Title
Prevalence of painful musculoskeletal conditions in female and male veterans in 7 years after return from deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Publication Date
2012-2
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adult; *Afghan Campaign 2001-; Arthralgia; Female; Humans; *Iraq War, 2003-2011; Male; Prevalence; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; United States; Veterans
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies | Musculoskeletal Diseases | Women's Health
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We sought to describe sex differences in the prevalence of painful musculoskeletal conditions in men and women Veterans after deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) (OEF-OIF). METHODS: This is an observational study using Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative and clinical databases of OEF-OIF Veterans who had enrolled in and used VA care. The prevalence of back problems, musculoskeletal conditions, and joint disorders was determined at years 1 through 7 after deployment for female and male Veterans using ICD-9 code groupings for these conditions. RESULTS: Female Veterans were younger (mean age 29 vs. 30, P
Keywords
musculoskeletal pain, veterans, women's health
DOI of Published Version
10.1097/AJP.0b013e318223d951
Source
Clin J Pain. 2012 Feb;28(2):163-7. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318223d951. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Clinical journal of pain
Related Resources
PubMed ID
21677563
Repository Citation
Haskell, Sally; Ning, Yuming; Krebs, Erin; Goulet, Joseph; Mattocks, Kristin M.; Kerns, Robert; and Brandt, Cynthia, "Prevalence of painful musculoskeletal conditions in female and male veterans in 7 years after return from deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom" (2012). Women’s Health Research Faculty Publications. 566.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/wfc_pp/566
