ArticlePsychological medicine2023
Post-traumatic growth amongst UK armed forces personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan and the role of combat injury, mental health and pain: the ADVANCE cohort study.
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- Combat Injury, Limb Loss, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Military Personnel.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Understanding long-term physical and psychosocial outcomes from conflict to rehabilitation through the ADVANCE cohort.Communications medicine · 2026Review
- Biases in the measurement of health-related quality of life in the EQ-5D-5L among those with serious physical traumatic injuries: the ADVANCE cohort study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Evaluating the physical and psychosocial impact of serious physical combat injuries in UK armed forces personnel-the ADVANCE cohort study.European journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- The underlying mechanisms by which Post-Traumatic Growth is associated with cardiovascular health in male UK military personnel: The ADVANCE cohort study.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Current perspectives on the mental health of UK military personnel and veterans.British medical bulletin · 2025Review
- Psychological Distress, Resources, and Coping Strategies Among Evacuees and Non-Evacuees From an Armed Conflict Zone: A Network Analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Article
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- Osteoarthritis after major combat trauma: the Armed Services Trauma Rehabilitation Outcome Study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2025Article
- Upper Limb Function in People With Upper and Lower Limb Loss 8 Years Postinjury: The Armed Services Trauma Outcome Study (ADVANCE) Cohort Study.Physical therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPost-traumatic growth (PTG) is a positive psychological consequence of trauma. The aims of this study were to investigate whether combat injury was associated with deployment-related PTG in a cohort of UK military personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan, and whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and pain mediate this relationship.
methods521 physically injured (
resultsA large degree of PTG was reported by 28.0% (
conclusionsCombat injury, in particular injury resulting in traumatic amputation, is associated with reporting a large degree of PTG.
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