The Role of cumulative ‘Hassles’ as a Potential Source
of Mental and Physical Distress in Gulf War Health
Professional Veterans
Volume 3 - Issue 2
Deidre Wild*
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Coventry, UK
*Corresponding author:
Deidre Wild, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Coventry, Coventry UK
Received: August 21, 2020; Published: September 11, 2020
DOI: 10.26717/CTBB.MS.ID.000160
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Abstract
Ninety-five Gulf War health professional veterans (HPVs) completed three six monthly postal questionnaires beginning in the
Autumn of 1991. A part of these comprised repeated datasets for several aspects of inquiry for up to 5 time-phases that formed a
trajectory from before to after the Gulf War (GW). The areas of inquiry of relevance to the focus of this article are changes to the
HPVs’ belief in the morale justification for the war; attitude to life; need for formal counsel, and quality of sleep. Other stressor
aspects that have already been published and could also have acted as “hassles” impacting upon the HPVs are summarized. In most
instances, the quantitative data is illuminated by related qualitative comments. By viewing the potential ‘hassles’ as changes across
time, it leads to the overall view that for a minority of HPVs, participation in the GW was a roller-coaster of disruption to mind and
body. As such, the underlying ‘hassles’ need to be better understood in order to reduce them and their effects.
Keywords: Gulf War; health professional veterans; ‘hassles’
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