2021
The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care
Hammett PJ, Businelle MS, Taylor BC, Erbes CR, Bastian L, Doran N, Sherman SE, Rogers ES, Burgess DJ, Fu SS. The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 1793-1803. PMID: 33502511, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower pain scoresPain scoresPain groupMental health careSmoking abstinenceVeteran smokersProactive outreachPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceVA mental health careOverall sampleBaseline pain scoresModerate pain groupSevere pain groupVA mental healthSelf-reported abstinenceHealth careNicotine abstinenceMental health servicesMental healthPain trajectoriesSevere painComposite scoreAbstinenceProspective analysisInteraction test
2017
Expanding the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network: Increasing Capacity for Equitable Representation of Women in VA Research
Carney D, Frayne S, Klap R, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Sadler A, Pomernacki A, Phibbs C, Saechao F, Balasubramanian V, Romodan Y, Yano E. Expanding the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network: Increasing Capacity for Equitable Representation of Women in VA Research. Journal Of Patient-Centered Research And Reviews 2017, 4: 193. DOI: 10.17294/2330-0698.1560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careVeterans Health AdministrationWomen's health practicesWomen veteransHealth practicesHealth careVA sitesNational VA administrative dataVHA primary care settingsWomen's mental health careVeterans Integrated Service NetworkWomen veteran patientsPrimary care settingPrimary care servicesVA administrative dataMental health servicesWomen's health researchHealth researchHealth services researchVA researchResearch NetworkVeteran patientsPrimary careCare settingsFiscal year 2014
2016
The Association Between Military Sexual Trauma and Use of VA and Non-VA Health Care Services Among Female Veterans With Military Service in Iraq or Afghanistan
Calhoun PS, Schry AR, Dennis PA, Wagner HR, Kimbrel NA, Bastian LA, Beckham JC, Kudler H, Straits-Tröster K. The Association Between Military Sexual Trauma and Use of VA and Non-VA Health Care Services Among Female Veterans With Military Service in Iraq or Afghanistan. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2016, 33: 2439-2464. PMID: 26802046, PMCID: PMC4956588, DOI: 10.1177/0886260515625909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of VAMilitary sexual traumaNon-VA health careHealth care servicesDepression symptomsOperation Enduring FreedomHealth careCare servicesFemale veteransVA mental health servicesCombat exposureVA service utilizationVA health careMental health disordersMental health servicesSexual traumaAssociation of MSTPhysical health problemsMental health outcomesService utilizationHealth disordersCombat-related experiencesHealth outcomesHealth problemsHealth services
2015
Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study
Pomernacki A, Carney DV, Kimerling R, Nazarian D, Blakeney J, Martin BD, Strehlow H, Yosef J, Goldstein KM, Sadler AG, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bastian LA, Bucossi MM, McLean C, Sonnicksen S, Klap R, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study. The Journal Of The American Board Of Family Medicine 2015, 28: 649-657. PMID: 26355137, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's health practicesHealth practicesWomen veteransIntegrated health care systemResearch Network StudyClinic-based recruitmentMental health servicesCentral institutional review boardInstitutional review boardHealth care systemClinic teamStudy coordinatorsLocal cliniciansHealth servicesReview boardSpecial populationsCare systemKey study elementsHealth careSite coordinatorsResearch NetworkVeteransLogistical issuesInaugural studyProgram managers
2014
Patient-Centered Mental Health Care for Female Veterans
Kimerling R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bucossi MM, Carney DV, Goldstein KM, Phibbs CS, Pomernacki A, Sadler AG, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Patient-Centered Mental Health Care for Female Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2014, 66: 155-162. PMID: 25642611, PMCID: PMC4776740, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health careWomen's mental health servicesHealth servicesPosttraumatic stress disorderFemale veteransHealth careChronic general medical conditionsWomen's mental health careVeterans Health Administration systemGeneral medical conditionsBehavioral health servicesHealth Administration systemVHA mental health servicesClinical factorsPain managementPsychiatric comorbidityPrimary careWeight managementClinical aspectsMedical conditionsSleep problemsStress disorderPTSD symptomsCare
2000
Racial variation in wanting and obtaining mental health services among women veterans in a primary care clinic.
Bosworth H, Parsey K, Butterfield M, McIntyre L, Oddone E, Stechuchak K, Bastian L. Racial variation in wanting and obtaining mental health services among women veterans in a primary care clinic. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2000, 92: 231-6. PMID: 10881472, PMCID: PMC2640571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesPrimary care clinicsAfrican American womenHealth servicesCare clinicsWomen veteransDurham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterPrimary care clinic settingMental health service utilizationVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMore mental health servicesConsecutive women patientsMental Disorders questionnairePrimary Care EvaluationMental health useHealth service utilizationEqual access systemRacial differencesMental disorder symptomsMental health resourcesMedian ageWomen patientsClinic settingService utilizationCare Evaluation