2021
Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans
Kinney RL, Haskell S, Relyea MR, DeRycke EC, Walker L, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans. The Journal Of Rural Health 2021, 38: 630-638. PMID: 34310743, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPreventive health careCare coordinationWomen veteransPreventive careCare coordinatorsPreventive health care servicesRural women veteransHealth careRural facilitiesHealth care servicesSemi-structured telephone interviewsNumber of veteransRural veteransPreventive screeningCare settingsVHA providersVA facilitiesCommunity providersHealth AdministrationCare servicesPatient careTelephone interviewsCareVeteransThe Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care
Hammett PJ, Businelle MS, Taylor BC, Erbes CR, Bastian L, Doran N, Sherman SE, Rogers ES, Burgess DJ, Fu SS. The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 1793-1803. PMID: 33502511, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower pain scoresPain scoresPain groupMental health careSmoking abstinenceVeteran smokersProactive outreachPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceVA mental health careOverall sampleBaseline pain scoresModerate pain groupSevere pain groupVA mental healthSelf-reported abstinenceHealth careNicotine abstinenceMental health servicesMental healthPain trajectoriesSevere painComposite scoreAbstinenceProspective analysisInteraction test
2017
Expanding the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network: Increasing Capacity for Equitable Representation of Women in VA Research
Carney D, Frayne S, Klap R, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Sadler A, Pomernacki A, Phibbs C, Saechao F, Balasubramanian V, Romodan Y, Yano E. Expanding the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network: Increasing Capacity for Equitable Representation of Women in VA Research. Journal Of Patient-Centered Research And Reviews 2017, 4: 193. DOI: 10.17294/2330-0698.1560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careVeterans Health AdministrationWomen's health practicesWomen veteransHealth practicesHealth careVA sitesNational VA administrative dataVHA primary care settingsWomen's mental health careVeterans Integrated Service NetworkWomen veteran patientsPrimary care settingPrimary care servicesVA administrative dataMental health servicesWomen's health researchHealth researchHealth services researchVA researchResearch NetworkVeteran patientsPrimary careCare settingsFiscal year 2014The Veterans Choice Act
Mattocks KM, Mengeling M, Sadler A, Baldor R, Bastian L. The Veterans Choice Act. Medical Care 2017, 55: s71-s75. PMID: 28146037, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical CenterVHA staffVeterans Health Administration medical centersVA Medical CenterVeterans Choice ActHigh-quality health careCare coordination systemsSeamless careVeterans' accessCommunity providersDays of passageCarePerson interviewsHealth careDifferent specialtiesVeteransVCAInadequate preparationAdequate numberQualitative studyFurther delayProvidersProvider networksAccountability ActRural areasImpact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Bastian LA, Wong ES, Wiener RS, Liu CF. Impact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Care 2017, 55: s20-s25. PMID: 28288076, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNon-VA careObstructive pulmonary diseaseOutpatient carePulmonary diseaseReadmission riskRetrospective cohort studyDays of dischargeNon-VA providersHealth careVeterans Affairs hospitalAssociation of useVA administrative dataMixed-effects logistic regressionMedicare-eligible veteransOutcomes of interestCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationPostdischarge outcomesCohort studyBaseline severityCOPD readmissionsFollow-upWorse outcomesCommon cause
2016
Patient Perception of Enough Time Spent With Provider Is a Mechanism for Improving Women Veterans’ Experiences With VA Outpatient Health Care
Trentalange M, Bielawski M, Murphy TE, Lessard K, Brandt C, Bean-Mayberry B, Maisel NC, Wright SM, Allore H, Skanderson M, Reyes-Harvey E, Gaetano V, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Patient Perception of Enough Time Spent With Provider Is a Mechanism for Improving Women Veterans’ Experiences With VA Outpatient Health Care. Evaluation & The Health Professions 2016, 39: 460-474. PMID: 26908572, PMCID: PMC4993685, DOI: 10.1177/0163278716629523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall patient satisfactionPatient satisfactionPatients' perceptionsProvider characteristicsProvider classesWomen veteransHealth providersNational patient-experience surveyWomen's health providersPrimary care providersHealth careProvider-patient communicationOutpatient health carePatient experience surveysOverall satisfactionMultivariable modelNurse practitionersProvider trainingCare providersWomen's healthPositive associationVeterans' perceptionsMediatorsAssociationCareThe Association Between Military Sexual Trauma and Use of VA and Non-VA Health Care Services Among Female Veterans With Military Service in Iraq or Afghanistan
