Background: Providing care for patients with chronic disability affects caregivers’ social lives and relationships and can lead to poor health and lower quality of life.
Iranian female spouses/caregivers (N=244) of Veterans with war-related bilateral lower limb amputations participated in interviews regarding overall quality of life as well as physical, emotional, social, and mental health.
This study explored links between divorce and various health outcomes among all 5 branches of Service members in the Millennium Cohort Study.
2000 Census data was used to compare salaries of military spouses to salaries of civilians. Overall, military spouses have lower annual incomes than their civilian counterparts.
238 civilian females living in Nigeria completed scales about intimate partner violence to examine associations between living in a military community and rates of intimate partner violence.
81 wives of Navy submarine officers completed a survey examining gender attitudes, overall role satisfaction, and satisfaction with Navy life. Women with more traditional gender attitudes were more involved in and more satisfied with Navy life.