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The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care
Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular careCardiovascular diseaseHealth care systemRisk factorsBehavioural risk factor managementTraditional atherosclerotic risk factorsWagner's Chronic Care ModelCare systemAtherosclerotic risk factorsRisk factor managementChronic Care ModelCause of morbidityMental health burdenBehavioral risk factorsChronic cardiovascular diseaseHigh-intensity careAdverse health outcomesMental health disordersHealth psychologyEvidence-based approachComplex multimorbidityRisk patientsCardiovascular populationFactor managementChronic diseasesMilitary sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women
Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Sico JJ, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Han L, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Burg MM. Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 40: 2307-2315. PMID: 35983872, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident hypertensionRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelVeterans Health Administration dataGreater riskCox proportional hazards modelTrauma-related psychiatric disordersMiddle-aged veteransCardiovascular risk factorsBaseline blood pressureElevated cardiovascular riskLarge prospective cohortHealth Administration dataMiddle-aged menProportional hazards modelSex-specific analysesPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortBlood pressureTreatment attenuatesCardiovascular impactDepressive Symptoms and Incident Heart Failure in the Jackson Heart Study: Differential Risk Among Black Men and Women
Gaffey AE, Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Wang K, Deng Y, Sims M, O’Brien E, Chamberlain AM, Mentz RJ, Glover LM, Burg MM. Depressive Symptoms and Incident Heart Failure in the Jackson Heart Study: Differential Risk Among Black Men and Women. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e022514. PMID: 35191315, PMCID: PMC9075063, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident heart failureHigher depressive symptomsHF risk factorsHeart failureDepressive symptomsCause mortalityGreater riskLifestyle factorsRisk factorsCases of HFHistory of HFJackson Heart Study participantsSignificant depressive symptomsBaseline depressive symptomsJackson Heart StudyProportional hazards modelSex-specific associationsSex-specific managementCardiovascular outcomesUnadjusted associationsUnadjusted modelsHeart StudyHazards modelSymptomsStudy participants
2021
Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors
Gaffey AE, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bastian LA, Meadows JL, Burg MM. Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 737-746. PMID: 34780203, PMCID: PMC10691753, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-perceived riskHeart diseasePrevention beliefsExact testHeart disease risk factorsPrevention behaviorsNontraditional factorsHeart disease awarenessDisease risk factorsHeart disease riskDisease-related knowledgeHeart disease knowledgeFisher's exact testMental health treatmentPost-9/11 veteransRisk factorsDisease awarenessDisease knowledgeWomen veteransPrevention strategiesHealth treatmentDisease riskGreater riskPersonalized approachDiseaseBaseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization
Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCardiovascular risk factorsVeterans Health AdministrationRisk factorsHealthcare utilizationWomen veteransCohort studyHealth outcomesNontraditional cardiovascular risk factorsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsUnique healthcareMental healthSingle-site painVHA healthcare systemVHA medical centersVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealth risk factorsOutside health servicesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMultisite painBaseline characteristicsPsychosocial comorbiditiesChronic painCardiovascular diseaseMedical Center
2020
Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma
Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressionWomen veteransMultivariate analysisCross-sectional studyUnique risk factorsMilitary-related factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaMilitary exposureCombat exposureDepressionVeteransTrauma variablesCohortHigh rateTraumaExposureTraumatic experiencesMilitary stressAdditional supportPregnancyCliniciansFactorsMilitary serviceWomen
2019
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults
Rosman L, Sico JJ, Lampert R, Gaffey AE, Ramsey CM, Dziura J, Chui PW, Cavanagh CE, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults. Stroke 2019, 50: 2996-3003. PMID: 31619151, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIncident transient ischemic attackPosttraumatic stress disorderEffects of PTSDIschemic strokeIncident strokeHealthcare utilizationIncidence of TIAStress disorderYoung adultsMiddle-aged veteransStroke risk factorsMultivariate Cox modelIschemic stroke riskAge-specific prevention strategiesVeterans Health AdministrationMiddle-aged adultsIschemic attackStroke riskPsychological factorsUnadjusted analysesRisk factorsEffect modificationCox modelPsychiatric disorders