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Mil Med ; 185(7-8): e1200-e1208, 2020 08 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32239169

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: It is critical the U.S. Army retains skilled physicians in the Medical Corps (MC) to ensure direct support to military operations and medical readiness. The purpose of this study was to examine U.S. Army physicians' opinions concerning: readiness to perform required duties, work environment, support and recognition they receive, military career intentions, and how these factors may relate to Army physician job satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study of Army physicians was conducted using a 45-item web-based survey tool, "Army Medicine Medical Corps (MC) Engagement/Satisfaction Survey 2018." The survey used a combination of multiple choice (Likert-scaled and categorical) and open text statements and questions. Satisfaction with their Army physician career was measured using a 5-point unipolar Likert scale response on level of satisfaction. Chi-square tests of independence were conducted on all demographic characteristics to examine if levels of satisfaction with Army physician career were associated with a particular demographic profile. Agreement opinions expressed on 20 statements about professional readiness, work environment, and job recognition were summarized and rank-ordered by percentage of "strongly agree" responses. Categorical responses to several questions related to career intentions were summarized overall and by career satisfaction level. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify demographic factors, which may influence career satisfaction as an Army physician. RESULTS: Approximately 47% (2,050/4,334) of U.S. Army physicians participated in the MC 2018 survey. Career satisfaction percentages overall were: "extremely satisfied" (10.0%), "quite satisfied" (24.8%), "moderately satisfied" (33.9%), "slightly satisfied" (22.6%), and "not at all satisfied" (8.3%). Respondents were in least agreement to statements about sufficient administrative support and recognition of doing good work. Logistic regression results showed military rank as a significant predictor of negative career satisfaction as an Army physician. For Captains, the odds for being "not at all satisfied" with their military career were almost nine times that of Colonels. Also, compared to their baseline group, physicians who completed their graduate medical education training, mission critical surgeons, and physicians who worked in military treatment facilities that were either a hospital (not a medical center) or a clinic-ambulatory surgery center had a greater risk of being "not at all satisfied" with their career as an Army physician. CONCLUSIONS: There is significant room for improvement in MC officer career satisfaction. The drivers of satisfaction are multiple and apply differently among MC officers of varied ranks and experience. Senior officers are the ones who are the most satisfied with their military career. Results of this novel MC officer study may serve as an impetus to identify existing shortcomings and make necessary changes to retain skilled Army physicians. Army leaders should invest resources to develop and sustain initiatives that improve military career satisfaction and retention of MC officers.


Assuntos
Militares , Médicos , Escolha da Profissão , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Satisfação no Emprego , Satisfação Pessoal , Inquéritos e Questionários
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US Army Med Dep J ; (2-16): 8-14, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27215860

RESUMO

To ensure Soldiers are properly equipped and mission capable to perform full spectrum operations, Army medical planners use disease nonbattle injury (DNBI) and battle injury (BI) admission rates in the Total Army Analysis process to support medical deployment and force structure planning for deployed settings. For more than a decade, as the proponent for the DNBI/BI methodology and admission rates, the Statistical Analysis Cell (previously Statistical Analysis Branch, Center for Army Medical Department Strategic Studies) has provided Army medical planners with DNBI/BI rates based upon actual data from recent operations. This article presents the data-driven methodology and casualty estimation rates developed by the Statistical Analysis Cell and accredited for use by 2 Army Surgeon Generals, displays the top 5 principal International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnoses for DNBI/BI in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OIF/OND), and discusses trends in DNBI rates in OIF/OND during the stabilization period. Our methodology uses 95th percentile daily admission rates as a planning factor to ensure that 95% of days in theater are supported by adequate staff and medical equipment. We also present our DNBI/BI estimation methodology for non-Army populations treated at Role 3 US Army medical treatment facilities.


Assuntos
Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Admissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia , Mineração de Dados , Humanos , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Estados Unidos , Ferimentos e Lesões/classificação , Ferimentos e Lesões/etiologia
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Mil Med ; 180(5): 570-7, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25939113

RESUMO

Dental Disease and Non-Battle Injuries (D-DNBI) continue to be a problem among U.S. Army active duty (AD), U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG), and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) deployed soldiers to Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. A previous study reported the annual rates to be 136 D-DNBI per 1,000 personnel for AD, 152 for ARNG, and 184 for USAR. The objectives of this study were to describe D-DNBI incidence and to determine risk factors for dental encounters and high severity diagnoses for deployed soldiers. The 78 diagnoses were classified into three categories based on severity. Poisson regression was used to compare D-DNBI rates and logistic regression was used to analyze the risk of high severity D-DNBI. In both campaigns, Reserve had a higher risk of D-DNBI than active duty. For Afghanistan, ARNG and USAR demonstrated over 50% increased risk of D-DNBI compared to AD. In Iraq, USAR had a 17% increased risk over AD. Females had a higher risk of D-DNBI (>50%) compared to males in both campaigns. High severity D-DNBI made up 2.77% of all diagnoses. Within Afghanistan, there was a 4.6% increased risk of high severity D-DNBI for each additional deployment month.


