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Sleep quality worse during or post-deployment compared to pre-deployment | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | Spring 2011 |
Service members who were currently deployed or had returned from a deployment had significantly shorter adjusted sleep duration and increased adjusted odds of reporting trouble sleeping compared to those who had not deployed. Article is on page 4 of the Spring 2011 issue.
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Trying to Get Rest For The Weary: Managing Sleep Disorders In Returning Servicemembers | US Medicine | 2011 April |
Returning servicemembers are among the some 40 million Americans who suffer from chronic long term sleep disorders, and, for reasons ranging from disrupted sleep during deployment |
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PTSD increases risk of developing diabetes | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | Fall 2010 |
A newly published study finds that PTSD symptoms at baseline, but not other mental health symptoms, are significantly associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes among military service members. Increases in the prevalence of PTSD among the military population could have an impact on rates of physical disorders, such as diabetes, in the coming years. |
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Sleep Suffers in the Combat Zone | LiveScience.com | 1 December 2010 |
Getting a good night's sleep is much more difficult for military personnel who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new study of sleep patterns in the military. The scientific research confirms what plenty of soldiers, Marines and other members of the U.S. military have already experienced firsthand. Also reported at MSN.com
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Military Deployment May Lead to Unhealthy Sleep Patterns | Health.com | 1 December 2010 |
Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan significantly affects the quality and quantity of sleep of many U.S. military personnel, new research indicates. |
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Sleepless Soldiers: Study Suggests That Military Deployment Affects Sleep Patterns | American Academy of Sleep Medicine | 1 December 2010 |
A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan significantly influenced sleep quality and quantity in a population of 41,225 military service personnel. The study suggests that the promotion of healthier sleep patterns may be beneficial for military service members. |
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Cause and Effect: The Millennium Cohort Study focuses on the long-term health-care consequences of deployment | The American Legion Magazine | October 2010 |
Since 2001, the Department of Defense has been conducting a large-scale, long-term study of military personnel and veterans to help close the information gap. The Millennium Cohort Study randomly selected the first of what were eventually about 150,000 participants from all service branches, the National Guard and the reserves, asking them to answer health-related questionnaires once every three years over a span of 21 years. |
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PTSD may raise diabetes risk in service members | Reuters | 24 May, 2010 |
Military service members with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to develop diabetes than their counterparts without PTSD symptoms, results of a new study hint. While previous research has suggested that depression increases the risk of diabetes, the new study of more than 44,000 active duty service members suggests another stronger association. Also reported at MDLinx.com
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What We Can Learn in 21 Years | US Medicine | April 2010 |
Results [from the Millennium Cohort Study] ... are being regularly reported and are better informing DoD, VA and other medical providers on how to best care for those who are serving our nation. More than 30 publications of findings from the Millennium Cohort Study have already appeared in medical and scientific journals. |
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Bringing Military Medicine Into Clearer Focus | Advance for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine | 5 April 2010 |
The "Advance for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine" publication covers some cutting edge military medicine research that is currently ongoing. Highlighted in this article is the Millennium Cohort Study's contributions to U.S. military's epidemiological efforts. |
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