Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women
Patel KV, Cochrane BB, Turk DC, Bastian LA, Haskell SG, Woods NF, Zaslavsky O, Wallace RB, Kerns RD. Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s91-s101. PMID: 26768395, PMCID: PMC5881612, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtreme pain interferencePain interferencePhysical functionPain severitySleep qualityDepressive symptomsHealth initiativesStudy participantsWorse physical functionAssociation of painWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenObservational study participantsLimited physical functioningVeteran statusHealth care servicesPostmenopausal womenLess painPhysical functioningOlder veteransHigh incidencePainCare servicesNumber of womenComorbid symptomsMilitary Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Washington DL, Bird CE, LaMonte MJ, Goldstein KM, Rillamas-Sun E, Stefanick ML, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Gass M, Weitlauf JC. Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s126-s137. PMID: 26768386, PMCID: PMC5881617, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeCause mortality ratesHazard rate ratiosMortality rateHealth initiativesStudy armsTrauma-related mortalityNon-veteran womenHealthy soldier effectCause-specific mortalityExcess mortality ratesProportional hazards modelHealth risk behaviorsVeteran statusMedical morbidityHigher cancerRisk factorsWHI participantsAdditional adjustmentMortality riskOlder womenHazards modelWomen veteransHealth behaviorsBirth cohortTrajectories in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Washington DL, Gray K, Hoerster KD, Katon JG, Cochrane BB, LaMonte MJ, Weitlauf JC, Groessl E, Bastian L, Vitolins MZ, Tinker L. Trajectories in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s27-s39. PMID: 26768390, PMCID: PMC5881621, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeRecreational physical activitySedentary timePhysical activityWomen veteransHealth initiativesHealth outcomesHigh baseline physical activitySelf-reported sedentary timeBaseline physical activityLow physical activityHigh sedentary timeTrajectories of PALongitudinal trajectoriesHours/weekPremature mortality riskWomen's health outcomesHours/dayPostmenopausal womenLifestyle behaviorsWHI participantsMortality riskSelf-reported participationHealth behaviorsWorse healthDifferences in Active and Passive Smoking Exposures and Lung Cancer Incidence Between Veterans and Non-Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Bastian LA, Gray KE, DeRycke E, Mirza S, Gierisch JM, Haskell SG, Magruder KM, Wakelee HA, Wang A, Ho GY, LaCroix AZ. Differences in Active and Passive Smoking Exposures and Lung Cancer Incidence Between Veterans and Non-Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s102-s111. PMID: 26768384, PMCID: PMC5881614, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive smoking exposureWomen's Health InitiativeSmoking exposureLung cancer incidenceLung cancerWomen veteransHealth initiativesCancer incidenceHigh riskCox proportional hazards modelLung cancer incidence ratesOlder women veteransPassive tobacco exposureCancer incidence ratesProportional hazards modelHigh ratePostmenopausal womenPack yearsPassive smokingTobacco exposureProspective dataIncidence rateNon-VeteransTobacco useHazards modelAssociation Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes
Gray KE, Katon JG, Rillamas-Sun E, Bastian LA, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ, Reiber GE. Association Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s112-s125. PMID: 26768385, PMCID: PMC5881620, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCase-Control StudiesCerebrovascular DisordersChronic DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth StatusHeart DiseasesHip FracturesHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLinear ModelsMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOsteoarthritisPeripheral Arterial DiseaseUnited StatesUrinary IncontinenceVeteransConceptsPhysical functionChronic conditionsHealth initiativesSubsequent physical functionPeripheral artery diseaseWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenPostmenopausal womenArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseHip fractureCerebrovascular diseaseVeteran womenDiabetesWomenDiseaseGreater decreaseVeteransAssociationTotal numberLinear regressionAverage numberDecreaseCare