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The health of UK civilians deployed to Iraq
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Fear NT
; Meek D
; Cawkill P
; Jones N
; Greenberg N
; Wessely S
Eur J Public Health
2017[Apr]; 27
(2
): 367-371
PMID27452892
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BACKGROUND: Modern military operations have incorporated deployed civilians in a
variety of roles (e.g. diplomats, private security staff). Many of these roles
expose individuals to potentially dangerous or traumatic events. Evidence has
shown that such exposures can cause psychological health problems in military
personnel. It is likely that the same would be seen among civilians working in
such environments. There is however limited research into the health of civilians
deployed to war zones. This study compared health outcomes and related behaviours
among UK regular and reserve Army personnel with UK civilian personnel deployed
in direct support of the UK military in Iraq. METHODS: The study sample comprised
of 159 Ministry of Defence civilians, 1542 Army regulars and 408 Army reservists,
all of whom served in non-combat roles. Data were gathered by questionnaires
which asked about deployment experiences, lifestyle factors and health outcomes
[i.e. post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), general health, multiple physical
symptoms and alcohol use]. RESULTS: Fewer deployed UK civilians smoked than
regular Army personnel (adjusted OR 0.83 95% CI 0.70-0.98). UK civilians had
better overall health and were less likely to report multiple physical symptoms
compared with reservists (adjusted ORs 0.64 95% CI 0.44-0.93 and 0.60 95% CI
0.39-0.93, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the psychological health of
deployed civilians appears to be better than that of Army personnel deployed in
non-combat roles. Civilians are also less likely to engage in some risky
behaviours.
|*Health Status
[MESH]
|*Occupations
[MESH]
|Adult
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Iraq
[MESH]
|Iraq War, 2003-2011
[MESH]
|Male
[MESH]
|Military Personnel/psychology/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
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