Characterization of Fibromylagia Syndrome in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Soldiers Treated at Brooke Army Medical Center Subsequent to Post-deployment Examination
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nagurney, Alex | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bagwell, Brandi Rae | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-26T13:30:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-26T13:30:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study’s purpose was to characterize fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) within a military population; specifically the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) cohort treated post-deployment at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) during fiscal years 2004-2006. Retrospective and anonymous data were retrieved from BAMC’s database for Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) for all OIF/OEF military personnel treated at BAMC for any diagnosis during the fiscal years of 2004-2006. Frequencies were analyzed for the following diagnoses: FMS, PTSD, adjustment disorders, collapsed variables including PTSD collapsed with stress disorders and brief/acute PTSD, and FMS collapsed with soft-tissue disorders, certain physical disorders including infectious and parasitic disease, musculoskeletal disorders, autoimmune or systemic disorders, burn, cervicalgia, and soft-tissue disorders. Results suggest that increased rates of FMS exist within military populations, along with a high rate of musculoskeletal disorders, as well as inflated rates of PTSD, burn, infectious disease, soft-tissue disorder, and adjustment disorders. Based on these results, services within the military such as combat exposure may play a role in the development of diagnoses that are associated with FMS and have been implicated as précipitants or potential etiologies in the development of FMS. | |
| dc.description.department | Psychology | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 106 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bagwell, B. B. (2007). Characterization of fibromylagia syndrome in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom soldiers treated at Brooke Army Medical Center subsequent to post-deployment examination (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/8920 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | fibromyalgia | |
| dc.subject | Iraq War | |
| dc.subject | war on terrorism | |
| dc.subject | soft tissue injuries | |
| dc.subject | medical care | |
| dc.title | Characterization of Fibromylagia Syndrome in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Soldiers Treated at Brooke Army Medical Center Subsequent to Post-deployment Examination | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University-San Marcos | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts |
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