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Abstract:
To gain more insight into the prevention of health problems of military personnel after deployment, the Dutch Ministry of Defense has appointed the Prevention and Health Department of the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) to develop a new Health Monitoring Instrument (HMI). The aim was to draft a compact questionnaire that would provide an indication of the general health condition of the individual soldier after deployment. By using the HMI exactly 6 months after the end of deployment and by asking some questions explicitly about the deployment, researchers should be able to use the questionnaire for monitoring both the general health of soldiers and any possible problems related to the soldiers' deployment. Individual health profiles and derived group tables can be generated automatically by using the SPSS program. It is possible to draw up general health profiles with accessory risk profiles. In case an individual soldier scores a 4 or higher, it is advisable to investigate if special care, or an intensification of present care, is desirable. With this health surveillance instrument it is not only possible to monitor a soldier's individual health status, but also the health status of groups.
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Conference paper |
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15 |
| Report Date: |
JUN 2004 |
| Report Number: |
A346334 |
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