Health Behaviors and Performance of Military Women
Abstract
Research objectives are to: (a) examine the health of military women in terms of health status, health practices, and health care utilization; (b) assess work-related performance of military women; and (c) examine relationships between health and performance of military women. Data are drawn from the six Worldwide Surveys of Substance Abuse and Health Behaviors Among Military Personnel. Year 2 analyses examined interrelationships among stress, substance use, and coping and compared military women and men and subgroups of military women. Analyses resulted in three papers and three presentations at a professional meeting. Each addressed an aspect of the health and performance of military women consistent with the grant's objectives. Specifically, among military women and men, papers examined the relationships between stress and substance abuse; the effects of stress, symptoms of depression, and coping style on occupational impairment; and relationships between deployment and substance use. Presentations examined substance use among military women and men as it relates to changes in demographics; sources of stress for military women and men and coping behaviors; and progress toward the Healthy People 2000 objectives. Copies of each are included in the appendices to the report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADB240253
Entities
People
- Robert M. Bray
Organizations
- RTI International