499
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Finding a Balance: Health Promotion Challenges of Military Women

&
Pages 848-868 | Received 22 Jun 2009, Accepted 12 Apr 2010, Published online: 29 Jul 2010

REFERENCES

  • Agazio , J. G. , Ephraim , P. M. , Flaherty , N. B. and Gurney , C. A. 2002 . Health promotion in active-duty military women with children . Women & Health , 35 ( 1 ) : 65 – 82 .
  • Allnutt , R. A. 1988 . Comparison of metabolic responses of United States Military Academy men and women in acute military load bearing . Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine , 59 : 787 – 788 .
  • Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine . 2008 . Hooah4Health Retrieved from http://www.hooah4health.com/
  • Bell , N. S. , Magione , T. W. , Hemenway , D. , Amoroso , P. J. and Jones , B. H. 2000 . High injury rates among female Army trainees—A function of gender? . American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 18 : 141 – 146 .
  • Bowles , S. V. , Picano , J. , Epperly , T. and Myer , S. 2006 . The LIFE program: A wellness approach to weight loss . Military Medicine , 171 : 1089 – 1094 .
  • Bray , R. A. , Hourani , L. L. , Rae , K. L. , Dever , J. A. , Brown , J. M. , Vincus , A. A. and Vandermaas Peeler , R. 2003 . 2002 Department of Defense survey of health related behaviors among military personnel , Research Park Triangle, NC : RTI International .
  • Brosch , L. 1998 . Physical activity and exercise in active duty female soldiers , Bethesda, MD : Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, TriService Nursing Research Program .
  • Brunader , R. E. , Brunader , J. A. and Kugler , J. P. 1991 . Prevalence of cocaine and marijuana use among pregnant women in a military health care setting . Journal of the American Board of Family Practitioners , 4 : 395 – 398 .
  • Cohen , J. 1988 . Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences , New York, NY : Academic Press .
  • Collins , B. S. , Hollander , R. B. , Koffman , D. M. , Reeve , R. and Seidler , S. 1997 . Women, work and health: Issues and implications for worksite health promotion . Women and Health , 25 ( 4 ) : 3 – 38 .
  • Department of Defense (DOD) . 2006 . Active duty servicewomen by branch of service and rank , Defense Manpower Data Center . unpublished data. Retrieved from http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004600.html
  • Dombrowski , J. J. 2006 . The relationship of self-efficacy, time management behavior, interrole conflict, and number and ages of children in the household to physical activity in working mothers Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  • Duffy , M. E. 1997 . Determinants of reported health promotion behaviors in employed Mexican American women . Health Care for Women International , 18 : 149 – 163 .
  • Friedl , K. E. , Klicka , M. V. , King , N. , Marchitelli , L. J. and Askew , E. W. 1995 . Effects of reduced fat intake on serum lipids in healthy young men and women at the U.S. Military Academy . Military Medicine , 160 : 527 – 533 .
  • Garland , F. C. , Garland , C. F. and Gorham , E. D. 2000 . A model of the expected occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes aboard U.S. Navy ships . Military Medicine , 165 : 691 – 697 .
  • Gerrard , M. , Gibbons , F. X. and Warner , T. D. 1991 . Effects of reviewing risk-relevant behavior on perceived vulnerability among women marines . Health Psychology , 10 : 173 – 179 .
  • Gjerdingen , D. , McGovern , P. , Bekker , M. , Lundberg , U. and Willemsen , R. 2001 . Women's roles and their impact on health, well-being, and career: Comparisons between the United States, Sweden, & The Netherlands . Women & Health , 31 ( 4 ) : 1 – 20 .
  • Harrison , M. J. , Neufeld , A. and Kushner , K. 1995 . Women in transition: Access and barriers to social support . Journal of Advanced Nursing , 21 : 858 – 864 .
  • Hopkins-Chadwick , D. L. 2006 . The health readiness of junior enlisted military women: The social determinants of health model and research questions . Military Medicine , 171 : 544 – 549 .
  • Huffman , A. H. , Culbertson , S. S. and Castro , C. A. 2008 . Family-friendly environments and U.S. Army soldier performance and work outcomes . Military Psychology , 20 : 253 – 270 .
  • Kelsey , K. S. , Campbell , M. K. , Tessaro , I. , Benedict , S. , Belton , L. , Fernandez , L. M. , Henriquez-Roldan , C. and DeVellis , B. 2000 . Social support and health behaviors among blue-collar women workers . American Journal of Health Behavior , 24 : 434 – 43 .
  • King , N. , Fridlund , K. E. and Askew , E. W. 1993 . Nutrition issues of military women . Journal of the American College of Nutrition , 12 : 344 – 348 .
  • Laffrey , S. C. 1986 . Development of a health conception scale . Research in Nursing & Health , 9 : 107 – 113 .
