2011
The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization
2010
Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq
Duggal M, Goulet JL, Womack J, Gordon K, Mattocks K, Haskell SG, Justice AC, Brandt CA. Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10: 175. PMID: 20565985, PMCID: PMC2910695, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA health careOEF/OIF veteransHealth care servicesCare servicesMen veteransOperation Enduring FreedomWomen veteransOIF veteransOperation Iraqi FreedomOutpatient health care utilizationVA electronic medical recordsOutpatient health care servicesVeterans AdministrationSingle VA facilityHealth care utilizationHealth careOutpatient care servicesElectronic medical recordsNonuse of servicesGender differencesRetrospective cohortCare utilizationProspective studyMedical recordsVA facilities
2006
Alcohol Problems and Health Care Services Use in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Veterans
Kraemer KL, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Cook R, Gordon A, Conigliaro J, Shen Y, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Alcohol Problems and Health Care Services Use in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Veterans. Medical Care 2006, 44: s44-s51. PMID: 16849968, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223703.91275.78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care service useCare service useEmergency department visitsHealth service useHuman immunodeficiency virusOutpatient visitsInpatient hospitalizationService useDepartment visitsImmunodeficiency virusEmergency departmentAlcohol problemsInpatient health care utilizationICD-9-CM codesAlcohol-related complicationsMental health visitsHealth care utilizationMedical record databaseGreater outpatientHealth visitsCare utilizationHIV statusIncidence rateAlcohol diagnosisHIV