of the association between being a Veteran and adult food security, as well as to examine the relation of potential covariates to this relationship. Methods Data collected during 2011-2012, 2013-2014, and 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were pooled for analyses. 1,227 self-reported Veterans (mean age: 57 years) were matched to 2,432 non-Veterans (mean age: 53 years) on age, race/ethnicity, sex, and education. Adjusted logistic regression was used to determine the odds of Veterans having high food security vs. the combination of marginal, low, and very low food security compared to non-Veterans. Results Veteran-status had no effect on the proportion of food insecurities between Veterans and non-Veterans reporting high (Veterans vs. non-Veteran: 79% vs. 80%), marginal (9% vs. 8%), low (5% vs 6%), and very low (8% vs. 6%) food security (p=0.11). However, after controlling for covariates (age, race, education, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and depression), Veterans tended to be less likely to have high food security (OR: 0.82 (95% CI: 0.66, 1.02), p=0.07). Further, non-Hispanic Veterans (OR: 0.72 (95% CI: 0.55, 0.95), p=0.02) and Veterans completing some college (OR: 0.71 (95% CI: 0.50, 0.99), p&lt; 0.05), were significantly less likely to experience high food security compared to non-Veterans. Conclusion This study supports previous research findings that after controlling for covariates, Veterans tend to be less likely to have high food security. It also highlights ethnicity and level of education as important socioeconomic determinates of food security status in Veterans.
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Saleem, Jason J., Brian Moon, Emma Bross, et al. "Understanding Veteran Attitudes, Interests, and Needs around Virtual Care Applications." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 64, no. 1 (2020): 731–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641169.
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Given the substantial increase in interest and activity in the virtual care space, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making a concerted effort to increase opportunities for Veterans to adopt virtual care applications. We investigated Veteran attitudes, interests, and needs for virtual care applications, including privacy considerations and specific types of data they would be comfortable sharing with their providers through various Veteran-facing tools. We administered a 28-item questionnaire to 40 Veterans and performed follow-up interviews with a subset of nine Veterans. Study results revealed broad support by Veterans for using virtual care applications, including wearable devices, for sharing all types of health information with their providers. Further, Veterans expressed a desire for consolidation across VA-provided virtual care tools. Our findings will inform a strategy for Veteran-facing tools. Other health care systems may be interested in exploring these topics, based on our study results.
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Stadel, Lauren, Leslie Zhen, Frederick J. Gallun, et al. "Evaluating central auditory processing in Veterans using population-appropriate norms." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 151, no. 4 (2022): A126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0010864.
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Increasing numbers of military Veterans have reported substantive self-perceived hearing handicap despite normal/near normal hearing on standard audiometric testing. These hearing difficulties are especially true for Veterans with histories of blast exposure and presumed mild traumatic brain injury, with many of these Veterans also being comorbid for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Clinical tests of Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) commonly are used to investigate their hearing concerns, but performance on CAPD tests typically is compared to published norms established from non-Veteran populations. Since Veterans and non-Veterans differ significantly in many relevant domains, using non-Veteran norms is potentially problematic for the interpretation of CAPD test results. Veterans ( n = 217; with and without histories of blast exposure and PTSD) completed a large CAPD test battery. An N = 1 approach was used to compare the performance of the blast-exposed Veterans and those with PTSD to published norms and data from the Veterans without histories of blast exposure and PTSD (control group). The number of abnormal cases identified based on the Veteran control group was lower than that found with the published norms for all tests. Therefore, establishing and using population-appropriate norms are critical for accurately diagnosing CAPD in Veterans.
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Hinojosa, Ramon. "Cardiovascular disease among United States military veterans: Evidence of a waning healthy soldier effect using the National Health Interview Survey." Chronic Illness 16, no. 1 (2018): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1742395318785237.
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Objectives Cardiovascular disease is the most common chronic health condition affecting Americans. One important group of Americans that health researchers have noted as key to understanding general population health and wellbeing are veterans of the US military. The healthy soldier effect has been used to explain the health benefits of military service during and for a period of time after service. The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in a national sample of veterans and non-veterans with specific attention paid to reported cardiovascular disease across ages. Methods A total of 150,067 veteran and non-veteran respondents from the National Health Interview Survey were examined for the likelihood of reporting the type and number of cardiovascular conditions. Results Veterans report higher rates of certain cardiovascular disease conditions and report a higher number of cardiovascular disease conditions compared to non-veterans. Veterans also reported higher numbers of cardiovascular disease conditions at younger ages (ages 25–65) compared to non-veteran counterparts. At older ages (ages 66 to 85+), non-veterans reported higher numbers of cardiovascular disease conditions compared to veterans. Discussion Our findings are consistent with research that indicates a waning healthy soldier effect for young veterans.
