Kimberly A. Hepner; Carol P. Roth; Coreen Farris; Elizabeth M. Sloss; Grant R. Martsolf; Harold Alan Pincus; Katherine E. Watkins; Caroline Epley; Daniel Mandel; Susan D. Hosek; Carrie M. Farmer
To inform improvements to the quality of care delivered by the military health system for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, researchers developed a framework and identified, developed, and described a candidate set of measures for monitoring, assessing, and improving the quality of care. This document describes their research approach and the measure sets that they identified.
Acute and chronic pain are common among service members, with musculoskeletal pain and injuries being the leading cause of nondeployability among active-duty service members. Interviews with Military Health System (MHS) administrators, providers, and service member patients provide on-the-ground perspectives on MHS pain care policies, highlighting strengths and potential areas for improvement and innovation in pain care across the MHS.
Experienced oncology nurses address all the issues surrounding women's cancers. This edition offers new data on the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as updates on genetic influences, environmental factors, and analysis of complementary and alternative therapies. 70 black-and-white illustrations are included.
Understanding the current quality of care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression delivered to service members is an important step toward improving care across the Military Health System (MHS). This report describes the characteristics of active-component service members who received care for PTSD or depression through the MHS and assesses the quality of care received using quality measures derived from administrative data.
Delivery of high-quality behavioral health (BH) care is essential to the readiness of the U.S. armed forces and their families. Virtual behavioral health (VBH) care expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic and could support BH care delivery in the future. The authors examined trends in the use of VBH care for U.S. Army soldiers and their spouses from prior to the pandemic through March 2022 and surveyed soldiers about their perceptions of VBH care.
When the demand for behavioral health care outstrips supply at military treatment facilities (MTFs), service members are referred to private-sector providers. While readiness assessments are routinely included in clinical encounters at MTFs, it has been unclear how readiness assessments and command communication are being conducted for service members receiving private-sector care.
What keeps people in jobs or occupations is the central theme of four studies that interpret workers' attitudes toward job-changing in the light of their work experience as well as their expectations for the future. Gladys Palmer, in collaboration with Herbert S. Parnes of Ohio State University and Richard C. Wilcock of the University of Illinois, has experimented in the key study with analyses designed to measure the strength of a person's attachment to his or her occupation or employer. Attitude questions are given a time dimension by checking them against the job histories of individual workers and by including evaluations of crucial job decisions in the past. The effect of private pension plans upon the inclination to change jobs is examined by Parnes, with surprising results. A third study, by Carol P. Brainerd, considers the impact of the search for economic security on a highly skilled group by tracing changes over thirty years in the way toolmakers move between jobs and in the methods of training them. Mary W. Herman uses both America and European materials to analyze the connection between the ideas of social class, work attitude, aspirations for moving up the social scale, and the amount that actually occurs between different levels of skill. The volume emphasizes the work experience and attitudes of male production workers in the stable period of their working lives, when family responsibilities are usually heavy. At the same points, however, it also covers women workers and the full range of age groups in the adult population. In the concluding chapter, Palmer brings the findings together, examines their implications for understanding the complex factors that determine individual movements in the labor market, and assesses the various attitude measures developed as predictors of attachment or mobility. Materials, sources, and technical aspects of the analysis are discussed in four appendices. These studies have both practical appeal and research interest. Personnel workers, guidance counselors, employment specialists, and others involved in the everyday workings of the labor market will appreciate the insights into worker attitudes and behavior, while the analysis of institutional force and of motivations and trends in mobility will interest labor economists and sociologists, as well as technicians in the field of attitude research. Founded in 1921 as a separate Wharton department, the Industrial Research Unit has a long record of publication and research in the labor market, productivity, union relations, and business report fields. Major Industrial Research Unit studies as published as research projects are completed. This volume is Study no. 40.
For Marie Pontonnier, the choice was clear - stay in her native France and become a nun, or attempt a treacherous journey to the remote outpost of Montr al, Qu bec, to search for a husband and a new life. In 1656, a 13-year-old orphan, Marie Pontonnier, with a meager dowry and guided only by her deep faith and unwavering optimism, chose the latter. There, men were plentiful and women were few. She was one of a hearty group of souls referred to as the "Filles a Marier," the "marriageable girls" recruited to populate the colony. They had no support from King Louis XIV of France, himself just a teenager at the time. Based on a true story, this thoroughly researched novel follows young Marie's triumphant and tragic tale, transporting the reader to a time where wars raged with the Iroquois Indians and children commonly died shortly after being brought into the world. The King would later realize these women required support and subsequent young ladies recruited to populate the colony would be sent with a dowry. They are well chronicled as the "King's Daughters." But the marriageable girls' stories are all but lost to history. This passionately written novel helps amend this oversight, bringing what we do know of Marie's turbulent and sweet life to vivid detail, filling in the gaps through rich, imaginative storytelling.
In an endearing, humorous style, Carol Ann P. Cot deftly weaves the captivating true story of her grandparents' lives at the turn of the century with her own childhood memories of the Fabulous Fifties and the Seismic Sixties. Her grandmother tells the story of their lives in service to Ambassador and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss of Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, surrounded by sumptuous wealth in mansions and palaces around the globe. As the eldest of four girls in a nurturing, although sometimes contentious three-generation household, Carol transports the reader to a much simpler time. You'll find yourself laughing and crying while rooting for Carol as she comes of age and finds the love of her life.
One night as I was drifting off to sleep, pondering whether I should write about my life as a suffering soul-knowing the Church holds that we should remain humbly silent-I wondered, "How does God feel about our remaining quiet?" We do know that God does not think like us. The next morning as I lifted my head off the pillow, I heard God the Father's deep, commanding voice in my head, "You must write that book." So I had my orders from on high and I have done my best to fulfill His expectations. No doubt I had His help throughout.
It's cancer? Now what? With all the information out there, which way do you go?This raw and funny account from two-time survivor, Carol Wyllie, calls out the "standard of care" of traditional cancer protocol and questions the validity of non-traditional treatments. The conversational delivery through relatable anecdotes is real and heart-warming. Filled with invaluable tips, tricks and advice, you will find yourself referring to this book again and again. Leaving no stone unturned in her quest for answers, Wyllie acknowledges the huge role faith can and did play in dealing with life's toughest hurdles. Her book is a true journey of self-discovery and healing. Join her for this witty and, at times, dark account from diagnosis to cure and beyond. Her story truly brings it all -Traditional and non-traditional treatment-Tips and tricks learned along the way-Gratitude and faith in the darkness-A new normal for life
"P is for Palmetto" is a collection of evocative pages of watercolor that covers this beautiful southeastern state from A to Z. Carol Crane captures the diverse features of South Carolina with her flowing verse and solid expository text, while, within the images of Mary Whyte, you can almost envision yourself standing in the vast cotton fields and walking along the sandy shores of its stunning coastline. South Carolinians, young and old, will treasure "P is for Palmetto" and educators will find its two-tiered teaching format extremely useful in their classrooms.
