2009
Mortality Ascertainment of Women Veterans
Savas LS, del Junco DJ, Bastian LA, Vernon SW. Mortality Ascertainment of Women Veterans. Medical Care 2009, 47: 125-128. PMID: 19106741, PMCID: PMC2943761, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181809125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDeath CertificatesFemaleHumansMedical Record LinkageMiddle AgedMortalityPublic Health InformaticsResearch DesignSensitivity and SpecificitySocial SecuritySystems IntegrationTexasUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVital StatisticsWomenYoung AdultConceptsSocial Security Administration Death Master FilePatient Treatment FileMortality ascertainmentVeterans AffairsWomen veteransDeath certificatesComplete ascertainmentVA Patient Treatment FileDeath certificate dataTexas death certificatesVA Beneficiary IdentificationHealth research studiesFemale sexAdministrative databasesProbabilistic linkage methodsYounger decedentsCertificate dataDeath filesGeneral populationTreatment filesUnique cohortElectronic databasesSSA databasesAscertainmentBeneficiary Identification
2003
Interest in Healthy Diet and Physical Activity Interventions Peripartum among Female Partners of Active Duty Military
Østbye T, McBride C, Demark-Wahnefried W, Bastian L, Morey M, Krause KM, Brouwer R, Turner B. Interest in Healthy Diet and Physical Activity Interventions Peripartum among Female Partners of Active Duty Military. Military Medicine 2003, 168: 320-325. PMID: 12733678, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.4.320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss interventionHealthy dietWeight lossSustained weight lossFemale partnersActive duty soldiersPregnancy overweightPeripartum womenActive duty militaryExercise interventionPostpartum periodPhysical activityGeneral populationDuty soldiersEffective interventionsClear healthExercise behaviorInterventionOverweightOne-thirdTeachable momentWomenDietPopulationObese
1998
Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research
Hynes D, Hines E, Bastian L. Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research. Cancer Treatment And Research 1998, 97: 149-158. PMID: 9711415, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-585-30498-4_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA hospitalsHealth care servicesWomen veteransBreast cancerCancer-related admissionsWomen Veteran populationWomen's health care servicesBreast cancer careCancer incidence estimatesBreast cancer screeningCancer careCancer screeningCancer incidencePractice patternsIncidence estimatesFiscal year 1994General populationInpatient servicesVeteran populationTreatment servicesCare servicesFemale veteransHospitalVeteransWomen
1996
Insomnia: A Practical Review
Bastian L, Crenshaw M, Steffens D. Insomnia: A Practical Review. Medical Update For Psychiatrists 1996, 1: 183-187. DOI: 10.1016/s1082-7579(96)80048-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep disordersCommon primary sleep disordersNon-psychiatric causesPrimary sleep disordersNonpharmacologic treatment optionsPrevalence of insomniaCommon etiologyNocturnal problemsDrug therapyTreatment optionsAdjunctive measuresUnderlying conditionSubjective complaintsPolysomnographic measurementsInsomnia complaintsSleep historyGeneral populationDaytime consequencesSide effectsSleep hygieneSleep specialistsSleep laboratoryMental illnessInsomniaDisorder cases