2025
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine effectiveness among US veterans, September, 2023 to March, 2024: a target trial emulation study
Bajema K, Yan L, Li Y, Argraves S, Rajeevan N, Fox A, Vergun R, Berry K, Bui D, Huang Y, Lin H, Hynes D, Lucero-Obusan C, Schirmer P, Cunningham F, Huang G, Aslan M, Ioannou G. Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine effectiveness among US veterans, September, 2023 to March, 2024: a target trial emulation study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025, 25: 625-633. PMID: 39848264, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00796-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus vaccinePositive RSV testVaccine effectivenessRSV testCare encountersSecondary outcomesEmergency departmentRSV-associated hospitalisationsMedian Follow-UpUS Food and Drug AdministrationHealth-care useVeterans Health AdministrationRespiratory illness seasonMatched index dateElectronic health recordsLower respiratory tract diseaseRSV-related illnessFood and Drug AdministrationDepartment of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies ProgramVeterans Affairs Cooperative Studies ProgramCooperative Studies ProgramRSV infectionMedian ageUS Department
2024
Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study
Kang H, Fischer I, Na P, Pietrzak R. Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0313609. PMID: 39661580, PMCID: PMC11633995, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS military veteransMilitary veteransNational Health and ResilienceWhole Health approachEmotional stabilityMean happiness scoreWell-beingPerception of well-beingSeverity of depressive symptomsNationally Representative SampleCorrelates of happinessMeasures of optimismVeterans' perceptionsPsychosocial characteristicsVeterans StudySubjective well-beingDepressive symptomsHealth approachRepresentative sampleHigher optimismVeteransHappiness scoresGreater happinessAnalyzed dataUS DepartmentOpen Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine
Sico J, Anthony S, Phadke M, Wang K, Skanderson M, Ney J, Seng E, Shapiro R, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Graham G, Martini S, Fenton B. Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2431522. PMID: 39230902, PMCID: PMC11375476, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurn pit exposureVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordPit exposureHeadache disordersAdministration electronic health recordAnalytic sampleVeterans Health Administration facilitiesBurn pitsCohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsDose-dependent associationUS DepartmentHealth recordsRegistry participantsMilitary exposuresRetrospective cohort studyHealth AdministrationMain OutcomesHealth conditionsAdministration facilitiesRegistry questionnaireHighest quartilesIncident outcomesVeteransA Crisis in Scope: Recruitment and Retention Challenges Reported by VA Gastroenterology Section Chiefs.
von Rosenvinge E, Vela S, Paine E, Chang M, Hanson B, Taddei T, Smalley W, Dunbar K, Khan N, Kahng L, Anwar J, Zing R, Gawron A, Dominitz J, Baffy G. A Crisis in Scope: Recruitment and Retention Challenges Reported by VA Gastroenterology Section Chiefs. Federal Practitioner 2024, 41: 256-260. PMID: 39410921, PMCID: PMC11473028, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBarriers to recruitmentHuman resource challengesVeterans AffairsUS Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsAdministrative burdenBarriers to retentionHealth of veteransVA Medical CenterSection chiefsLow salariesResource challengesRetention challengesMedical specialtiesSupport staffReducing administrative burdensMedical CenterStaffing supportUS DepartmentBurdenDigestive healthCurrent vacanciesSecond-mostRecruitmentSalarySevere Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data
Torgersen J, Mezochow A, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Severe Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 943-952. PMID: 38913369, PMCID: PMC11197444, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence rateUS Department of Veterans AffairsMedication initiationDepartment of Veterans AffairsInitiation of medicationVeterans AffairsMain OutcomesPotential of medicationsOutpatient settingDischarge diagnosisCohort studyDay of admissionCase reportReal World DataReport countsMedicationMedical cohortSevere acute liver injuryUS DepartmentFollow-upAcute liver injuryHospitalCohortHepatotoxic medicationsIncidenceACTing Spiritually: Integrating Spiritual Care and Mental Health Care within a US Department of Veterans Affairs Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Ford K, Van Denend J, DeViva J, Cooke J, Klee A. ACTing Spiritually: Integrating Spiritual Care and Mental Health Care within a US Department of Veterans Affairs Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Journal Of Religion And Health 2024, 63: 4533-4548. PMID: 38909328, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02065-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient psychiatric unitVeterans AffairsPsychiatric unitMental health careMental health treatmentACT groupInterprofessional FellowshipSpiritual carePsychosocial rehabilitationHealth careHealth treatmentClinical tensionsQualitative findingsCommitment TherapyMedical CenterCareWest-HavenUS DepartmentClinical gainsNext stepsSpiritualityConcept of acceptabilityPotential feasibilityAcceptanceGroup protocolDisproportionate Increases in Numbers and Rates of Homelessness Among Women in the United States, 2018-2022
