Research Paper Title Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Recently Deployed and Never Deployed Soldiers. Background Military studies investigating the prevalence of substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUD) and the relation between SU and mental disorders often lack a comprehensive assessment of SU, SUD and mental disorders and comparable groups of deployed… Read More
Get of Your Backside & Lengthen your Telomeres!
Research Paper Title Stand Up for Health – Avoiding Sedentary Behaviour might lengthen your Telomeres: Secondary Outcomes from a Physical Activity RCT in Older People. Background Telomere length has been associated with a healthy lifestyle and longevity. However, the effect of increased physical activity on telomere length is still unknown. Therefore, the aim was to… Read More
Office Workers: Back Pain, Fatigue & Workforce Productivity
Research Paper Title Breaking Up Workplace Sitting Time with Intermittent Standing Bouts Improves Fatigue and Musculoskeletal Discomfort in Overweight/Obese Office Workers. Background To examine whether the introduction of intermittent standing bouts during the workday using a height-adjustable workstation can improve subjective levels of fatigue, musculoskeletal discomfort and work productivity relative to seated work. Methods Overweight/obese… Read More
Mentally Ill People Need More Help to Stay in Work
People with mental illness should have more help to stay in work, including prompt NHS treatment and support from employers, such as flexible working hours, England’s chief medical officer has said. In her annual report Sally Davies said that the number of working days lost to stress, depression, and anxiety in the United Kingdom had… Read More
Physical Capability in Mid-life & All Cause Mortality
Research Paper Title Physical Capability in Mid-life and Survival Over 13 years of Follow-up: British Birth Cohort Study. Study Question Are objective measures of physical capability in mid-life associated with all cause mortality? Summary Answer Standing balance time, chair rise speed, and grip strength at the age of 53 are associated with all cause morality… Read More
Physical Activity & Predictors of Risk of Disability: Any Connection?
Research Paper Title Relation of Physical Activity Time to Incident Disability in Community Dwelling Adults With or At Risk of Knee Arthritis: Prospective Cohort Study. Study Question Is objectively measured time spent in light physical activity related to incident disability independent of moderate-vigorous activity time and other predictors of risk of disability in adults with… Read More
Medically Unexplained Symptoms & Exposure to Combat
Research Paper Title Multiple Physical Symptoms in a Military Population: A Cross-sectional Study. Background Medically unexplained symptoms have been reported among both civilians and military personnel exposed to combat. A large number of military personnel deployed to the Gulf War in 1991 reported non-specific symptoms. These symptoms did not constitute a clearly defined syndrome. Post-traumatic… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 