Browsing by Subject "veterans"

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    Barriers to Care for Women Veterans with Post-Traumatic Disorder: Interface of Gender, Culture, Diagnosis, and Compensation
    (2018-12) Eggers, Thomasine
    This paper will specifically address processes that may create an arduous evidentiary burden that female veterans must meet in order to qualify for disability compensation benefits; notably more difficult burden of proof than their male counterparts (Schingle, 2009). Also addressed is the impact of cultural and gender competence and sensitivity on barriers to care for this particular subset of the veteran population. As women continue to serve in the military in increasing numbers, and as the roles expand to include those previously held by men, there is a great need for a better understanding of the stressors that women veterans face and how these stressors impact their lives and the lives of their families after deployment. Although MST affects both men and women, the foci of this work will be on women, as women are the majority of victims of sexual assault. If women are not diagnosed and compensated at similar rates as men -where warranted- this discrepancy can lead to poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness, despair, and even suicide. This paper will address gaps between the progress made at VHA so far, with suggestions for improving barriers to health care and mental health treatment for women.
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    Minnesota Mailing List for Equal Opportunity Announcements and Advertisements, 1997. Third edition.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1997) Wolfe, Margaret R.; Smith, Frederick W.
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    Minnesota Mailing List for Equal Opportunity Announcements and Advertisements, 2006. Fourth edition.
    (Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2006) Rath, Denise
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    Minnesota Mailing List for Equal Opportunity Announcements and Advertisements.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Univesity of Minnesota, 1993) Wolfe, Margaret R.; Smith, Frederick W.
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    The Relationship Between Oral Health and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
    (2019-05) Baldomero, Arianne
    Introduction: Poor oral health has been implicated as an independent risk factor for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but few studies have evaluated the association between oral health and COPD exacerbations. We aimed to determine if poor oral health is associated with COPD exacerbations and/or worse respiratory health. Methods: We performed a case-control study of oral health among COPD exacerbators and non-exacerbators. Cases (exacerbators) had experienced ≥1 exacerbation in the previous 12 months, while controls (non-exacerbators) had no exacerbations in the previous 24 months. We excluded those with <4 teeth. We evaluated the global oral health assessment, Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-5), dental symptoms/habits, and St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). In a subset, we performed blinded dental exams to measure bleeding on probing, probing depth, clinical attachment loss, periodontitis severity, plaque index, gingival index, and carries risk. We evaluated associations between oral health and COPD exacerbations using logistic regression. Linear regression was used to assess relationships between oral health and SGRQ scores. Results: Screened non-exacerbators (n=118) were significantly more likely to have <4 teeth, compared to screened exacerbators (n=100) (44% vs. 30% respectively; p=0.046). After excluding those with <4 teeth there were 70 cases and 66 controls. Self-reported oral health and objective dental exam measures did not vary significantly between cases vs. controls. However, the odds of severe COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalizations and/or emergency department visits trended higher in those with worse dental exam compared to those with better dental exam. Worse OHIP-5 was strongly associated with worse SGRQ scores. Conclusions: Oral health status was not related to COPD exacerbations, but was associated with self-reported respiratory health. Larger studies are needed to address oral health as a potential method to improve respiratory health in patients with COPD.
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    Understanding the Financial Education, Information, and Resource Needs of Military Veterans Transitioning into College
    (2016-09) Selander, Julie
    The transition from military veteran to life as a college student is filled with many challenges and decisions (Reynolds, 2013). The challenges these “non-traditional” students face are unique. This qualitative study explored the transition experiences of eight male and three female student veterans from five different military branches at a large, public university with very high research activity to better understand the challenges these first or second year students encounter as they enter in as new college students and to better discern how they seek and receive financial information and resources. Understanding this transition and the associated challenges is important for institutions of higher education so they can better assist student veterans as they navigate through critical financial decisions, particularly during their first couple of years. A 12-question interview was conducted and a constant comparative method was used to segment data into categories, which were then synthesized into themes. Using Nancy Schlossberg’s Transition Theory as the conceptual framework for this study, several themes were revealed that related to challenges during student veterans’ transition, including balancing family, work, and service obligations, as well as issues with social transition and relating to other students. These can be barriers to successful integration and engagement to life as a college student. Administrative issues and concerns associated with the students’ veteran status at both the federal and institutional level were also identified. Student veterans, even in their early college years, were concerned with future decisions related to possible unpaid or low-paying internships and potential difficulty in finding a job after they graduated. The interviews also revealed the various ways and sources by which students receive and seek financial information during their transition, including family members, the military, institutional resources, and other student veterans on campus. Student veterans shared the ways in which they worked through various challenges, including attending the student veteran-specific orientation, connecting with other students at the veteran transition center on campus, establishing a network of friends, family, or fellow veterans, ensuring that an ample amount of money was saved prior to transitioning to college, as well as self-identifying that their advanced age and maturity helped them to push through various transition obstacles and barriers.