McAndrew Lisa M, Chandler Helena K, Serrador Jorge M, Quigley Karen S, Natelson Benjamin H, Lange Gudrun
Department of Veterans Affairs, NJ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center University at Albany, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology.
Department of Veterans Affairs, NJ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center 385 Tremont Ave, East Orange, NJ 07081.
Mil Behav Health. 2016 May 6;4(3):299-306. doi: 10.1080/21635781.2016.1175980.
Initial evidence suggests some Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans suffer from significant physical symptoms. It is not known if other medical conditions may explain these symptoms or if they are causing functional limitations. We compared OEF/OIF veterans with CFS to Desert Shield/Storm veterans with CFS seen at a post-deployment VA clinic soon after their respective deployments. We found 17.6% of OEF/OIF veterans met criteria for CFS. Compared to Desert Shield/Storm veterans with CFS, the OEF/OIF veterans with CFS demonstrated worse mental health function and similar physical health function.
初步证据表明,一些持久自由行动/伊拉克自由行动(OEF/OIF)的退伍军人患有严重的身体症状。目前尚不清楚其他医疗状况是否可以解释这些症状,或者这些症状是否会导致功能受限。我们将患有慢性疲劳综合征(CFS)的OEF/OIF退伍军人与在各自部署后不久在退伍军人事务部(VA)诊所就诊的患有CFS的沙漠盾牌/风暴行动退伍军人进行了比较。我们发现17.6%的OEF/OIF退伍军人符合CFS的标准。与患有CFS的沙漠盾牌/风暴行动退伍军人相比,患有CFS的OEF/OIF退伍军人表现出更差的心理健康功能和相似的身体健康功能。