2022
Examining Pregnant Veterans’ Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Moore Simas TA, Bastian LA, Marteeny V, Walker L, Sheahan K, Elwy AR. Examining Pregnant Veterans’ Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 671-678. PMID: 36042080, PMCID: PMC9427157, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07588-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLactationPregnancyVaccinationVaccinesVeteransConceptsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine conspiracy beliefsPregnant veteransVaccine safetyVaccine knowledgeCOVID-19 vaccine safetyPast COVID-19 infectionOngoing cohort studyCOVID-19 infectionVA Medical CenterCross-sectional surveyCohort studyVA careKey ResultsOverallMedical CenterSide effectsHealthcare providersPregnancyVaccineConclusionsOur studyLogistic regressionVeterans' decisionsPredictors of acceptanceVaccine conspiracy theoriesVeterans
2021
Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracyFactors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Holzhauer CG, Russo L, DeRycke EC, Kinney RL, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Factors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2021, 31: 408-413. PMID: 34049763, PMCID: PMC11409577, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantPregnancyPrenatal CareSmokingSmoking CessationVeteransConceptsRates of smokingHousehold smokersPregnant veteransFirst pregnancyRelative riskWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration facilitiesStart of pregnancyPrenatal care initiationHistory of deploymentGroup of womenPoisson regression modelsHispanics/LatinosCohort studyCare initiationPersistent smokingPrenatal careQuitting smokingMultivariable modelSmokingPregnancyAverage ageSuch counselingAdministration facilitiesSmokersDocumentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study
Brandt CA, Workman TE, Farmer MM, Akgün KM, Abel EA, Skanderson M, Bean-Mayberry B, Zeng-Treitler Q, Mason M, Bastian LA, Goulet JL, Post LA. Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 525-532. PMID: 34125022, PMCID: PMC8203018, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.4.51203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical notesPatient characteristicsHealthcare providersFirearm accessElectronic health record clinical notesProportion of patientsOutpatient care visitsVeterans Healthcare SystemCohort of veteransUnited States military veteransMilitary service characteristicsDocumentation of screeningDocumentation of accessFirst yearRace/ethnicityCare visitsOutpatient visitsClinical comorbiditiesRetrospective studyVHA careEmergency clinicHandling of firearmsDemographic dataSystemwide processRisk of violenceBaseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization
Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCardiovascular risk factorsVeterans Health AdministrationRisk factorsHealthcare utilizationWomen veteransCohort studyHealth outcomesNontraditional cardiovascular risk factorsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsUnique healthcareMental healthSingle-site painVHA healthcare systemVHA medical centersVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealth risk factorsOutside health servicesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMultisite painBaseline characteristicsPsychosocial comorbiditiesChronic painCardiovascular diseaseMedical Center
2020
Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Shivakumar G, Copeland L. Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care. Medical Care 2020, 59: 131-138. PMID: 33201084, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-section rateCesarean section rateObstetrical careVeterans AffairsWomen veteransPregnant veteransC-sectionSection rateEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scoreHigher body mass indexObservational cohort studyBody mass indexC-section deliveryCommunity care providersDepression Scale scoresPublic health problemQuality of careVA medical facilitiesCross-sectional analysisPostpartum veteransMaternal morbidityCohort studyMass indexObstetrical providersVA careObstructive Sleep Apnea and Pain Intensity in Young Adults.
