The health status of the Vietnam veteran and implications for the health educator
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Health Education Research
- Vol. 1 (4) , 337-341
- https://doi.org/10.1093/her/1.4.337
Abstract
Vietnam veterans, Vietnam-era veterans and Vietnam-era non-veterans were compared on health status. Data were generated on 168 participants responding to the Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaire and a self-reported health status questionnaire. Vietnam veterans reported experiencing more illness symptoms and participating in a greater number of negative health behaviours than either the Vietnam-era veterans or the Vietnam-era non-veterans. Implications for health educators include the construction of health education programs designed to promote risk reduction targeting Vietnam veterans and their children.Keywords
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