2020
Sex Differences in Associations Between Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Tobacco Use Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts
Gross GM, Bastian LA, Smith NB, Harpaz-Rotem I, Hoff R. Sex Differences in Associations Between Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Tobacco Use Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 677-685. PMID: 31934813, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTobacco usePTSD symptomsFemale veteransSex differencesAssociation of depressionTobacco use cessationBaseline interview dataCross-sectional associationsMental health conditionsLogistic regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsBinary logistic regression modelSex-specific barriersTobacco usersSymptomsStress disorderAlcohol useHealth conditionsDepressionDisorder symptomsVeteran sampleMH conditionsIntervention strategiesEffects of demographics
2019
Women Veterans’ Experiences with Perceived Gender Bias in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Care
Mattocks K, Casares J, Brown A, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Driscoll M, Haskell S, Bastian L, Brandt C. Women Veterans’ Experiences with Perceived Gender Bias in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Care. Women's Health Issues 2019, 30: 113-119. PMID: 31735581, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty care providersPrimary care settingSpecialty careCare providersWomen veteransCare settingsVeterans AffairsWomen veterans' experiencesHealth clinicsHealth trainingWomen's Health TrainingMental health care settingsPrimary care providersWomen's health clinicQuality of careHealth care settingsPatient satisfactionSpecialty providersHormonal fluctuationsVA facilitiesVeterans' experiencesHealth conditionsCareSymptomsWomen
2018
Vasomotor symptom characteristics
Gray KE, Katon JG, LeBlanc ES, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Reiber GE, Weitlauf JC, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ. Vasomotor symptom characteristics. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 520-530. PMID: 29206771, PMCID: PMC5898980, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasomotor symptomsDiabetes riskNight sweatsHazard ratioHot flashesWomen's Health Initiative participantsElevated diabetes riskConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelIncident diabetesMetabolic riskPostmenopausal symptomsMenopause transitionMean durationSymptom characteristicsInitiative participantsSymptomsDiabetesRiskBehavior changeSeverityWomenDurationSweatAssociation
2008
Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach
McQueen A, Swank PR, Bastian LA, Vernon SW. Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach. Health Psychology 2008, 27: 68-77. PMID: 18230016, PMCID: PMC2819176, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.1.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast symptomsCancer worryGreater cancer worryUS women veteransIntervention trialsMixed model analysisHealth behaviorsWomen veteransPercent riskHealth statusCancerPerceived susceptibilityGroup-level changesSingle-item measureAssess differencesPredictorsSymptomsEffect sizeIndividual variabilityDependent measuresGood targetConsistent predictorSusceptibilityModel effect sizes
2005
Initiation and Discontinuation of Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms: Results From a Community Sample
Bosworth HB, Bastian LA, Grambow SC, McBride CM, Skinner CS, Fish L, Rimer BK, Siegler IC. Initiation and Discontinuation of Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms: Results From a Community Sample. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2005, 28: 105-114. PMID: 15887880, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-2721-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormonal therapyGynecological surgeryMenopausal symptomsClinical trial developmentTelephone three timesMental health symptomsImportance of physiciansCommunity sampleLogistic regression modelsHT discontinuationHT initiationAttitudes/knowledgePostmenopausal womenHormone therapyVasomotor symptomsHT useClinical reasonsMood symptomsHealth behaviorsTrial developmentHealth symptomsSociodemographic characteristicsSymptomsDiscontinuationWomen
2003
Is This Woman Perimenopausal?
Bastian LA, Smith CM, Nanda K. Is This Woman Perimenopausal? JAMA 2003, 289: 895-902. PMID: 12588275, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.7.895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh follicle-stimulating hormone levelsGreatest positive likelihood ratioLower inhibin B levelsFollicle-stimulating hormone levelsMonths of amenorrheaPremenopausal control groupInhibin B levelsClinical examination findingsEnglish-language articlesPositive likelihood ratioNight sweatsVaginal drynessClimacteric symptomsPerimenopausal womenExamination findingsHot flashesMenstrual historyClinical examinationPerimenopausal statusHormone levelsMEDLINE searchWomen's agePerimenopauseControl groupSymptoms
2001
Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife
Bosworth H, Bastian L, Kuchibhatla M, Steffens D, McBride C, Skinner C, Rimer B, Siegler I. Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife. Psychosomatic Medicine 2001, 63: 603-608. PMID: 11485114, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200107000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal statusClimacteric symptomsWomen age 45Depressive symptomsAge 45Estrogen/progesterone combinationHistory of oophorectomyHormone replacement therapyLogistic regression analysisRates of depressionCross-sectional surveyHigh rateProgesterone combinationPhysical inactivityReplacement therapyMenopausal stageMenopauseSymptomsWomenCommunity sampleDepressionStatusInadequate incomeYearsCES
1998
Promoting Informed Decision Making: Hormone Replacement Therapy
Bastian L, Couchman G, Rimer B, McBride C, Sutton L, Siegler I. Promoting Informed Decision Making: Hormone Replacement Therapy. Cancer Treatment And Research 1998, 97: 129-147. PMID: 9711414, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-585-30498-4_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormonal replacement therapyReplacement therapyBreast cancerHormone replacement therapyRisk of cancerHRT useMenopausal symptomsMost gynecologistsHeart diseaseHigh riskNumber of womenAverage life expectancyCancerCancer issuesLife expectancyWomenMenopausePatientsTherapyRiskOsteoporosisGynecologistsSymptomsDiseasePhysicians