  • Martinelli , A. M. , Agazio , J. , Flaherty , N. and Ephraim , P. M. 2002 . Testing a model of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in military women with children . Military Medicine , 167 : 113 – 120 .
  • McCubbin , H. I. and Comeau , J. K. 1991 . “ FIRM family inventory of resources for management ” . In Family assessment inventories for research and practice , Edited by: McCubbin , H. I. and Thompson , A. I. 149 – 165 . Madison, WI : The University of Wisconsin-Madison .
  • Messersmith-Heroman , K. , Heroman , W. M. and Moore , T. R. 1994 . Pregnancy outcome in military and civilian women . Military Medicine , 15 : 577 – 579 .
  • Nishimoto , P. W. 1990 . HIV infection and women of the military . NAACOG: Clinical Issues in Perinatal & Womens Health Nursing , 1 ( 1 ) : 107 – 114 .
  • O'Boyle , A. L. , Magann , E. F. , Ricks , R. E. , Doyle , M. and Morrison , J. C. 2005 . Depression screening in the pregnant soldier wellness program . Southern Medical Association , 98 : 416 – 418 .
  • Pender , N. J. 1996 . Health promotion in nursing practice , 3rd ed. , Stamford, CT : Appleton-Lange .
  • Pender , N. J. , Walker , S. N. , Frank-Stromborg , M. F. and Sechrist , K. R. 1990 . Predicting health-promoting lifestyles in the workplace . Nursing Research , 39 : 326 – 332 .
  • Purath , J. 2006 . Comparison of the traits of physically active and inactive women . Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners , 18 : 234 – 240 .
  • Shafer , R. A. , Brodine , S. K. , Ito , S. I. and Le , A. T. 1999 . Epidemiology of illness and injury among U.S. Navy and Marine Corps female training populations . Military Medicine , 164 : 17 – 21 .
  • Shay , L. E. , Seibert , D. , Watts , D. , Sbrocco , T. and Pagliara , C. 2009 . Adherence and weight loss outcomes associated with food-exercise diary preference in a military weight management program . Eating Behaviors , 10 : 220 – 227 .
  • Shaw-Sisk , R. J. 1995 . Physical fitness compliance in U.S. Army reservists , Peoria, IL : University of Illinois Press .
  • Sherman , R. A. , Davis , G. D. and Wong , M. F. 1997 . Behavioral treatment of exercise-induced urinary incontinence among female soldiers . Military Medicine , 162 : 690 – 694 .
  • Simpson , M. E. 1998 . “ Testing gender differences in a model for exercise adherence in U.S. Army reservists ” . Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Sisk , R. 1997 . Factors related to medical readiness in military reservists , Bethesda, MD : Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, TriService Nursing Research Program .
  • Smith , M. S. , Wallston , K. A. and Smith , C. A. 1995 . The developmental and validation of the perceived health competence scale . Health Education Research , 10 : 51 – 64 .
  • Speck , B. J. and Looney , S. W. 2001 . Effects of a minimal intervention to increase physical activity in women . Nursing Research , 50 : 374 – 378 .
  • Steptoe , A. , Rink , E. and Kerry , S. 2000 . Psychosocial predictors of changes in physical activity in overweight sedentary adults following counseling in primary care . Preventive Medicine , 31 ( 2, Pt 1 ) : 183 – 194 .
  • Tavares , L. S. and Plotnikoff , R. C. 2008 . Not enough time? Individual and environmental implications for workplace physical activity programming among women with and without young children . Health Care for Women International , 29 : 244 – 281 .
  • Trump , D. H. , Mazzuchi , J. F. , Riddle , J. , Hyams , K. C. and Balough , B. 2002 . Force health protection: 10 years of lessons learned by the Department of Defense . Military Medicine , 167 : 179 – 185 .
  • Vincus , A. A. , Ornstein , M. L. , Lentine , D. A. , Chen , J. C. , Walker , J. A. , Kavee , J. D. and Bray , R. M. 1999 . Health status of military females and males in all segments of the U.S. military , Research Triangle Park, NC : Research Triangle Institute .
  • Whiteman , J. A. , Snyder , D. A. and Ragland , J. J. 2001 . The value of leadership in implementing and maintaining a successful health promotion program in the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet . American Journal of Health Promotion , 15 : 437 – 40 .
  • Women In Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc . 2009 . Statistics on women in the military Retrieved from http://www.womensmemorial.org/PDFs/StatsonWIM.pdf
  • Wynd , C. A. 2009 . Promoting a healthy military force through nursing research: A review of health promotion/disease/prevention research , Bethesda, MD : Palladian Partners, Inc .
  • Wynd , C. A. and Ryan-Wenger , N. A. 2004 . Factors predicting health behaviors among army reserve, active duty army, and civilian hospital employees . Military Medicine , 169 : 942 – 947 .
  • Yang , K. 2005 . Physical activities among Korean midlife immigrant women in the United States (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin) . Dissertation Abstracts International , : AAI3184818

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.