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
Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program
Mattocks KM, Yano EM, Brown A, Casares J, Bastian L. Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program. Medical Care 2018, 56: 557-560. PMID: 29768310, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Choice ProgramWomen veterans' experiencesVHA facilitiesWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careVeterans Affairs (VA) careImproved care coordinationCare coordination systemsHealth care systemCoordination of servicesCare coordinationMaternity careVHA providersCommunity providersCare resultsHealth servicesEligibility informationVeterans' experiencesCare systemCareWomenSemistructured interviewsVeteransChoice programsProviders
2017
The Veterans Choice Act
Mattocks KM, Mengeling M, Sadler A, Baldor R, Bastian L. The Veterans Choice Act. Medical Care 2017, 55: s71-s75. PMID: 28146037, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical CenterVHA staffVeterans Health Administration medical centersVA Medical CenterVeterans Choice ActHigh-quality health careCare coordination systemsSeamless careVeterans' accessCommunity providersDays of passageCarePerson interviewsHealth careDifferent specialtiesVeteransVCAInadequate preparationAdequate numberQualitative studyFurther delayProvidersProvider networksAccountability ActRural areas
2005
Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women
Bastian LA, West NA, Corcoran C, Munger RG, From the Cache County Study on Memory H. Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women. Preventive Medicine 2005, 40: 99-104. PMID: 15530586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCohort StudiesHumansInterviews as TopicObesityParityPopulation SurveillanceUnited StatesUtahConceptsRisk of obesityOlder womenNumber of childrenLive birthsConfounding factorsAdditional live birthSocioeconomic statusPopulation-based cohortRates of obesityDose-response relationshipTelephone-based interviewsHigh rateHormone therapyHysterectomy statusNulliparous womenOral contraceptivesObesity riskReproductive factorsPhysical activityObesityHealth behaviorsAge 18CohortWomenMarital status