A Study Protocol for Tracking Quality of Life Among U.S. Service Members Wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Wounded Warrior Recovery Project

Abstract

There is a need for more work to understand the quality of life (QOL) outcomes of survivors of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom combat injury to improve care and treatment, and prevent poor physical, psychological, and social outcomes. We describe the study design and methods of the Wounded Warrior Recovery Project, a study supported by the Department of Defense that will track close to 10,000 military personnel wounded in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The overall objective of the 6-year longitudinal study is to track changes in QOL and describe variations in those changes as they relate to sociodemographic factors, injury characteristics, service-related factors, clinical/diagnostic measures including traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder, and medical procedures and services. The Wounded Warrior Recovery Project study will be among the first longitudinal population-based investigations of QOL outcomes after combat injury and will provide a basis upon which large-scale epidemiological studies can be conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA619363

Entities

People

  • Bethi N. Luu
  • Daniel Sack
  • Michael R. Galarneau
  • Peggy Han
  • Susan I. Woodruff

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Quality Of Life
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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