Athar W, Card ME, Charokopos A, Akgün KM, DeRycke EC, Haskell SG, Yaggi HK, Bastian LA. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pain Intensity in Young Adults. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2020, 17: 1273-1278. PMID: 32644865, PMCID: PMC7640622, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201910-750oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIraq War, 2003-2011PainRisk FactorsSleep Apnea, ObstructiveYoung AdultConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPain intensityYoung adultsSevere painSleep apneaVeterans Health Administration primary care clinicsDiagnosis of OSAMultivariate logistic regression modelEffective OSA treatmentSevere pain intensityAverage pain intensityPrimary care clinicsBody mass indexHigher pain intensityMental health diagnosesElectronic medical recordsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsCohort studyOlder patientsCare clinicsChronic painMass indexSmoking statusOSA treatmentFactors Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans of Recent Wars Receiving Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Care
Coleman BC, Corcoran KL, DeRycke EC, Bastian LA, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Heapy AA, Lisi AJ. Factors Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans of Recent Wars Receiving Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Care. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2020, 43: 753-759. PMID: 32534740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Armed ConflictsChiropracticCohort StudiesComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Logistic ModelsMaleManipulation, ChiropracticMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal PainPain ManagementPrevalenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderOEF/OIF/OND veteransBody mass indexSubstance use disordersChiropractic carePTSD diagnosisPain intensityMass indexStress disorderUse disordersOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New DawnPrior PTSD diagnosisSevere pain intensityVA chiropractic clinicDiagnosis of PTSDPain management outcomesPrimary outcome measureNational cohort studyElectronic health record dataHealth record dataManagement of veteransCross-sectional analysisPosttraumatic stress disorderClinical characteristicsCohort studyPredictors of prenatal smoking among US women veterans
Coleman JN, DeRycke EC, Bastian LA, Calhoun PS, Beckham JC, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Brandt CA, Wilson SM. Predictors of prenatal smoking among US women veterans. Journal Of Health Psychology 2020, 26: 2648-2655. PMID: 32255376, DOI: 10.1177/1359105320913100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancySmokingTobacco SmokingVeteransConceptsUS women veteransPrenatal smokingWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration primary careMultivariable logistic regressionSubstance use disordersLikelihood of smokingPosttraumatic stress disorderPerinatal smokingCohort studyCurrent smokersFormer smokersPrimary careWhite raceUse disordersSmokingLogistic regressionStress disorderMental healthSubstance useCross-sectional dataSmokersVeteransDisordersOfficer rankBarriers to cardiovascular disease preventive behaviors among OEF/OIF/OND women and men veterans.
Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Chui PW, Bastian L, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Barriers to cardiovascular disease preventive behaviors among OEF/OIF/OND women and men veterans. Health Psychology 2020, 39: 298-306. PMID: 31999178, PMCID: PMC7078021, DOI: 10.1037/hea0000844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011MalePrevalenceUnited StatesVeteransConceptsOEF/OIF/OND veteransLow response ratePreventive behaviorsCardiovascular diseaseResponse rateCVD risk preventionEndorsement of barriersSex differencesMultivariate logistic regressionVeterans Health AdministrationDisease preventive behaviorsPrevalence of barriersImplementation science methodsInadequate social supportCVD incidenceCVD riskLifestyle changesElevated riskMen veteransRisk individualsHealth AdministrationMultivariate analysisLogistic regressionMore menMore womenSevere Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans
Combellick JL, Bastian LA, Altemus M, Womack JA, Brandt CA, Smith A, Haskell SG. Severe Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 577-584. PMID: 31905319, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.7948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidity eventSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityMorbidity eventsVeteran womenVeterans AffairsChart reviewWomen veteransHealth statusPerinatal mental healthSurveillance methodologyWomen's health statusQuality of carePositive predictive valueMental health problemsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransPregnancy outcomesOperation New Dawn veteransDiseases codesMorbidityInternational ClassificationNew Dawn veteransOutpatient dataPredictive valueHealth problems
2018
Factors Impacting Perceived Access to Early Prenatal Care among Pregnant Veterans Enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mattocks KM, Baldor R, Bean-Mayberry B, Cucciare M, Gerber MR, Goldstein KM, Hammer KD, Hill EE, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Prochazka AV, Sadler AG, Bastian L. Factors Impacting Perceived Access to Early Prenatal Care among Pregnant Veterans Enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Women's Health Issues 2018, 29: 56-63. PMID: 30446330, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Choice ProgramEarly prenatal careHistory of depressionPrenatal carePregnant veteransMental health conditionsWomen veteransMultisite observational cohort studyHigh-quality prenatal careHealth conditionsObservational cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionWeeks of pregnancyCare coordination servicesVA Medical CenterTimely prenatal carePosttraumatic stress disorderCommunity obstetriciansPostpartum veteransPregnancy surveyCohort studyPregnancy carePerinatal periodMedical CenterPerceived AccessVariation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones
