Health Quality of Retired Royal New Zealand Navy Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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aut.relation.endpage202
aut.relation.journalArchives of Community Medicine and Public Health
aut.relation.startpage197
dc.contributor.authorKing, Doug
dc.contributor.authorHume, Patria
dc.contributor.authorClark, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorGissane, Conor
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-15T23:21:56Z
dc.date.available2023-05-15T23:21:56Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To characterise the current health quality of retired Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) personnel. Methods: A Cross-sectional analysis of self-reported survey data was conducted. A total of 300 retired RNZN personnel completed a Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) survey on-line using the SF-36v2 to assess physical and mental health domains. The Physical Component Summary [PCS] combined Physical Function (PF), Role Physical (RP), Bodily Pain (BP) and General Health (GH) subscales. The Mental Component Summary [MCS] combined Vitality (VT), Social Functioning (SF), Role Emotional (RE) and Mental Health (MH) subscales. Analysis by age, gender, ethnicity, and rank were conducted for the subscale results. Comparisons of the RNZN cohort with the 1998 US National and New Zealand 2006-2007 health surveys were made. Results: New Zealand Europeans (NZE) recorded a higher mean RP and PCS than New Zealand Māori (NZM) (RP: 66.9 vs. 54.9; t(46)=-2.2; p=0.0294; d=0.50; PCS: 68.9 vs. 65.7; t(46)=-2.3; p=0.0267; d=0.47). Senior Rates recorded a higher MH (69.5 vs. 66.2; t(19)=-1.1; p=0.0568; d=0.35) but a lower PCS (65.0 vs. 65.6; t(19)=0.6;p=0.0681 d=0.07) and MCS (59.2 vs. 59.4; t(19)=-1.4; p=0.0865; d=0.46) than Officers. Compared with the New Zealand 2006-2007 health survey, the retired RNZN cohort had a lower RP (58.0 vs. 85.7; d=1.14), BP (42.6 vs. 75.3; d=1.51), SF (59.8 vs. 88.4; d=1.85) and MH (68.5 vs. 82.3; d=1.28). Conclusion: The lower HRQOL subscales results (especially BP) for retired RNZN personnel compared to the general population and other service personnel indicates a need for more research to understand the potential reasons for these findings. The effects of the lifestyle and training requirements combined with the entry selection of healthy people into the navy may have impacted on the results reported in this survey.
dc.identifier.citationArchives of Community Medicine and Public Health, ISSN: 2455-5479 (Print); 2455-5479 (Online), Peertechz Publications Private Limited, 197-202. doi: 10.17352/2455-5479.000161
dc.identifier.doi10.17352/2455-5479.000161
dc.identifier.issn2455-5479
dc.identifier.issn2455-5479
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/16141
dc.publisherPeertechz Publications Private Limited
dc.relation.urihttps://www.peertechzpublications.com/articles/ACMPH-7-261.pdf
dc.rights© 2021 King D, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
dc.subject4206 Public Health
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectBehavioral and Social Science
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subjectMind and Body
dc.subject3 Good Health and Well Being
dc.titleHealth Quality of Retired Royal New Zealand Navy Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
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