Patricia J. Kelly, PhD, MPH, APRN, is Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA, where she mentors doctoral students and teaches quantitative methods courses. With colleagues from the School of Education and funding from the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Unit, Dr. Kelly has conducted a mixed methods study of women in the U.S. National Guard units and their family reintegration experience following deployment to combat zones. Two articles describing the qualitative findings have been published; a manuscript describing the quantitative findings is under review. Findings have been used to inform the content of a pilot intervention. The pilot examines the feasibility and logistics of offering an internet-based support group focusing on improved coping skills for women who have been recently deployed. For more information contact INFA member, Patricia J. Kelly at [email protected].
*Kelly, P. J., Berkel, L. A., & Nilsson, J. E. (2014). Postdeployment reintegration experiences of female soldiers from National Guard and reserve units in the United States. Nursing Research, 63(5), 346-356. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000051
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