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Exploring deployment experiences of Army medical department personnel.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19585778     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to describe Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom and Operation Desert Storm/Shield deployment experiences from the perspectives of 39 Army Medical Department personnel using a qualitative method in 2004. Thematic content analysis revealed themes from data collected during twelve focus groups. The themes with the most discussion that transcended across wars, branches, echelons of care, and grade were leadership and readiness concerns, followed closely by safety issues. The majority of discussion was about deficiency needs during deployment and the data suggests that problems experienced during deployment are timeless and are not unit-specific; issues were strikingly similar across the two wars, as well as across the varying AMEDD roles and types of medical units. Therefore, the findings of this study may be generically applicable to deployed AMEDD personnel with the potential to alter current policy regarding leadership, readiness, and safety for future AMEDD deployments.
Authors:
Debra D Mark; Lynne M Connelly; Mary D Hardy; Jennifer Robison; Cheryl C Jones; Tiffany A Streett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Military medicine     Volume:  174     ISSN:  0026-4075     ISO Abbreviation:  Mil Med     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-09     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984771R     Medline TA:  Mil Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  631-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Office of Research and Extramural Programming, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii, 2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall, Room 407, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
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