Reintegration: The Role Of Spouse Telephone BATTLEMIND

Abstract

The goal of this study is to help spouses serve as a support system and ease the transition for military service members returning from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). The program provides telephone support group sessions to spouses designed to educate, build coping skills, improve access to services for veteran and family, and serve as a source of shared support. The study enrolled 60 OEF/OIF spouses from the general population of spouses. In addition, per the request of the Wounded Warrior Program (WWP), 26 WWP spouses have been enrolled. Over the period of one year, each group of 6 participants (or approximately 10 participants for the WWP spouses) and a trained Group Leader have 12 hour-long structured telephone sessions, focusing on education, coping skills, and support. To date, 12 support groups are ongoing and 2 support groups have ended. 46 spouses have had 6 month data collection and 6 spouses have had 12 month data collection. Preliminary baseline data analysis is beginning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA542685

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  • Linda Nichols

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Biomedical Research
  • Casualties
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Materials
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Public Health
  • Students
  • Transitions

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