Pre-Service Predictors of New-Onset Alcohol Misuse in Male United States Marines.

Introduction: U.S. military personnel have a high prevalence of alcohol misuse, which can adversely affect force readiness.

Sex Differences in Screening Positive for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Combat Injury.

Introduction: U.S. military women were at risk of combat exposure and injury from asymmetric warfare during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sex Differences in Postinjury Health Profiles Among U.S. Military Personnel Following Deployment-Related Concussion.

Women in the U.S. military are now authorized to serve in direct combat occupations.

Self-Reported Hearing Aid Requirements among U.S. Military Personnel and the Association with Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Background:  Auditory problems are ubiquitous among U.S. military personnel.

Pre-Existing Audiometric Hearing Loss is a Predictor of Significant Threshold Shift Following Injury During Combat Deployment.

Objectives: Military personnel are exposed to multiple risk factors for hearing loss, particularly on the battlefield. The objective of this study was to determine whether pre-existing hearing loss predicted hearing threshold shift in male U.S.

Deployment-related concussion and long-term health-related quality of life among US military personnel.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between deployment-related concussion and long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among injured US military personnel.

Methods: The study sample included 810 service members with deployment-related injuries between 2008 and 2012 who responded to a web-based longitudinal health survey. Participants were categorized into three injury groups: concussion with loss of consciousness (LOC; n = 247), concussion without LOC (n = 317), or no concussion (n = 246).

Research Letter: Prevalence of Spine Injuries Among US Military Personnel With Combat-Related Concussion.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of spine injuries among US service members with combat-related concussion.

Design And Participants: A retrospective review of medical records for US service members injured during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2002 and 2020. The study sample included 27 897 service members categorized into 3 groups: concussion with loss of consciousness (LOC, n = 4631), concussion non-LOC ( n = 5533), and non-concussion ( n = 17 333).

The Psychological Consequences of Combat Injury Among U.S. Navy Health Care Personnel.

Introduction: Military health care personnel face numerous risks to mental health, including those associated with combat injury, although no study has described combat injuries within this subgroup or assessed their impact on mental health outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Male U.S.

Relationship Between Tinnitus and Hearing Outcomes Among US Military Personnel After Blast Injury.

Objectives: To examine the association between tinnitus and hearing outcomes among US military personnel after blast injury, including any hearing loss, low-frequency hearing loss, high-frequency hearing loss, early warning shift, and significant threshold shift.

Design: In this retrospective study, the Blast-Related Auditory Injury Database was queried for male military service members who had audiometric data 2 years before and after blast injury between 2004 and 2012 with no history of hearing loss or tinnitus before injury (n = 1693). Tinnitus was defined by diagnostic codes in electronic health records.

Combat injury profiles among U.S. military personnel who survived serious wounds in Iraq and Afghanistan: A latent class analysis.

Background: The U.S. military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan had the most casualties since Vietnam with more than 53,000 wounded in action.

Postinjury Care and Complications Among U.S. Military Women With Combat-Related Major Limb Traumatic Amputation.

Background: U.S. servicewomen may be at greater risk of injury in future conflicts as they integrate into combat occupations.

Sex Differences in the Incidence and Risk of Ankle-Foot Complex Stress Fractures Among U.S. Military Personnel.

The objective of this study was to evaluate sex differences in the incidence and risk of ankle-foot complex (AFC) stress fractures among U.S. military personnel, which could assist in developing management strategies as females assume a greater role in U.

Prosthesis satisfaction and quality of life in US service members with combat-related major lower-limb amputation.

Background: Military amputee patient care programs offer extensive services, including advanced prosthetic devices, to restore function and improve quality of life (QOL) among veterans and service members with combat-related limb loss, but research on satisfaction with these devices is limited.

Objective: To assess prosthesis satisfaction and QOL in US service members and veterans with combat-related major lower-limb amputation.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Health Profiles of Military Women and the Impact of Combat-Related Injury.

Purpose: The role of women in the United States military is expanding. Women are now authorized to serve in all military occupations, including special operations and frontline combat units, which places them at increased risk of combat exposure and injury. Little is known regarding the impact of these injuries on the health of military women.

Trajectory of self-rated health after combat-related injury.

Background: The U.S. military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan yielded the most combat casualties since Vietnam.

Time Since Injury as a Factor in Post-Concussion Symptom Reporting among Military Service Members with Blast-Related Concussion.

Over the last decade, much research has been devoted to concussion among military personnel. Post-concussion symptoms after blast-related concussion are common, but it is unknown whether symptom reporting differs over time. This study's objective was to assess the relationship between time since injury and post-concussion symptom reporting.

Symptom profiles following combat injury and long-term quality of life: a latent class analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify symptom profiles among U.S. military personnel within 1 year after combat injury and assess the relationship between the symptom profiles and long-term quality of life (QoL).

The Relationship Between Blast-related Hearing Threshold Shift and Insomnia in U.S. Military Personnel.

Introduction: Hearing loss and insomnia emerged as preeminent sources of morbidity among military service members and veterans who served in the recent Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Significant threshold shift (STS), an early indicator of hearing loss, has not been studied in relation to insomnia. This study's objective was to examine the co-occurrence of STS and insomnia among U.

Long-Term Outcomes of Service Women Injured on Combat Deployment.

Sex- and gender-based health disparities are well established and may be of particular concern for service women. Given that injured service members are at high risk of adverse mental and behavioral health outcomes, it is important to address any such disparities in this group, especially in regard to patient-reported outcomes, as much of the existing research has focused on objective medical records. The current study addressed physical and mental health-related quality of life, mental health symptoms, and health behaviors (i.

Gender Differences in Mental Health Screening Outcomes Among U.S. Marines in Combat Support Occupations.

Background: The role of women in the U.S. Military has expanded over the years.

Co-occurrence of hearing loss and posttraumatic stress disorder among injured military personnel: a retrospective study.

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hearing loss are hallmark public health issues related to military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although both are significant individual contributors to disability among veterans, their co-occurrence has not been specifically explored.

Methods: A total of 1179 male U.

Prevalence of Tinnitus and Association with Self-Rated Health among Military Personnel Injured on Combat Deployment.

Introduction: Tinnitus is an auditory problem frequently reported by military personnel and is currently responsible for 1 billion dollars annually in disability compensation. Recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan saw high levels of combat exposure coupled with a surge in blast weaponry, both of which can adversely affect hearing. The present study explored the prevalence of tinnitus and the association with self-rated health among military personnel injured during combat deployment.

Multimorbidity and quality of life after blast-related injury among US military personnel: a cluster analysis of retrospective data.

Background: Blast injury emerged as a primary source of morbidity among US military personnel during the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and led to an array of adverse health outcomes. Multimorbidity, or the presence of two or more medical conditions in an individual, can complicate treatment strategies. To date, there is minimal research on the impact of multimorbidity on long-term patient-reported outcomes.