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4 The Gulf War Veterans Health Research Portfolio
4 The Gulf War Veterans Health Research Portfolio
Pages 55-62
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. RESEARCH PORTFOLIO TO GUIDE STUDIES OF THE HEALTH OF GULF WAR VETERANS In the committee's judgment, a single study cannot satisfy all information needs about the health of Gulf War veterans (and the various comparison groups noted in the questions in Chapter 1~.
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Specifically, the committee recommends that multiple studies be initiated through a research portfolio with three components: population studies, health services research studies, and biomedical and clinical investigations. Further, the committee recommends that a core set of data on health be collected in all studies and include measures of .
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Figure 4-1 illustrates the research portfolio, with the horizontal bars representing the three major categories of research used to study the health of Gulf War veterans. Population studies are conducted to measure and track levels and trends in health status and health outcomes, risk factors, the use of health services, and other health correlates (as described in Chapter 3)
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,,, it Go/ _ <.j ~. / ~1 , 7 ~, Less Information Collected within Domains More Detailed Detailed FIGURE 4-1 Research portfolio model for studies of the health of Gulf War veterans.
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T Ime The third axis in this model, as shown in Figure 4-1, represents the time dimension of studies in the research portfolio.
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Figure 4-1 illustrates the inclusion of core data sets in research portfolio studies with two shaded vertical columns. The first column represents data on individual and environmental characteristics, for instance, protective and dangerous environmental exposures.
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SUMMARY To guide and coordinate studies of the health of Gulf War veterans, the committee proposes a research portfolio that will encompass population studies, health services research studies, and clinical and biomedical investigations.
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This approach provides the basis for assessing the extent to which Gulf War veterans are experiencing poorer health compared to other relevant veteran and nonveteran populations. The following chapter describes the proposed design for this prospective cohort study.
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