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Hurak, Liubov. "State support for veteran entrepreneurship." Law and innovations, no. 3 (47) (September 22, 2024): 44–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.37772/2518-1718-2024-3(47)-7.
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Problem setting. In modern conditions, state support for veteran entrepreneurship plays a key role in the socioeconomic development of Ukraine. At the current stage, the veteran policy of Ukraine is being actively modernized and updated in accordance with the actual problems and challenges that arise during the implementation of state policy mechanisms regarding veteran entrepreneurship, however, the reformation requires attention to possible risks that may hinder the successful implementation of the policy. Involvement of war veterans in business activities is considered by the state and society as one of the most important mechanisms of reintegration of veterans, which corresponds to the state interests of Ukraine and the wishes of veterans according to sociological surveys. Purpose of research is to study the current state of legal regulation in Ukraine in the field of reintegration of veterans, in particular, the possibility of their professional adaptation and employment in entrepreneurial activities. Article’s main body. It has been established that promising directions for attracting veterans to entrepreneurship are: providing financial support to veteran business projects and benefits to veteran businesses in the field of public procurement along with related services (consultations, training, etc.), simplifying complex administrative procedures for veterans when receiving such benefits, ensuring equal access to state support programs for veterans.Evaluation of current initiatives and recommendations for their improvement can become the basis for further steps in the development of veteran entrepreneurship in Ukraine. Conclusions and prospects for the development. Modern Ukrainian legislation has ways to develop in the field of veterans’ rights protection, and the state policy of Ukraine is being modernized and updated in accordance with the current problems and challenges that arise during the implementation of state policy mechanisms for veteran entrepreneurship. However, on the way to reforming, those implementing it should pay attention to countermeasures that would make it impossible to reduce existing risks. In addition, laws could be passed to ensure that veterans receive preference in public contracting processes. This will not only support veterans in their transition to civilian life, but also emphasize their valuable skills and experience.
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Berry-Stoelzle, Maresi, Sarah Murray, Daniel Karr, Tammy Walkner, and Bruce Alexander. "WHAT COMES AFTER BEING NAMED EMERGENCY CONTACT: EXPERIENCES OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL SURROGATE DECISION-MAKERS." Innovation in Aging 8, Supplement_1 (2024): 1054–55. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.3392.
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Abstract Veterans have high rates of chronic health conditions than non-veterans. As their comorbidity progresses, recommended therapies are often more complex and may not contribute to the Veteran’s quality of life. During hospital admissions, a combination of medication and illness can result in the Veteran being unable to make decisions for themselves. Their designated Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) or, if none is designated, the Emergency Contact/Next of Kin (EC/NoK) then makes these decisions. This mixed-methods study identified Veterans and their EC/NoK who had been hospitalized at a VAMC during the last year. Semi-structured interviews with EC/NoKs focused on identifying support needs, challenges of the health care system, perceptions of “goals of care” conversations, and the responsibilities of being a medical decision-maker. Questions were determined from prior literature on 1) experience of caregivers and 2) medical decision making for others. Four themes were identified via Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: 1) when EC/NoK have higher social connections with the Veteran’s healthcare team, they report higher confidence and preparedness for their role; 2) most preparation consisted of conversations with the Veteran about terminal decisions, 3) EC/NoK with the highest self-report of preparedness reported previous experience with medical decision-making; 4) those whose self-reported lower confidence also reported higher levels of isolation and a lack of support in their caregiver role. These interviews with EC/NoK demonstrate opportunities to increase knowledge of medical decision-making and the opportunities to support EC/NoK’s in their role as DPOA’s within a healthcare system.
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Wilmoth, Janet M., Scott D. Landes, and Andrew S. London. "VETERAN MORTALITY DISADVANTAGE AMONG RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN RESIDENTS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1426.
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Abstract Although veterans tend to have higher mortality rates than non-veterans, recent research suggests there is substantial heterogeneity in veteran mortality on the basis of various characteristics such as race, period of service, type of health insurance coverage, and service-connected disability status. This analysis extends the extant literature by using the 1978-2014 General Social Survey linked to the National Death Index (GSS-NDI) to examine veteran status differences in mortality by geographic location. We estimate a series of Cox regression models predicting death for male veterans and nonveterans, controlling for age, race/ethnicity, education, income, and work status. Separate models are presented for rural, suburban, and urban residents. All models are weighted and include robust standard errors. The results indicate that rural veterans have higher mortality risk than rural non-veterans, particularly among older adults. There are no significant differences in mortality risk between veteran and non-veterans living in suburban and urban areas.
