CAM in the United States Military

Jonas, Wayne B.; Welton, Richard C.; Delgado, Roxana; Gordon, Sandra; Zhang, Weimin

doi:10.1097/mlr.0000000000000243

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“…Given the continued interest and investment in complementary and integrative health care (CIH) research by VA (Williams, Gierisch, McDuffie, Strauss, & Nagi, 2011), and DoD (Jonas, Welton, Delgado, Gordon, & Zhang, 2014), continued dissemination of information about the potential effectiveness of meditation for VA treatment-seeking Veterans is desirable. The current study aims to provide preliminary information about meditation's effectiveness by leveraging program evaluation data collected by VA Mental Health Services (MHS).…”

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Meditation programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Aggregate findings from a multi-site evaluation.

Heffner

Crean

Kemp

2016

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Meditation programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Aggregate findings from a multi-site evaluation.

Heffner

Crean

Kemp

2016

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…Unmet needs for effective treatment, along with many veterans' desires for drug-free and self-care healing practices, have led to increasing interest by both the Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) (Jonas et al, 2014; Davis et al, 2014). CAM definitions vary, but generally refer to practices that do not fit within the dominant biomedical model of health care and that are not commonly provided within standard medicine settings (Bishop et al, 2007).…”

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CAM use in recently-returned OEF/OIF/OND US veterans: Demographic and psychosocial predictors

Park

Finkelstein‐Fox

Barnes

et al. 2016

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

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Objectives Because the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing among veterans, understanding more about the characteristics of veterans who use CAM is increasingly important. Studies reporting on predictors of use almost always discuss CAM in the aggregate, yet each CAM modality represents a unique approach to healthcare, and each may have different correlates as well as different effectiveness. Very little information is available about veterans' use of each distinct modality, and about psychosocial correlates of various forms of CAM use. Design We analyzed data from wave 1 of the Survey of the Experiences of Returning Veterans (SERV) Study, which included 729 veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation New Dawn (OND). Setting Data were collected by telephone interviews. Main measures We examined a range of potentially important correlates of CAM use, including demographics, military experiences, and current mental and physical health. Results Each predictor related to a unique constellation of CAM modalities; not one of the predictors examined was associated with more than half of the 12 modalities. For example, women were more likely to use acupuncture, massage, yoga, meditation and spiritual healing, and age related only to greater use of homeopathy, while deployment injuries related positively to use of chiropractic, nutrition and meditation. Conclusions Results suggest that in order to understand CAM use, CAM modalities should be considered unique and separate practices. This greater understanding should be useful for future health service provision for veterans.

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“…CIH approaches typically address the whole person, including emotional, physical, and spiritual health. The use of CIH approaches has dramatically increased in the last decade, both within the general public (Clarke, Black, Stussman, Barnes, & Nahin, 2015) and among military and veteran populations (Jonas, Welton, Delgado, Gordon, & Zhang, 2014). An estimated 37% to 46% of nonpatient military personnel report the use of CIH services, as do 27% to 72% of military/veteran patient samples (Davis, Mulvaney-Day, Larson, Hoover, & Mauch, 2014).…”

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Veteran participation in the integrative health and wellness program: Impact on self-reported mental and physical health outcomes.

Hull

Holliday

Eickhoff

et al. 2019

Psychological Services

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Complementary and integrative health (CIH) services are being used more widely across the nation, including in both military and veteran hospital settings. Literature suggests that a variety of CIH services show promise in treating a wide range of physical and mental health disorders. Notably, the Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing CIH services within the context of a health care transformation, changing from disease based health care to a personalized, proactive, patient-centered approach where the veteran, not the disease, is at the center of care. This study examines self-reported physical and mental health outcomes associated with participation in the Integrative Health and Wellness Program, a comprehensive CIH program at the Washington DC VA Medical Center and one of the first wellbeing programs of its kind within the VA system. Using a prospective cohort design, veterans enrolled in the Integrative Health and Wellness Program filled out self-report measures of physical and mental health throughout program participation, including at enrollment, 12 weeks, and 6 months. Analyses revealed that veterans reported significant improvements in their most salient symptoms of concern (primarily pain or mental health symptoms), physical quality of life, wellbeing, and ability to participate in valued activities at follow-up assessments. These results illustrate the potential of CIH services, provided within a comprehensive clinic focused on wellbeing not disease, to improve self-reported health, wellbeing, and quality of life in a veteran population. Additionally, data support recent VA initiatives to increase the range of CIH services available and the continued growth of wellbeing programs within VA settings. (PsycINFO Database Record

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CAM in the United States Military

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Meditation programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Aggregate findings from a multi-site evaluation.

Meditation programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Aggregate findings from a multi-site evaluation.

CAM use in recently-returned OEF/OIF/OND US veterans: Demographic and psychosocial predictors

Veteran participation in the integrative health and wellness program: Impact on self-reported mental and physical health outcomes.

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