Tsai J, Lampros A. Disproportionate Increases in Numbers and Rates of Homelessness Among Women in the United States, 2018-2022. Public Health Reports 2024, 140: 103-107. PMID: 38899732, PMCID: PMC11569733, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241255805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRates of homelessnessHousing and Urban DevelopmentUnsheltered homelessnessUS Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHomelessnessUrban developmentBirth rateVeterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsUS DepartmentPopulation groupsPrevention effortsUS Department of Veterans AffairsUnited StatesPopulation dataProportion of femalesVeteran populationYears of population dataGeneral populationAffairsWomenVeteransPopulationPeopleEmpirically-derived, locally responsive travel time thresholds for optimal geographic supermarket access using national commuting data
Mathis W, Kahn P, Tang S, Berenbrok L, Hernandez I. Empirically-derived, locally responsive travel time thresholds for optimal geographic supermarket access using national commuting data. Journal Of Transport Geography 2024, 118: 103945. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTravel time thresholdFood access researchRural blockSpatial accessibilityNew York CitySparsely populated regionsCommuting dataCensus tractsGeographic accessFood accessSupermarket accessCommunity resourcesUrban centersLos AngelesYork CityAccessibility researchUrban blocksUnited StatesRegional differencesRegion of northern CaliforniaUS DepartmentAccessCensusMethodological advancesGreat PlainsHerpes Zoster and Risk of Incident Parkinson's Disease in US Veterans: A Matched Cohort Study
Tunnicliffe L, Weil R, Breuer J, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Smeeth L, Rentsch C, Warren‐Gash C. Herpes Zoster and Risk of Incident Parkinson's Disease in US Veterans: A Matched Cohort Study. Movement Disorders 2024, 39: 438-444. PMID: 38226430, PMCID: PMC10922272, DOI: 10.1002/mds.29701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS Department of Veterans AffairsCohort studyRisk of incident PDDepartment of Veterans AffairsCox proportional hazards regressionIncident Parkinson's diseaseAssociated with increased riskHistory of HZMatched Cohort StudyProportional hazards regressionRisk of PDHerpes zosterIncident PDRisk of incident Parkinson's diseaseVeterans AffairsIncident HZUS veteransPD overallHazards regressionPD riskParkinson's diseaseIncreased riskMatched individualsUS DepartmentAssociated with Parkinson's disease
2023
The case for transitional services and programs for older adults reentering society: a narrative review of US departments of correction and recommendations
Onyeali R, Howell B, McInnes D, Emerson A, Williams M. The case for transitional services and programs for older adults reentering society: a narrative review of US departments of correction and recommendations. International Journal Of Prison Health 2023, 19: 4-19. PMID: 36757114, PMCID: PMC10123961, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-08-2021-0073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial servicesIncarcerated older adultsHousing availabilityPolicy recommendationsPolicy changesSupport networksTransitional servicesComplex health needsService needsOlder adultsHealth careIncarcerationBroader perspectiveHealth needsHealth service needsNarrative literature reviewUniformity of careCommunityComplex health conditionsServicesReentryPrimary barrierUS DepartmentUSALiterature review
2021
Center Petitioning of the Us Department of State Increases Access to Living Kidney Donation for Legal Immigrants and Naturalized Citizens on the Transplant Waiting List
John D, Museau L, Sumrani N, Sogawa H, Nishida S, Diflo T. Center Petitioning of the Us Department of State Increases Access to Living Kidney Donation for Legal Immigrants and Naturalized Citizens on the Transplant Waiting List. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2021, 233: e198-e199. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.08.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidating Data-Driven Methods for Identifying Transgender Individuals in the Veterans Health Administration of the US Department of Veterans Affairs
Wolfe H, Reisman J, Yoon S, Blosnich J, Shipherd J, Vimalananda V, Rao S, Hashemi L, Berlowitz D, Goodman M, Livingston N, Reece S, Jasuja G. Validating Data-Driven Methods for Identifying Transgender Individuals in the Veterans Health Administration of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 190: 1928-1934. PMID: 34467408, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender identity disorderTransgender individualsTransgender veteransDiagnosis of gender identity disorderDepartment of Veterans AffairsVeterans Health AdministrationUS Department of Veterans AffairsGender identityVeterans AffairsChart review validationVeteran recordsAdministrative dataUS DepartmentIdentity disorderAnalytic sampleHealth AdministrationVA administrative dataAffairsTransgenderVeteransDiagnosis codesReview validationInternational Classification of DiseasesIndividualsData elements
2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS Department
2007
Impact of Supported Housing on Clinical Outcomes
Cheng AL, Lin H, Kasprow W, Rosenheck RA. Impact of Supported Housing on Clinical Outcomes. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2007, 195: 83-88. PMID: 17220745, PMCID: PMC3073142, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000252313.49043.f2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAppointments and SchedulesCase ManagementDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Follow-Up StudiesGovernment AgenciesGovernment ProgramsHospitals, VeteransHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsMental DisordersModels, StatisticalOutcome Assessment, Health CareResidential TreatmentSocial AdjustmentSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsClinical outcomesVeterans AffairsCase managementStandard VA careSuperior housing outcomesHUD-VASHIntensive case managementSubstance abuse disordersSupported housing programsVA careAbuse disordersAbuse outcomesHomeless veteransSupported HousingOutcomesSignificant benefitsDepartmentGroupUS Department
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