2024
The association of pain screening and pain level with suicide among US veterans with comorbid musculoskeletal and bipolar disorder diagnoses
Abel E, Travaglini L, Snow J, Goulet J. The association of pain screening and pain level with suicide among US veterans with comorbid musculoskeletal and bipolar disorder diagnoses. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 369: 429-435. PMID: 39389110, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationBipolar disorder diagnosisPain screeningPain severity ratingsMusculoskeletal disordersSuicide mortalityPain severityRelative risk of suicideDisorder diagnosisVHA databaseMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisSuicide riskActual medication useAssociation of painSuicide prevention effortsRisk of suicideHighest suicide ratesHigher suicide riskSuicide risk factorsRetrospective cohort studySubstance use disordersHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisPoisson regressionUS veterans
2020
The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study
Higgins DM, Buta E, Heapy AA, Driscoll MA, Kerns RD, Masheb R, Becker WC, Hausmann LRM, Bair MJ, Wandner L, Janke EA, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2563-2572. PMID: 32186722, PMCID: PMC7778330, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationPain intensityMass indexFunction of BMILow back pain groupOdds of painBack pain groupOverweight/obesityElectronic health record dataHealth record dataUS military veteransMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisCohort studyOsteoarthritis groupPain groupMean ageNational cohortHigh prevalenceMSD diagnosisMusculoskeletal disordersPainHealth AdministrationDisorder diagnosisCross-sectional data
2018
Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Chui PW, Bastian LA, DeRycke E, Brandt CA, Becker WC, Goulet JL. Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 5402-5418. PMID: 30298672, PMCID: PMC6235820, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid prescriptionsHigh-risk opioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisMSD cohortOpioid therapyClinical characteristicsOpioid useVHA dataRetrospective analysisHealth AdministrationNational MedicareDisorder cohortDual useLogistic regressionDisorder diagnosisMedicareMedicare benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociationImpact of Opioid Prescriptions on Suicide Risk Among Veterans With Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Diagnoses
Starosta A, Hastings J, Nazem S, Ronzitti S, Goulet J. Impact of Opioid Prescriptions on Suicide Risk Among Veterans With Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Diagnoses. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2018, 99: e63. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period
Buta E, Masheb R, Gueorguieva R, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period. Eating Behaviors 2018, 29: 8-13. PMID: 29413821, PMCID: PMC5935565, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisMedian ageBMI measurementsPost-deployment periodVeterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record dataWeight gainDisorder diagnosisOverweight/obeseOverweight/obesityWeight management servicesElectronic health record dataAccelerated weight gainHealth record dataWeight gain trajectoriesBMI growth ratePost-deployment veteransRelevant psychiatric diagnosisMedical visitsPotential confoundersNew Dawn veteransPsychiatric diagnosisWomen veteransWeight trajectoriesTreatment interventions
2016
Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014.
Ramsey C, Dziura J, Justice AC, Altalib HH, Bathulapalli H, Burg M, Decker S, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Haskell S, Kulas J, Wang KH, Mattocks K, Brandt C. Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 107: 329-335. PMID: 27997229, PMCID: PMC5227942, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesMajor depressive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth diagnosisIncidence rateDrug use disorder diagnosisIncident posttraumatic stress disorderOperation Iraqi FreedomAge 18Veterans Health Administration electronic health recordsDisorder diagnosisIncident bipolar disorderHigh-risk groupSociodemographic risk factorsAlcohol use disorder diagnosisMental health conditionsEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomRace/ethnicityElectronic health recordsIncident schizophreniaRisk factorsDepressive disorderAge 45MDD diagnosis