The effect of deployment on mental health outcomes does not differ by branch of service or duty/enlistment status¶
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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesisr3·q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: baselines and conditions change
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q3 i? No evidence was found that the effect of deployment on any outcomes differs between branch of service and duty/enlistment status, the only two personnel characteristics it was possible to assess. → Bøg M 2018
Evidence¶
Bøg M 2018¶
Bøg M, Filges T, & Jørgensen A.M.K. (2018). Deployment of personnel to military operations: impact on mental health and social functioning. Campbell Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.4073/csr.2018.6
q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3
The review's single factor subgroup analysis assessed differences between subgroups based on 95% confidence intervals for two personnel characteristics only; it reports "no evidence to suggest that the effect of deployment on any outcomes differ between these two types of personnel characteristics."
"It was only possible to assess the impact of two types of personnel characteristics (branch of service and duty/enlistment status) on the mental health outcomes. We found no evidence to suggest that the effect of deployment on any outcomes differ between these two types of personnel characteristics."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- More than 24 months after exposure, deployed personnel have higher odds of screening positive for PTSD, depression, substance use and common mental disorder than non-deployed personnel — related
- For assessments taken less than 24 months since exposure, the evidence on deployment effects on mental health is inconclusive — related
- At other (variable) time points since exposure, deployed personnel show significantly higher odds of PTSD and depression than non-deployed personnel, while the common mental disorder analysis is inconclusive — related
- Long-term prevalence of post-deployment mental health problems is expected to exceed pre-deployed/non-deployed baseline ranges across all four outcome domains — related
- At other (variable) time points since exposure, deployed personnel do not have higher odds of screening positive for substance use than non-deployed personnel — related
- Pooled effect sizes for deployment on mental health are robust across components of methodological quality in sensitivity analyses — related
- In long-term assessments, personnel reporting high combat exposure have higher odds of screening positive for PTSD and depression than personnel reporting lower exposure — related
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deployment-effect-no-difference-branch-duty-status |
title |
The effect of deployment on mental health outcomes does not differ by branch of service or duty/enlistment status |
description |
The effect of deployment on mental health outcomes does not differ by branch of service or duty/enlistment status |
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review |
evidence_strength |
weak |
newest_evidence |
2018 |
recheck_by |
2023 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
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1 — bøg-m-2018 |
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