OHSU School of Nursing: Family Reintegration Following Guard Deloyment Project


		Goals and Aims \| Study Participation \| Community Resources \| FAQs \| Contact Us The Family Reintegration Following Guard Deployment Project The massive mobilization for the Global War on Terror has resulted in an unprecedented number of military wartime separations among the civilian families of National Guard members. As large numbers of deployed Guard members begin to return home, there is a desire to help these veterans and their families with reintegration. OHSU researchers have begun a study to focus on the methods in which returning Guard members would prefer to receive information about assistance with family reintegration. For more information or to learn how to participate in the study contact the Family Reintegration Following Guard Deployment Intake Team. Goals and Aims \| Study Participation \| Community Resources \| FAQs \| Contact Us Objectives, Goals, and Aims Our long-range goal is to develop interventions to reduce problems with family reintegration following deployment. Our objectives are to describe the challenges families face with reintegration as well as identify strategies to prevent crises before they occur. The purpose of the study is to explore and describe the experiences of family reintegration of Guard members deployed in the Global War on Terror and elicit their perceptions of what would be helpful to them as they face these challenges. Our aims are to: Describe veterans and families perceptions of their experience with family reintergration and the challenges reintegration presents Describe veterans and families perceptions of resources and strategies that would assist them with the reintegration process Goals and Aims \| Study Participation \| Community Resources \| FAQs \| Contact Us Participation in the Study OHSU Researches are seeking Guard members and families who are interested in participating in a focus group interview that lasts two hours to less. Several focus groups are available as are individual interviews. Contact us for more information. To be eligible for study participation, participants must have been deployed during the Global War on Terror and retuned home within the last three months to three years, or be the family member of a deployed and returned Guard member (a family member may participate even if the Guard member does not, and vice versa). Participants must be 18 years old or older, be able to speak English, and consent to be audio taped in a focus group discussion. Participants will self-select into the study after having the study explained to them by the research team. Participants in the study will receive a $20 gift certificate in appreciation for their time. Focus groups and/or individual interviews will be recorded while maintaining the utmost confidentiality. Full name, rank, or other individual identifying information will not be requested. Participants will be asked some demographic information, dates of deployment, etc. Goals and Aims \| Study Participation \| Community Resources \| FAQs \| Contact Us Community Resources for Returning Guard Members Local Assistance or Support Agencies/Groups Soldiers to Veterans www.soldierstoveterans.org The Returning Veterans Resource Project NW www.returningveterans.com William Temple House http://www.williamtemple.org/ Local Military Assistance Eugene Vet Center 1255 Pearl St. Suite 200 Eugene, OR 97402 541 465-6918 Grants Pass Vet Center 211 SE 10th St. Grants Pass, OR 97526 541 479-6912 Portland Vet Center 8383 NE Sandy Blvd Suite 110 Portland, OR 97220 503 273-5370 Salem Vet Center 617 Chemeketa St. NE Suite 100 Salem, OR 97301 503 362-9911 Portland Air National Guard Mary Bell, Wing Family Program Coordinator 6801 NE Cornfoot Rd. Bldg 142 Portland, OR 97215 503 335-4193 mary.bell@orport.ang.af.mil Oregon Army National Guard Diane Gooding, Family Program Coordinator diane.gooding@or.ngb.army.mil 877 881-5181 Oregon National Guard Soldier Reintegration Program https://143.84.228.21/reinteg/index.html Local Mental Health Care Christina O. Rose, LPC, LLC Psychotherapy and Consultation Pro bono counseling services through The Returning Veterans Resource Project NW 503 282.8600 www.christinaopalrose.com Jennifer Lopas, LCSW 503 250-1188 Phyllis Richardson, PhD 503 281-1897 General Information National Center for PTSD http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp Military Families Speak Out http://www.mfso.org/ Military ONESOURCE http://www.militaryonesource.com Military Family Network http://www.emilitary.org/ Military HOMEFRONT http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/ National Military Family Association http://www.nmfa.org Seamless Transitions- VA Medical Centers http://www.seamlesstransition.va.gov/ Goals and Aims \| Study Participation \| Community Resources \| FAQs \| Contact Us FAQs The purpose of this study is to learn about how Guard members who have returned from deployment and their families would prefer to get information about assistance with family reintegration. Family reintegration means resuming family life after one member has been away for an extended period of time. You may have many questions about this study and please feel free to contact us. Below are some frequently asked questions that might help you decide whether or not you wish to participate. Question: Who wants this information? Answer: We are a group of researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University that are funded by the TriServices Military Nursing Research Group. Question: What is it all about? Answer: The information will be used to help develop resources for counselors and health care providers to assist families with reintegration following Guard deployment in the Global War on Terror. Question: Why me? Answer: You identified as either a Guard member who was deployed or as a family member of someone who was deployed (if you were the deployed member, your family member does not have to participate for you to participate; if you are the family member of a Guard member who deployed, your deployed family member does not have to participate for you to participate). Question: Can my answers be used against me or my family members? Answer: The answers are completely private and confidential. No information will be provided to any person or agency – not the police, your family member, an intervention program, or any other person. Your answers, together with those from all participants that we are contacting will be grouped together and presented as summaries only. Your name will not be on the audiotape or transcript and will not be on any form that we use for the interview. The only exception to confidentiality is under Oregon Law, if we learn something that would immediately endanger you, your child, or others, we may discuss it with you, if possible, and it must be reported to appropriate authorities. Under Oregon Law suspected child or elder abuse must be reported to the appropriate authorities. Question: How do I know that you’re not selling something? Answer: You are welcome to contact the principal investigator for the project, Dr. Deborah Messecar, at the Oregon Health & Science University 503-494-3573 and or you may want to keep the information sheet that you are given before the focus group in the event that you have future questions about the study. Question: What if I don’t want to participate? Answer: Participation is voluntary and you may refuse if you wish. We hope that you won’t. For the results of this study to be accurate, for us to learn how to help with family reintegration it is important that we talk to a lot of Guard members and Guard member’s families. Every person’s experience is unique to his or her situation. If in the focus group or interview you don’t want to answer a question, just tell the moderator. Question: What happens to the information? Answer: As soon as we finish the interview, the audiotapes and forms we’ve completed with only an identifying number will be placed in a locked cabinet in the Principle Investigator’s office at the Oregon Health & Science University. When the data is analyzed, your answers will be combined with everyone else’s so that no individual answers can ever be identified. Question: May I have the results from the study? Answer: Yes, of course. The results of the study will be available in approximately two years. To get the results you would need to contact Dr. Messecar, the principal investigator, at 503-494-3573, and let her know how to safely get the results to you. If you would like us to send you a recruitment packet or if you would like to arrange for your participation in one of our focus groups please contact us. Goals and Aims \| Study Participation \| Community Resources \| FAQs \| Contact Us Contact Us We are a group of researchers form the Oregon Health & Science University that are funded by the TriServices Military Nursing Research Group. Phone: 503-494-7721 E-mail: famguard@ohsu.edu Mailing address: OHSU School of Nursing 3455 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd., SN-4S Portland, OR 97239 Deb Messecar, PhD Principal Investigator OHSU IRB #1604 This research is sponsored by the Triservice Nursing Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; however, the information or content and conclusions do not necessarily represent the official position or policy of, no should any official endorsement be inferred by, the Triservice Nursing Research Program, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.