Health Status of Current National Guard Members
Abstract
This cross-sectional study will address three research objectives and lay the ground work to establish a cohort of current Massachusetts Army National Guard (ARNG) members whose health status can be followed longitudinally as they remain State-side; are deployed for combat, peacekeeping, or civilian emergency duties; and after they leave the military. The primary objective is to describe the current health status of this National Guard cohort using methods that will permit comparison to other population norms (e.g., SF36) and current surveillance system parameters (e.g., US Army Health Risk Appraisal). The second objective is to examine to what extent the job strain related to ARNG service as a second job' affects the relationship between the job strain of the service members' civilian jobs and health and job performance outcomes. The third objective is to examine whether attrition from the ARNG is related to current health status by additionally surveying a cohort of persons who have left National Guard service within the past three years. The survey instrument has been finalized and the subject cohort pool of approximately 12,000 current and former ARNG members has been identified. It is anticipated that the survey mailing will be initiated in March 2001.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389441
Entities
People
- Susan P. Proctor
Organizations
- Boston University