Publications by authors named "E R Hauser"
Background: Veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War have experienced excess health problems, most prominently the multisymptom condition Gulf War illness (GWI). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Studies Program #2006 "Genomics of Gulf War Illness in Veterans" project was established to address important questions concerning pathobiological and genetic aspects of GWI. The current study evaluated patterns of chronic ill health/GWI in the VA Million Veteran Program (MVP) Gulf War veteran cohort in relation to wartime exposures and key features of deployment, 27-30 years after Gulf War service.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study focused on identifying self-reported military and occupational exposures among Veterans, such as Agent Orange and chemical warfare agents, through the Million Veteran Program, which gathers health data from over a million US Veterans.
- Over 500,000 participants detailed their military experiences, revealing significant differences in reported exposures based on factors like service era, combat deployment, and occupation, with Vietnam-era Veterans primarily reporting Agent Orange exposure.
- The findings indicate that exposure patterns varied notably by demographics, with combat-related occupations showing higher exposure reports compared to healthcare roles, aligning with previous research on US military Veterans.
Background: Care robots have been proposed in response to nursing shortages in assisted living facilities (ALFs) and the growing population of older adults. While the use of care robots may improve the general health and well-being of older adults, their introduction changes the work of nursing staff fundamentally, and it has implications for the entire health care system. In developing such technology, it is important to include end users, but so far, the nursing staff's perspectives have largely been ignored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF