Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers: 26 August 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 26.08.2019 12:57 pm
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28.5%

The percentage of "Tricare-insured children" who "had at least one special health care need," according to a recent story on the Military Times website -- Military children have more health care needs, but less access and lower quality, study finds. The story reports on an article published in the August issue of the journal Health Affairs -- Families With TRICARE Report Lower Health Care Quality And Access Compared To Other Insured And Uninsured Families.

By the Numbers: 19 August 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 19.08.2019 12:25 pm

652%

The percentage increase in the incidence of insomnia among Service members from 2003 to 2011, according to a recent study in the journal Sleep -- The association of insomnia and sleep apnea with deployment and combat exposure in the entire population of US army soldiers from 1997 to 2011: a retrospective cohort investigation. Additionally, there was a 600% increase in the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea.

By the Numbers: 29 July 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 29.07.2019 11:24 am

17.6%

The prevalence of being hazed in the military, according to a new article in the the Journal of Affective Disorders -- Military hazing and suicidal ideation among active duty military personnel: Serial mediation effects of anger and depressive symptoms. The article says that 18.7% of those who "experienced hazing reported suicidal ideation."

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