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Beydoun, Hind A., Christian Mayno Vieytes, May A. Beydoun, Austin Lampros, and Jack Tsai. "Correlates of six-month housing instability among U.S. adults by veteran status: Exploratory study using data from the All of Us Program." PLOS ONE 19, no. 11 (2024): e0314339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314339.
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Housing instability (HI) is a social determinant of health affecting adults in the United States (U.S.). Addressing HI among veterans is a national priority, and greater understanding of differences in HI between veteran and non-veteran populations would inform homeless services and research. We examined six-month prevalence and risk/protective factors associated with self-reported HI among veterans and non-veteran U.S. adults. Cross-sectional data from the All of Us Research Program (AoU) on 254,079 (24,545 veterans and 229,534 non-veterans) survey respondents were analyzed. Logistic regression models were constructed to examine rates of HI, and the association of HI with veteran status as well as demographic, socioeconomic, substance use, and health characteristics. Prevalence rates of HI were 14.9%, 11.5%, and 15.4%, in the general, veteran, and non-veteran populations, respectively. Veteran status was not significantly related to HI, after controlling for confounders. Male sex, middle age, unmarried status, lifetime cigarette smoking, and worse health were associated with greater HI odds, while higher income and health insurance availability were associated with lower HI odds, irrespective of veteran status. Racial disparities in HI were observed among non-veterans only. In addition, among non-veterans, adults who were unemployed or reported any lifetime alcohol consumption were more likely to experience HI, whereas any lifetime use of drugs was associated with lower likelihood of HI. In conclusion, although distinct sociodemographic and clinical correlates of HI were identified, HI did not differ by veteran status in a fully adjusted model.
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MacDonald, Shanna Farrell, Sarah Cram, Dena Derkzen, Teresa Pound, and Mike Mooz. "Characteristics, institutional behaviour, and post-release outcomes of federal Veteran and non-Veteran men offenders." Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 8, no. 2 (2022): 18–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0103.
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LAY SUMMARY Incarcerated Veterans represent 2.5% of the federal offender population and are a unique subset of the general Canadian Veteran population. This study provides the first in-depth examination of Veteran offenders in federal custody. During the study period, 374 federal offenders self-reported as Veterans. Federal Veteran offenders were older and more likely to have committed a violent offence and to have mental health concerns. Although they were more likely to report mental health concerns, Veteran offenders have more stable institutional behaviour and greater post-release success than non-Veterans. Understanding the unique characteristics and correctional experiences of federal Veteran offenders aids in identifying needs related to intervention and support to promote successful community reintegration after release. Future qualitative research should enhance knowledge of the lived experiences of Veterans involved in the federal criminal justice system in Canada.
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Kelly, Megan M., Erin D. Reilly, Meghan Ahern, and Seiya Fukuda. "Improving Social Support for a Veteran With PTSD Using a Manualized Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach." Clinical Case Studies 19, no. 3 (2020): 189–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650120915781.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often negatively impacts social functioning, which can lead to increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Although current evidence-based and exposure-specific treatments can improve PTSD symptoms, they rarely target the interpersonal difficulties that impact quality of life. This case study describes the use of a manualized treatment for a veteran who continues to experience poor social functioning even after previous exposure-based treatment for PTSD. This treatment, ACT to Improve Social Support for Veterans with PTSD (ACT-SS), explicitly targeted the veteran’s maladaptive patterns of interpersonal difficulties, feelings of detachment from others, irritability, and avoidance of social situations. Following treatment, the veteran reported significant improvements in social relationships, quality of life, and depressive symptoms, even though he still met the clinical threshold for PTSD. This case study provides preliminary evidence for the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention that directly targets social functioning issues for veterans with PTSD, and the importance of incorporating social goals and exercises into treatment.
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Martsenyuk, Tamara, and Anna Kvit. "Successes and challenges of ATO/JFO veterans’ involvement in the public and political life of Ukraine." NaUKMA Research Papers. Sociology 5 (November 16, 2022): 50–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18523/2617-9067.2022.5.50-59.
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This article presents qualitative results of a large sociological study “Involvement of veterans in the public and political life: from military victories to personal engagements” (2019). 22 in-depth interviews with ATO/JFO veterans, 20 expert interviews, and 4 focus groups in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, and Kramatorsk were analyzed to explain legal aspects of veterans’ situation, to characterize ATO/JFO veteran organizations and conceptualize motivation of veterans to engage in public and political activity. Possibilities for veterans to return to a peaceful life after the war in Donbas are defined through political, employment, education, and creative opportunities in Ukraine. Internal and external challenges of the veteran movement activities are identified.