Characterization of occupational, demographic and health determinants in Canadian reservists veterans and the relationship with poor self-rated health

Reyes, Julian; Sweet, Jill; MacLean, Mary Beth; Poirier, Alain; VanTil, Linda

doi:10.1186/s12955-020-01516-8

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“…Of those articles that did include race, ethnicity, or ethno-cultural identity, these important components of social identity were treated solely as demographic variables, without implementing GBA+ in the analysis. [10][11][12][13][14] Fourteen of the articles were based on data collected in projects with data collection ending in 2016, [10][11][12][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and seven did not clearly indicate when their data were collected, [26][27][28][29][30][31][32] raising the question of whether GBA+ was considered when the projects were initially conceived and data collection occurred.…”

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Sex and gender: More than just demographic variables

CallaghanWalter

2021

Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

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LAY SUMMARY Taking as a starting point that sex and gender are not the same thing, a principal understanding of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+), this article reviews research published in 2020 on the health and well-being of Veterans and currently serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The purpose of this review was to see how sex and gender were referred to in this published literature. The published research tended not to differentiate between sex and gender, often using the two terms as though they referred to the same thing. Possible reasons for why this has happened are explored, as is the importance of treating sex and gender as fundamentally different things.

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Sex and gender: More than just demographic variables

CallaghanWalter

2021

Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health

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“…Multiple aspects impact quality of life: biological, sociocultural, and demographical, among others. Mental health issues in the military population range between 9% and 26% [25][26][27] . Oznur et al 25 analyzed 258 SF-36 questionnaires completed by Turkish military members who participated in armed conflicts in Afghanistan, and found the lowest scores in the areas of mental health (59.14 ± 18.56) and vitality (59.25 ± 21.17).…”

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Quality of life at 3 and 6 months in military personnel with a history of thoracic trauma suffered in combat

Bastidas-Goyes,

Hincapié-Díaz,

Díaz-Quijano

et al. 2024

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Objective: To measure the score and variation in the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire at 3 and 6 months of evaluation in military personnel with a history of chest trauma in combat. Method: Comparative study between military with chest trauma and healthy military personnel from 2011 to 2016, evaluating the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. Results: 45 subjects were analyzed, 25 with a history of chest trauma and 10 healthy controls with combat experience. 25 of the cases were evaluated at 3 months and 11 at 6 months. The average age was 28.2 years (standard deviation: 7.22), and 76% had projectile wounds with a high-speed firearm. 44 % (11/25) of the subjects with chest trauma at three months of assessment presented a lot of limitation for the performance of moderate activities (p < 0.001) and only 5% (1/20) of the controls reported a lot of limitation (p < 0.001). Conclusions: There is significant deterioration in the quality of life in all domains through the SF-36 questionnaire in patients with chest trauma at 3 and 6 months after the evaluation.

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“…Moreover, increased psychological distress due to the pandemic was accompanied by a significant decrease in resilience and more serious anxiety and depression symptoms. It has been found that self‐rated health, as an indicator, is associated with objective health status, healthy behaviors, and functioning, and can be a simple predictor of anxiety and depressive symptoms (Reyes et al, 2020 ). Resilient individuals are more capable of dealing with fears arising from SARS‐CoV‐2‐related stressors; they also tend to experience positive emotions and thoughts, and seek the necessary social support from others, and vice versa (Ye et al, 2020 ).…”

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Mental health issues in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A multi‐time‐point study related to COVID‐19 pandemic

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Given the unpredictability and challenges brought about by the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic, this study aimed to investigate the impact trend of the prolonged pandemic on the mental health of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The 8112 participants included parents of children with ASD and parents of typically developing (TD) children at two sites (Heilongjiang and Fujian province, China). The parents completed a set of self‐report questionnaires covering demographic characteristics, influences related to COVID‐19, COVID‐19 concerns and perceived behaviors, as well as the Connor‐Davidson resilience scale (CD‐RISC), self‐rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self‐rating depression scale (SDS) by means of an online survey platform. Data were collected by three cross‐sectional surveys carried out in April 2020 (Time 1), October 2020 (Time 2), and October 2021 (Time 3). The results of quantitative and qualitative comparisons showed that: (i) parents of children with ASD had lower levels of resilience, and more symptoms of anxiety and depression than parents of TD children at each time point (all P < 0.05); and (ii) there were significant time‐cumulative changes in resilience, anxiety, and depression among all participants (all P < 0.05). The logistic regression analyzes after adjusting for demographic characteristics revealed that the following factors were significantly associated with poor resilience and a higher rate of anxiety and depression in parents of children with ASD: time‐point, the effect of COVID‐19 on children's emotions and parents' emotions, changes in relationships, changes in physical exercise, changes in daily diet during the COVID‐19 pandemic, and COVID‐19‐related psychological distress. In conclusions, the parents did not report improvements in resilience, anxiety, or depression symptoms from Time 1 to Time 2 or 3, indicating that cumulative mental health issues increased when, surprisingly, the COVID‐19 restrictions were eased. The psychological harm resulting from the COVID‐19 pandemic is far‐reaching, especially among parents of children with ASD.

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Characterization of occupational, demographic and health determinants in Canadian reservists veterans and the relationship with poor self-rated health

Cited by 7 publications

References 22 publications

Sex and gender: More than just demographic variables

Sex and gender: More than just demographic variables

Quality of life at 3 and 6 months in military personnel with a history of thoracic trauma suffered in combat

Mental health issues in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A multi‐time‐point study related to COVID‐19 pandemic

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