Post-Deployment Health

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Post-Deployment Health

When active-duty members of the US military are dispatched from a home base to a conflict zone, it is known as a deployment. Upon return from deployment, they are considered post-deployment. For many Veterans, post-deployment often coincides with the transition from active-duty service status to Veteran status. For VA, studying post-deployment is critical, as it helps provide a better understanding of the physical and mental health concerns that arise from Veterans’ experiences during deployment. These health concerns include: post-traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, community reintegration, and Gulf War Illness, among others.

VA health services research addresses many aspects of post-deployment health, including access to services, use or non-use of VA care, mental health support, and care in the community.

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Citations

(5 of more than 9 POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH focused publications)

McGlynn G, Hecht MI, Holden JP. Short Video-05: HSR&D Portfolio: Quality Measurement Development; Post-Deployment Health; and Activity, Mobility, and Function. 2012 Jul 1; 2(10).
Noël PH, Zeber JE, Pugh MJ, Finley EP, Parchman ML. A pilot survey of post-deployment health care needs in small community-based primary care clinics. BMC family practice. 2011 Jul 29; 12:79.
Sayer NA. The Challenges of Co-Occurrence of Post-Deployment Health Problems. FORUM: Translating research into quality health care for veterans. 2011 May 4; 5(4): 2011.
Sadler AG. Women and Post-Deployment Health. HSR&D FORUM: Translating Research into Quality Health Care for Veterans. 2011 May 1; 6.
Helmer DA. Challenges in communicating with patients about symptoms in post-deployment healthcare. Poster session presented at: VA WRIISC Day of Learning Meeting; 2010 Nov 17; East Orange, NJ.

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Publication Briefs

(5 of more than 3 POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH focused publication briefs)

Post-deployment Health Outcomes Associated with Multiple Deployment-Related Factors
This study examined the unique contributions of various deployment-related exposures and injuries to current post-deployment physical, psychological, and general health outcomes in National Guard members. Findings showed that various deployment-related experiences increased the risk for post-deployment adverse mental and physical health outcomes, individually and in combination. Most adverse outco...
Date: November 1, 2012
Concussion/mild TBI During Deployment Does Not Result in Significant Post-Deployment Health Effects Separate from PTSD
This study assessed the longitudinal associations between concussion/mild TBI (mTBI) and PTSD symptoms reported in-theater and longer-term psychosocial outcomes in 953 combat-deployed National Guard soldiers. Findings show that the rate of self-reported concussion/mTBI was 9% at Time 1 (one month before returning home from Iraq) and 22% at Time 2 (one year later). Differences may be explained by ...
Date: January 1, 2011
Demands on VHA for Post-Deployment Healthcare Needs of OEF/OIF Veterans will be Overshadowed by the Needs of Older Veterans
This article discusses the implications for the Veterans healthcare system of the demand for healthcare services from OEF/OIF Veterans. Findings show that although the pressing needs of newly discharged Veterans require immediate attention, especially in the areas of TBI, PTSD, and physical disability services, the demand for immediate post-deployment VA healthcare services by OEF/OIF Veterans wil...
Date: September 1, 2009

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Studies

( 5 of more than 1 POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH focused projects )

Project No.	Title	PI	Funding Start
RRP 09-394	Applying Rapid Assessment Process to health outreach to OIF/OEF veterans	Link, Patrick	2010-02-15

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HSR&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

5 sample "Post-Deployment Health" publications displayed.

Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care

Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care...Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care 46 Screening...Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care: A Systematic
Suicide Risk Factors and Risk Assessment Tools: A Sytematic Review

Program Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Service...Veterans Health Administration Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Health Services
Management Briefs eBrief-no145 -- Relationship of Deployment-related Mild TBI to Psychiatric Conditions

...eBrief-no145 -- Relationship of Deployment-related Mild TBI to Psychiatric Conditions...Systematic Review: Relationship of Deployment-related Mild TBI to Psychiatric Conditions...service members and Veterans with a deployment-related TBI than among those without
Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans

...Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans...Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans Health Effects of Military...women* OR woman OR gender OR women’s health ================================================
Overview: Advancements in VA Primary Care || In Progress

VA also offers Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) that promotes the...the full incorporation of mental health staff into the PACT, allowing for the...VA also offers Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) that promotes the...the full incorporation of mental health staff into the PACT, allowing for the

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Visit the VA Office of Research and Development’s Gulf War Veterans page to learn more about Gulf War Illness.
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Cyberseminars The most recent "Post-Deployment Health" seminars are displayed.
Date	Title	Presenter(s)
10/29/2020	Overview of the Millenium Cohort Study (MILCO): Opportunities for VA Investigators	Rull, Rudolph Boyko, Edward Schneiderman, Aaron
11/13/2018	Veteran Centered Care for Chronic Multisymptom Illness	McAndrew, Lisa Helmer, Drew
12/11/2017	Whole Health from the Perspective of VA Caregivers: Findings from a Photovoice Study	Urbina, Sharon Meyer, David
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