Postdeployment Health Care for Returning OEF/OIF Military Personnel and Their Social Networks: A Qualitative Approach
Postdeployment Health Care for Returning OEF/OIF Military Personnel and Their Social Networks: A Qualitative Approach
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DOI：
10.7205/milmed-d-10-00040
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发表时间：
2010-12-01
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1.2
通讯作者：
Noel, Polly H.
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作者：
Finley, Erin P.;Zeber, John E.;Noel, Polly H.
Little is known regarding the health care needs of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) deployed veterans seeking care outside of Veterans Affairs facilities. Responding to this gap, we conducted a mixed methods study of postdeployment health among veterans and members of their social networks in six community-based primary care clinics. A total of 347 patients completed a survey dealing with deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan (whether their own or that of a family member, friend, or coworker), and subsequent psychosocial and health problems. A subset of 52 participants responded to an open-ended question requesting additional information about experiences during and postdeployment. Content analysis of these responses revealed five overarching themes: connectedness, perceptions of conflict, consequences of deployment, health and treatment concerns, and respect and concern for service members/veterans. These data point to significant deployment-related disruptions in the well-being of service members and those in their broader social networks, with implications for defining service needs in community health settings.