Assuntos
Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Doenças Estomatognáticas/epidemiologia , Adulto , Campanha Afegã de 2001- , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores Sexuais , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Mil Med ; 180(2): 216-23, 2015 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25643390

RESUMO

This retrospective study examined spinal-related hospitalizations of U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Spinal cord injuries (SCI) and vertebral column injuries (VCI) were identified using International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes. In our study, spinal hospitalizations represented 8.2% of total injury admissions. Risk factors for SCI and VCI incidences were determined using Poisson regression. Lack of previous deployment experience increased risk of having SCI by 33% and VCI by 24% in Iraq (similar increases, but not statistically significant in Afghanistan). Male soldiers had 4.85 times higher risk for SCI in Iraq and 69% higher risk in Afghanistan than female soldiers. In Afghanistan, almost 60% of spinal episodes included traumatic brain injury (TBI), compared to about 40% in Iraq. In both theaters, mild TBI accounted for more than 50% of all TBI-spinal episodes. Sixteen percent of SCI inpatient episodes in Afghanistan and 13% in Iraq were associated with paralysis, with median bed days of 46 and 33 days compared to a median of 6 days in both theaters for nonparalysis spinal injuries. The mortality rate was 2.5 times lower in Afghanistan than in Iraq.


Assuntos
Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Campanha Afegã de 2001- , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Classificação Internacional de Doenças , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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Am J Prev Med ; 38(1 Suppl): S108-16, 2010 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20117583

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a life-altering condition that has affected many of our soldiers returning from war. In the current conflicts, the improvised explosive device (IED) has greatly increased the potential for soldiers to sustain a TBI. This study's objective was to establish benchmark admission rates for U.S. Army soldiers with TBIs identified during deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS: The study population consisted of U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan from September 11, 2001, through September 30, 2007. Population data were merged with admission data to identify hospitalizations during deployment. Using the international Barell Injury Diagnosis Matrix, TBI-related admissions were categorized into Type 1 (the most severe), Type 2, and Type 3 (the least severe). All analyses were performed in 2008. RESULTS: Of the 2898 identified TBI inpatient episodes of care, 46% were Type 1, 54% were Type 2, and less than 1% were Type 3. Over 65% of Type 1 injuries resulted from explosions, while almost half of all TBIs were non-battle-related. Overall TBI admission rates were 24.6 for Afghanistan and 41.8 for Iraq per 10,000 soldier-years. TBI hospitalization rates rose over time for both campaigns, although U.S. Army soldiers in Iraq experienced 1.7 times higher rates overall and 2.2 times higher Type 1 admission rates than soldiers in Afghanistan. The TBI-related proportion of all injury hospitalizations showed an ascending trend. CONCLUSIONS: Future surveillance of TBI hospitalization rates is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation of preventive measures.


Assuntos
Lesões Encefálicas/epidemiologia , Distúrbios de Guerra/epidemiologia , Medicina Militar/estatística & dados numéricos , Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Campanha Afegã de 2001- , Feminino , Dispositivos de Proteção da Cabeça/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Distribuição por Sexo , Índices de Gravidade do Trauma , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Mil Med ; 173(9): 825-35, 2008 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18816921

RESUMO

Previous analysis of Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm data yielded a disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI) model using distinct 95th percentile daily admission rates during the three phases of a war-fighting operation to predict medical requirements. This study refines the model with data from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Inpatient health care records of U.S. Army soldiers deployed to OEF and OIF who were admitted with DNBI diagnoses were analyzed. DNBI admission rates for OEF and OIF were compared with rates for Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm. DNBI admission rates for OEF and OIF were lower than those for Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm. Rates among the phases of OIF were distinctly different. DNBI admission rates have been reduced during recent deployments. The concepts of the original model based on Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm data were validated by experiences during OEF and OIF. Continuous surveillance of DNBI admission rates is recommended.


Assuntos
Doença , Militares , Modelos Biológicos , Admissão do Paciente/tendências , Ferimentos e Lesões , Adulto , Afeganistão , Feminino , Guerra do Golfo , Humanos , Iraque , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Masculino , Auditoria Médica , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Mil Med ; 173(7): 647-52, 2008 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18700598

RESUMO

The Patient Workload Generator (PATGEN) simulation model is an important part of the Army Medical Department force requirement planning. The current version of the PATGEN model is based on historical major combat operations such as World War II and the Korean War. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant difference between injury distributions used in the PATGEN model and the injury distributions based on the data from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). To make the comparison feasible, the PATGEN injury categories were created using the Barell Injury Matrix. Analyses were performed using two independent OIF data sources, the Joint Theater Trauma Registry and the Standard Inpatient Data Record. Based on X2 test results, both analyses suggest a significant difference between PATGEN and OIF injury distributions. A major concern is the underestimation by PATGEN of battle injuries with multiple wounds. The findings support future use of data-driven diagnosis-based injury distributions for current operations and new more flexible simulation models that will allow for changes in injury probability distributions.


Assuntos
Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Medicina Militar , Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Simulação de Paciente , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia , Bases de Dados como Assunto , Estudos de Viabilidade , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Modelos Teóricos , Sistema de Registros , Índices de Gravidade do Trauma , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Carga de Trabalho
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Am J Ind Med ; 45(6): 549-57, 2004 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15164399

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Military planners must ensure adequate medical care for deployed troops-including care for disease and non-battle injuries (DNBI). This study develops a heuristic model with the three distinct phases of a warfighting operation (build-up, ground combat, post-combat) to assist in predicting DNBI incidence during warfighting deployments. METHODS: Inpatient healthcare records of soldiers deployed to the Persian Gulf War who were admitted with DNBI diagnoses were analyzed. DNBI admission rates for the three phases of the operation were examined and compared to rates for US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) posts in the US. RESULTS: DNBI admission rates among the phases were distinctly different. The operation's overall rate and 95th percentile daily rate were less than the FORSCOM FY 1990 annual rate. CONCLUSIONS: The level of combat must be considered. The traditional use of average or overall rates should be abandoned when forecasting DNBI rates. Medical support projections should use separate 95th percentile DNBI admission rates for each of the phases.


Assuntos
Medicina Militar , Admissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Guerra , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Planejamento em Saúde , Humanos , Oceano Índico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Militares/estatística & dados numéricos
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