@article{ref1,
title="Self-management of unreported musculoskeletal injuries in a U.S. Army brigade",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2016",
author="Sauers, Sarah E. and Smith, Laurel B. and Scofield, Dennis E. and Cooper, Adam and Warr, Bradley J.",
volume="181",
number="9",
pages="1075-1080",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of literature describing the accuracy of musculoskeletal injury reporting in the U.S. Army. <br><br>PURPOSE: To investigate symptom-management behaviors as well as factors associated with seeking medical treatment among active duty Soldiers who reported that they had concealed at least one musculoskeletal injury. <br><br>METHODS: Anonymous surveys were completed by Soldiers (N = 1,388; 1,269 males, 74 females, and 45 no response) assigned to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Soldiers were asked to self-report injuries sustained in the last 12 months and whether or not they reported those injuries to a medical provider. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze treatment alternatives. Chi-square test was used to assess any significant relationships between injury and various demographics. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 808 (58%) Soldiers who stated they had an injury that they did not report. Over-the-counter pain relief medication (81%) was the most commonly selected alternative treatment. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Over-the-counter pain medication was frequently used for symptom management among Soldiers who did not report their injury to a medical provider.<br><br>Reprint & Copyright © 2016 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00233",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00233"
}