Calhoun PS, Schry AR, Dennis PA, Wagner HR, Kimbrel NA, Bastian LA, Beckham JC, Kudler H, Straits-Tröster K. The Association Between Military Sexual Trauma and Use of VA and Non-VA Health Care Services Among Female Veterans With Military Service in Iraq or Afghanistan. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2016, 33: 2439-2464. PMID: 26802046, PMCID: PMC4956588, DOI: 10.1177/0886260515625909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of VAMilitary sexual traumaNon-VA health careHealth care servicesDepression symptomsOperation Enduring FreedomHealth careCare servicesFemale veteransVA mental health servicesCombat exposureVA service utilizationVA health careMental health disordersMental health servicesSexual traumaAssociation of MSTPhysical health problemsMental health outcomesService utilizationHealth disordersCombat-related experiencesHealth outcomesHealth problemsHealth services
2015
Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study
Pomernacki A, Carney DV, Kimerling R, Nazarian D, Blakeney J, Martin BD, Strehlow H, Yosef J, Goldstein KM, Sadler AG, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bastian LA, Bucossi MM, McLean C, Sonnicksen S, Klap R, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study. The Journal Of The American Board Of Family Medicine 2015, 28: 649-657. PMID: 26355137, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's health practicesHealth practicesWomen veteransIntegrated health care systemResearch Network StudyClinic-based recruitmentMental health servicesCentral institutional review boardInstitutional review boardHealth care systemClinic teamStudy coordinatorsLocal cliniciansHealth servicesReview boardSpecial populationsCare systemKey study elementsHealth careSite coordinatorsResearch NetworkVeteransLogistical issuesInaugural studyProgram managersInfertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Zephyrin L, Katon J, Weitlauf J, Bastian L, Haskell S, Brandt C. Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical Care 2015, 53: s68-s75. PMID: 25767979, PMCID: PMC4410265, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA providersInfertility diagnosisWomen veteransInfertility assessmentInfertility careInfertility treatmentInfertility servicesService-connected disability ratingStudy periodHealth careComprehensive medical careVA health careMental health diagnosesReproductive health careYounger women veteransMilitary sexual traumaDefense Manpower Data CenterVA carePositive screenDisability ratingsVA usersSmall proportionICD-9Military dischargeCPT codes
2014
Patient-Centered Mental Health Care for Female Veterans
Kimerling R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bucossi MM, Carney DV, Goldstein KM, Phibbs CS, Pomernacki A, Sadler AG, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Patient-Centered Mental Health Care for Female Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2014, 66: 155-162. PMID: 25642611, PMCID: PMC4776740, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health careWomen's mental health servicesHealth servicesPosttraumatic stress disorderFemale veteransHealth careChronic general medical conditionsWomen's mental health careVeterans Health Administration systemGeneral medical conditionsBehavioral health servicesHealth Administration systemVHA mental health servicesClinical factorsPain managementPsychiatric comorbidityPrimary careWeight managementClinical aspectsMedical conditionsSleep problemsStress disorderPTSD symptomsCareAssociation between Women Veterans' Experiences with VA Outpatient Health Care and Designation as a Women's Health Provider in Primary Care Clinics
Bastian LA, Trentalange M, Murphy TE, Brandt C, Bean-Mayberry B, Maisel NC, Wright SM, Gaetano VS, Allore H, Skanderson M, Reyes-Harvey E, Yano EM, Rose D, Haskell S. Association between Women Veterans' Experiences with VA Outpatient Health Care and Designation as a Women's Health Provider in Primary Care Clinics. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 605-612. PMID: 25442706, PMCID: PMC4740730, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory CareCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth Care SurveysHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutpatientsPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsWomen veterans' experiencesWomen's health providersPrimary care clinicsOutpatient health careHealth providersCare clinicsHealth careWomen veteransVeterans Affairs (VA) health care usersComprehensive women's health careVA primary care clinicsPrimary care providersWomen's health careIndividual provider characteristicsHealth care usersVeterans' experiencesOverall experienceVA SurveyPrimary careMultivariable modelProvider characteristicsCare providersPatient experienceHealthcare providersCare users
2013
Setting the Stage: Research to Inform Interventions, Practice and Policy to Improve Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care
Bastian LA, Bosworth HB, Washington DL, Yano EM. Setting the Stage: Research to Inform Interventions, Practice and Policy to Improve Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 491-494. PMID: 23807053, PMCID: PMC3695276, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2470-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Enabling health care decisionmaking through clinical decision support and knowledge management.
