2024
Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H. Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Addiction 2024, 120: 306-315. PMID: 39415621, DOI: 10.1111/add.16689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-homeless veteransDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemHealthcare systemDepartment of Veterans Affairs healthcare systemNational Death Index dataHazard ratioVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemConfidence intervalsDeath Index dataEstimate hazard ratiosMental health characteristicsAssociated with greater riskEpidemic of drug overdoseHealth characteristicsHomeless veteransUS veteransCox regression modelsVeteransGreater riskHomeless populationSubstance useMultivariate Cox regression model
2023
Causes of Death of Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans
Henderson E, Boyer T, Wolfe H, Blosnich J. Causes of Death of Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 66: 664-671. PMID: 37979623, PMCID: PMC10957325, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause of deathVeterans Health Administration electronic health record dataDiverse veteransNational Death Index dataChronic ischemic heart diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDeath Index dataObstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseNational Death IndexElectronic health record dataVeterans Health AdministrationCause-specific mortalityBehavioral health disordersHealth record dataDeath certificate recordsTargeted prevention effortsPsychoactive substance useDiabetes mellitusPulmonary diseaseCardiac dysrhythmiasDeath IndexConduction disordersHeart diseaseDeath certificates
2018
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and cardiovascular mortality (CVD) in men with early-stage prostate cancer (PC) receiving curative radiation therapy (RT).
Hanlon A, Fleming S, Hamilton A, Dinan M, Melloni C, Harrison M, Khouri M, Wu X, Wilson J, Lipscomb J, Cress R, Anderson R, Kimmick G. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and cardiovascular mortality (CVD) in men with early-stage prostate cancer (PC) receiving curative radiation therapy (RT). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 127-127. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.7_suppl.127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of ADTAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancerRadiation therapyAdult Comorbidity Evaluation-27National Death Index dataPopulation-based cancer registriesEarly-stage prostate cancerAge 67.7 yearsCV risk factorsDefinitive radiation therapyDeath Index dataRisk of CVDCurative radiation therapyGleason score 3Hazard of deathCause of deathProstate cancer patternsHigher socioeconomic statusRace/ethnicityCV deathCVD equivalentDeprivation therapyHigher CVDCV disease
2007
Time Trends and Predictors of Suicide Among Mental Health Outpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Desai RA. Time Trends and Predictors of Suicide Among Mental Health Outpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2007, 35: 115-124. PMID: 17990123, DOI: 10.1007/s11414-007-9092-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outpatientsVeterans AffairsNational Death Index dataDeath Index dataSuicide ratesMental health spendingMore chronic patientsMental health servicesMental health expendituresMental health programsPredictors of suicideMultivariable predictorsChronic patientsProtective effectVA populationNonsignificant trendInpatient servicesHealth servicesPatient volumeHealth programsGreater riskOlder ageSuicide riskOutpatientsFacility level
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