Health Care Journeys of Veterans With Gulf War Illness
Findings point to the need to shift care for Veterans with GWI, and similar conditions, away from overly focusing on individual symptoms. Instead, primary care clinicians need training and support, potentially from tertiary care experts, to develop and implement holistic care plans that recognize GWI as a complex chronic condition.
Authors
- Helena K. Chandler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-057X)
- Susan L. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0920-1920)
- Laura M. Lesnewich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8804-6385)
- Rendelle E. Bolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1621-8277)
- Katharine Bloeser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0709-2812)
- Leigh Alison Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-1559)
- Lisa M. McAndrew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1350-8773)
- Drew A. Helmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0385-432X)
- Peter J. Bayley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0994-6586)
- Mikhaela L. McFarlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4558-2011)
- Matthew J. Reinhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-356X)
- Justeen Hyde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-0924)
- Rachel S. Stewart
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Albany State University (US)
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Iowa State University (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- VA New Jersey Health Care System (US)
- Bedford VA Research Corporation (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- Washington DC VA Medical Center (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002241
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47