Disability correlates in Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans.

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Disability correlates in Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans.

Disabil Rehabil. 2015;37(10):884-91

Authors: Thompson JM, Pranger T, Sweet J, VanTil L, McColl MA, Besemann M, Shubaly C, Pedlar D

Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to inform disability mitigation for military veterans by identifying personal, environmental, and health factors associated with activity limitations.
METHOD: A sample of 3154 Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans who were released during 1998-2007 participated in the 2010 Survey on Transition to Civilian Life. Associations between personal and environmental factors, health conditions and activity limitations were explored using ordinal logistic regression.
RESULTS: The prevalence of activity reduction in life domains was higher than the Canadian general population (49% versus 21%), as was needing assistance with at least one activity of daily living (17% versus 5%). Prior to adjusting for health conditions, disability odds were elevated for increased age, females, non-degree post-secondary graduation, low income, junior non-commissioned members, deployment, low social support, low mastery, high life stress, and weak sense of community belonging. Reduced odds were found for private/recruit ranks. Disability odds were highest for chronic pain (10.9), any mental health condition (2.7), and musculoskeletal conditions (2.6), and there was a synergistic additive effect of physical and mental health co-occurrence.
CONCLUSIONS: Disability, measured as activity limitation, was associated with a range of personal and environmental factors and health conditions, indicating multifactorial and multidisciplinary approaches to disability mitigation.

PMID: 25203768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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