scholarly journals Examining Chronic Stress in Spouses of Active Duty Military Members

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Multiple Stressors ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Military Spouses ◽  
Military Family ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Military Members ◽  
The Military ◽  
Military Lifestyle

<p>Even in the absence of wartime stressors, the military lifestyle is characterized by frequent challenges that affect not only the military member, but also his or her spouse and children. Due to frequent relocations and deployments, military spouses are often relied upon to become the primary child-rearers, make occupational sacrifices, deal with financial concerns independently, organize relocations, and cope with lack of social support. These multiple responsibilities can create a myriad of stressors, which over time lend themselves to the formation of chronic stress. The purpose of this exploratory study is to determine if spouses of active duty military members display chronic stress according to the Trier Inventory for the Assessment of Chronic Stress (TICS-LE). Seventy-one female military spouses responded to the TICS-LE online. Mean scores for all the factors on the TICS-LE ranged between 1.03 and 2.05, which was lower than expected given the plethora of stressors associated with the military lifestyle. Findings suggested that chronic stress levels experienced by military spouses may be mitigated by high quality social support systems, the demographic factors of the military spouse and whether the military family has developed resilience after years of being embedded in the military lifestyle. This major paper project underscores the need for advanced practice nurses to be aware of the multiple stressors that military spouses face, unique cultural phenomena present in military life, and its possible implications on the psychological and physical functioning of military spouses.</p>

Incidence of Sports Injuries in the Military: 2008 Survey of Active Duty Military Members

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Loringer ◽  
Sheryl A. Bedno ◽  
Tzu-Cheg Kao ◽  
Keith Hauret
Keyword(s):  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Military Members ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals Fertility Preservation Before Deployment: Oocyte and Sperm Freezing in Members of the Active Duty Military

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (05/06) ◽  
pp. 232-238
Author(s):  
Anne E. Martini ◽  
Joseph O. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Fertility Preservation ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Military Family ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Military Community ◽  
Government Initiative ◽  
The Military

AbstractActive duty military service and deployment has the potential to compromise fertility through combat-related genitourinary injury, gonadotoxic exposures, and physical separation from a partner. Despite a growing interest among the military community as well as promising efficacy and safety data, fertility preservation remains an uncovered benefit for active duty soldiers. In 2016, the Pentagon proposed a program that would cover oocyte and sperm cryopreservation for any member of the active duty military desiring its use. Regrettably, that funding was not secured and predeployment fertility preservation remains an out-of-pocket expense. Today, advocacy groups, non-for-profit organizations, and physicians remain vigilant in their attempts to drive another government initiative through Congress. While activism continues, it is important to stress the value of fertility preservation counseling in soldiers' predeployment preparation and military family planning.

A Critical Review of Barriers to United States Military Spouse Education and Employment

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-147
Author(s):  
Crystal Lewis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Military Spouses ◽  
United States Military ◽  
Military Spouse ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
The Military ◽  
Educational Pursuits

In the United States, there are over one million military spouses. Frequent geographical relocations, the psychological stress and anxiety associated with spousal deployments, and supporting their children as the only parent while their active duty spouse is away leave military spouses disproportionately accountable for all family obligations. Ultimately, these inequities create barriers for military spouses and their employment and educational pursuits. Despite similarities in lifestyle to active duty service members, military spouses are not categorized as an at-risk population and have not been studied in depth. This chapter utilized the source, survey, synthesize method to address the literature gap surrounding the barriers to military spouse education and employment. Findings from the existing literature were synthesized to present the key themes for studies that investigated the military culture, barriers to military spouses' pursuits of higher education, employment, and career advancement and earnings.

Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Suicidal Military Personnel and Veterans

2017 ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
W. Brad Johnson ◽  
Gerald P. Koocher
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Suicide Risk Assessment ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
The Military

This chapter reviews the key ethical issues involved in treating active duty military personnel and military veterans who present with suicidal ideation. The primary issue is striving to help while minimizing harm. Central ethical issues involve competence in suicide risk assessment and intervention, confidentiality, and multiple role situations. All of these play out differently from civilian situations because of contextual demands associated with military settings and rules governing patients and providers in the military context. Critical strategies for addressing these issues include using appropriate consent processes and understanding how best to respect the needs of the patient within the constraints of the military context.

Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist in the U.S. Military

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (06) ◽  
pp. 323-326
Author(s):  
Justin Pilgrim ◽  
Mae Healy ◽  
Belinda Yauger ◽  
Saioa Torrealday ◽  
John Csokmay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Reproductive Endocrinology ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Military Members ◽  
The U.S

AbstractThe U.S. military mirrors the U.S. population given the diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the service members. Active-duty military members, veterans, and Department of Defense beneficiaries can be negatively impacted by infertility.

Finding Resilience: The Mediation Effect of Sense of Community on the Psychological Well-Being of Military Spouses

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Chuan Wang ◽  
Pius Nyutu ◽  
Kimberly Tran ◽  
Angela Spears
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Military Spouses ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Military Community ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Military

The goal of this study was to identify positive factors that increase the psychological well-being of military spouses in the areas of environmental mastery. We proposed that positive affect and social support from family and friends would have indirect effects on psychological well-being through their association with a greater sense of community with the military culture. Participants were 207 female spouses of active-duty service members. Data were analyzed using MEDIATE to test the mediational effect. Results indicated that social support from friends and positive affect did predict a sense of community, which in turn was associated with increased feelings of psychological well-being. The findings suggest that a perceived sense of military community helps military spouses gain a sense of mastery and control in a constantly changing environment.

scholarly journals STI Diagnosis Prior to HIV Infection May Severely Underestimate HIV Risk Among Active Duty Military Members

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Glancey ◽  
Brian Agan ◽  
Xiuping Chu ◽  
Octavio Mesner ◽  
Jose Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Military Members
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