OBJECTIVES To understand preventive healthcare use by males with multiple sclerosis (MS). STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey with secondary comparative data. METHODS Primary survey data were collected from male veterans with MS (n = 1142) and compared with national surveillance data for a general veteran population (n = 31,500) and a general population (n = 68,357). Analyses compared use b...

BACKGROUND A growing proportion of veterans treated at the Veterans Health Administration (VA) have a history of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), and there exists a higher rate of PTSD amongst veterans than the general population. The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between PTSD and intra-operative analgesia, intra-operative time, and anesthesia type for cataract sur...

Marc I. Rosen, MD Veterans who undergo compensation examinations to determine eligibility for service-connected compensation have strong feelings about the process. A recent story aired by 60 Minutes on the compensation and pension evaluation process was titled, “Delay, Deny and Hope That I Die,” capturing the anguish compensation evaluations can evince [1]. A veteran at a recent hearing sponso...

BACKGROUND Anxiety and depression are major health concerns in general among older adults and especially during hospitalization, as they lead to numerous negative outcomes. There is currently no sufficient body of research examining the role of cultural background in patients' experience of these conditions. Better identifying patients at risk may help reduce inequity and provide patient-center...

Purpose Spirituality plays an important role for many people. In particular, its crucial role among people at the end-oflife (EoL) has been recognized. Currently one out of 4 deaths in the US is a veteran. The study of spirituality among veterans who are at the EoL is therefore urgently needed. The objectives of this study are to understand the spiritual needs and spiritual care provided to vet...

PURPOSE. This paper examines the experience of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a female veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the barriers to treatment she encountered in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. DESIGN AND METHODS. Case report data were obtained through review of records and interviews with a veteran combat nurse diagnosed with chronic PTSD. CONCLUSIONS. Sex differences...

Purpose of the Work. This article offers an overview of recent advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of four complex auditory disorders, all of which involve sensorineural hearing loss but have, in addition, other significant extra-auditory attributes unique to that condition. These conditions are noise-induced hearing loss, idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, otosc...

Purpose of the Work. This study determined how different ways of measuring improvement in people with stroke might help design better clinical trials of new stroke treatments. Subjects and Procedures. Ninety-five people with stroke were studied while they received inpatient rehabilitation. As they improved, their ability to move and care for themselves was measured with the use of several diffe...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most prevalent mental disorder arising from combat and is poised to be a considerable health risk for our military veterans. To date, there is a paucity of nursing research that examines PTSD in this vulnerable population. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how Roy's Adaptation Model can be an effective framework for nurses to understand th...