Lobach D, Sanders GD, Bright TJ, Wong A, Dhurjati R, Bristow E, Bastian L, Coeytaux R, Samsa G, Hasselblad V, Williams JW, Wing L, Musty M, Kendrick AS. Enabling health care decisionmaking through clinical decision support and knowledge management. Evidence Report Technology Assessment 2012, 1-784. PMID: 23126650, PMCID: PMC4781172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized control trialCare process measuresHealth care process measuresClinical decision supportClinical outcomesStructured care protocolsProcess measuresWeb of ScienceFull-text versionOrder entry systemCare protocolsClinical effectivenessPreventive servicesClinical studiesEvidence tablesIndependent reviewersControl trialStudy designClinician workflowHealth careOutcomesCommon outcomeResearch evidenceUnique studiesReviewers
2006
Toward a VA Women's Health Research Agenda: Setting Evidence‐based Priorities to Improve the Health and Health Care of Women Veterans
Yano EM, Bastian LA, Frayne SM, Howell AL, Lipson LR, McGlynn G, Schnurr PP, Seaver MR, Spungen AM, Fihn SD. Toward a VA Women's Health Research Agenda: Setting Evidence‐based Priorities to Improve the Health and Health Care of Women Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: s93-s101. PMID: 16637953, PMCID: PMC1513170, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00381.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth research agendaWomen's health research agendaWomen veteransVA health care usersSpecial health care needsHealth care needsWomen's health researchHealth researchHealth services researchHealth care usersResearch prioritiesCare needsVeteran populationVA OfficeCare usersEvidence-based prioritiesHealth careWomenServices researchVeteransCareDemographics
2001
The Relationship between Hostility and Behavioral Risk Factors for Poor Health in Women Veterans
Calhoun P, Bosworth H, Siegler I, Bastian L. The Relationship between Hostility and Behavioral Risk Factors for Poor Health in Women Veterans. Preventive Medicine 2001, 33: 552-557. PMID: 11716650, DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsBody mass indexRisk behaviorsWomen veteransTobacco smokingCaffeine useBehavioral risk factorsVA health careLogistic regression analysisSample of womenCook-Medley Hostility ScaleMass indexRisk factorsPhysical activityAge 35Health behaviorsPhysical exerciseSociodemographic factorsPoor healthAlcohol useDesign of interventionsHealth careSmokingRegression analysisRisk reduction
1998
Predictors of Mammography Use Among Women Veterans
Hynes D, Bastian L, Rimer B, Sloane R, Feussner J. Predictors of Mammography Use Among Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 1998, 7: 239-247. PMID: 9555689, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder women veteransVA Medical CenterWomen veteransMammography useMedical CenterBetter provider-patient communicationHealth care useHealth careProvider-patient communicationVA health careHealth care professionalsWarrants further researchCare useVA usersCare professionalsResponse rateMilitary dischargeNational telephone surveyAge groupsStratification schemesLogistic regressionTelephone surveyVeteransMammogramsCareThe development of a primary care curriculum for obstetrics/gynecology residents.
Parsey K, Bastian L, Couchman G, Slack K, Simel D. The development of a primary care curriculum for obstetrics/gynecology residents. Journal Of The American Medical Women's Association 1998, 53: 137-9. PMID: 17598295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care curriculumComfort scoresCare curriculumPrimary care areaHealth careObstetrics/gynecology residentsSkin cancer screeningWomen's health careLower comfort scoresMental health assessmentPrimary care educationBreast clinicDiabetes mellitusCancer screeningMusculoskeletal complaintsBreast careCare areasHigher comfort scoresInternal medicineGynaecology trainingGynecology residentsCare educationHealth assessmentAmbulatory experienceScores