Leapman MS, DeRycke E, Skanderson M, Becker WC, Makarov DV, Gross CP, Driscoll M, Motamedinia P, Bathulapalli H, Mattocks K, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s12-s18. PMID: 30203013, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen Veterans Cohort StudyOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsSurgical treatmentKidney stonesSignificant public health problemOpioid Prescribing PatternsPostoperative opioid prescribingDiagnosis of PTSDPublic health problemExtracorporeal shockwave lithotripsyOpioid dosingPostoperative painPrescribing patternsCohort studyDose prescribedMedian ageSurgery typeMultivariable analysisOpioid misuseSurgical interventionMedian numberPercutaneous nephrolithotomyMultivariable regressionImpact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans With and Without Hepatitis C
Lynch SM, Wilson SM, DeRycke EC, Driscoll MA, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Skanderson M, Haskell SG, Bastian LA. Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans With and Without Hepatitis C. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s5-s11. PMID: 30203017, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusSevere pain intensityPain intensityElectronic medical recordsCurrent smokersSmoking statusVeterans Health Administration primary care clinicsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New DawnIndependent risk factorInteraction of smokingNumeric rating scalePrimary care clinicsHigher pain intensityCigarette smoking statusICD-9 codesOEF/OIF/OND veteransCross-sectional analysisCohort studyCurrent smokingHepatitis C.Severe painPain managementTobacco smokingCare clinicsChronic pain
2017
Incident Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men and Women Veterans After Return From Deployment
Haskell SG, Brandt C, Burg M, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Mattocks K, Dziura J. Incident Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men and Women Veterans After Return From Deployment. Medical Care 2017, 55: 948-955. PMID: 28984707, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCV risk factorsRisk factorsImpact of sexWomen veteransClinical Modification diagnostic codesIncident cardiovascular risk factorsPrimary care visitsCoronary artery diseaseElectronic health record dataRisk of obesityVeterans Health AdministrationIncident risk factorsHealth record dataMental health conditionsBlack womenNew International ClassificationCare visitsCohort studyArtery diseaseFemale sexDiagnostic codesIncidence rateProtective effectInternational ClassificationValidation of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Smoking Data Among Iraq- and Afghanistan-Era Veterans
Calhoun PS, Wilson SM, Hertzberg JS, Kirby AC, McDonald SD, Dennis PA, Bastian LA, Dedert EA, The VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Beckham JC. Validation of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Smoking Data Among Iraq- and Afghanistan-Era Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 1228-1234. PMID: 28808856, PMCID: PMC5653558, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4144-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsSmoking statusHealth factorsSmoking dataVeterans Health Administration electronic medical recordsVA electronic medical recordsReceiver-operating curveAfghanistan-era veteransMental Health StudyIraq/AfghanistanCohort studyCurrent smokersFormer smokersData collection dateMedical recordsStudy visitPsychiatric statusHealth StudySmokersKappa statisticsConclusionsThe useSelection biasStatusVeteransFactor data
2016
Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars
Bastian LA, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, DeRycke EC, Perez E, Lynch SM, Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Haskell SG. Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 1089-1097. PMID: 27659441, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent pain intensityOpioid prescriptionsPain intensitySmoking statusOEF/OIF/OND veteransCurrent smokersFormer smokersOpioid useVeterans Health Administration primary care clinicsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New DawnMild pain intensityMore opioid prescriptionsSevere pain intensityNumeric rating scalePrimary care clinicsCigarette smoking statusCross-sectional analysisOpioid receiptFormer smokingCohort studyCurrent smokingCare clinicsChronic painCigarette smokersSmoking cessationImproving Our Understanding of Health Issues in Older Women Veterans
Bastian LA, Hayes PM, Haskell SG, Atkins D, Reiber GE, LaCroix AZ, Yano EM. Improving Our Understanding of Health Issues in Older Women Veterans. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s10-s13. PMID: 26768383, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv672.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Heart Matters: Gender and Racial Differences Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Among Veterans
Goldstein KM, Melnyk SD, Zullig LL, Stechuchak KM, Oddone E, Bastian LA, Rakley S, Olsen MK, Bosworth HB. Heart Matters: Gender and Racial Differences Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Among Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 477-483. PMID: 25213741, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Status DisparitiesHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaPrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVirginiaWhite PeopleConceptsRisk factor controlBlood pressureCardiovascular diseaseAfrican American veteransA1c levelsRisk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlFemale veteransCardiovascular risk factor controlCertain cardiovascular risk factorsMean systolic blood pressureHigh LDL cholesterol levelsLow-density lipoprotein valuesWorse blood pressureCardiovascular risk factorsHemoglobin A1c levelsDiastolic blood pressureHigh-risk veteransSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureLDL cholesterol levelsNon-veteran womenFemale veteran populationRacial differencesCause of mortality
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