2023
Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention?
Domenicano I, Combellick J, Warren A, Kyriakides T, Brandt C, Haskell S, Goulet J. Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention? Military Behavioral Health 2023, 11: 226-235. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2023.2246884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health conditionsWomen veteransMilitary sexual traumaCervical cancerCancer screeningCervical cancer screening ratesHealth conditionsVHA medical centersCancer screening ratesCervical cancer preventionCervical cancer screeningMultivariable logistic regressionPrimary care providersSexual traumaDiagnosis of PTSDPTSD disordersPatient characteristicsScreening ratesOutpatient careCancer preventionMultivariable modelMedical CenterCare providersWomen's healthCurrent study
2022
Mental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Settings
Dobscha SK, Luther SL, Kerns RD, Finch DK, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh SJ, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Han L. Mental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Settings. Journal Of Pain 2022, 24: 273-281. PMID: 36167230, PMCID: PMC9898089, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain care qualityQuality pain careMental health conditionsPrimary care cliniciansVeterans Health AdministrationPain carePCQ scoresHealth conditionsCare cliniciansUse disordersCare qualitySevere musculoskeletal painRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsGeneral medical carePrimary care settingElectronic health record dataFinal adjusted modelMental health diagnosesEquation Poisson modelsHealth record dataBipolar disorder diagnosisSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorder
2021
Examining Health Care Mobility of Transgender Veterans Across the Veterans Health Administration
Wang KH, McAvay G, Warren A, Miller ML, Pho A, Blosnich JR, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Examining Health Care Mobility of Transgender Veterans Across the Veterans Health Administration. LGBT Health 2021, 8: 143-151. PMID: 33512276, PMCID: PMC8098769, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2020.0152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPost-traumatic stress disorderHealth care systemTransgender veteransCare systemHealth AdministrationComplex chronic health conditionsVHA electronic health recordsConditional logistic regression modelsChronic health conditionsDiagnosis of depressionDifferent health care systemsHealth care servicesLogistic regression modelsElectronic health recordsHepatitis CMultidisciplinary careCare coordinationDepressive disorderMultivariable modelGeneral populationCare servicesOlder ageStress disorderHealth conditions
2020
The architecture of co-morbidity networks of physical and mental health conditions in military veterans
Alexander-Bloch AF, Raznahan A, Shinohara RT, Mathias SR, Bathulapalli H, Bhalla IP, Goulet JL, Satterthwaite TD, Bassett DS, Glahn DC, Brandt CA. The architecture of co-morbidity networks of physical and mental health conditions in military veterans. Proceedings Of The Royal Society A 2020, 476: 20190790. PMID: 32831602, PMCID: PMC7426059, DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2019.0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric conditionsCo-morbid conditionsMilitary veteransUnited States military veteransMental health conditionsPosttraumatic stress disorderMedical morbidityChronic painPsychiatric morbidityNeurological conditionsLongitudinal healthcare recordsStress disorderHealth conditionsPhysical healthHeterogenous patternHealthcare systemMorbidityStrongest predictorDiagnostic statusPsychological traumaHealthcare recordsMulti-scale community structureVeterans
2019
Development and Assessment of a Crosswalk Between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM to Identify Patients with Common Pain Conditions
Mayhew M, DeBar LL, Deyo RA, Kerns RD, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Von Korff M. Development and Assessment of a Crosswalk Between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM to Identify Patients with Common Pain Conditions. Journal Of Pain 2019, 20: 1429-1445. PMID: 31129316, PMCID: PMC6874733, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon pain conditionsPain conditionsPrevalence estimatesDiagnostic clustersICD-10-CM diagnosis codesNational Pain StrategyElectronic health record dataICD-9-CM definitionsHealth record dataUS health care systemICD-10-CM transitionHealth services researchHealth care systemPain strategiesDiagnosis codesSocio-demographic characteristicsCondition prevalenceDiagnostic codingElectronic databasesHealth servicesSocio-demographic featuresEpidemiologic researchHealth conditionsCare systemRecord data
2014
Persistent Pain and Comorbidity Among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans
Higgins DM, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Gilliam W, Goulet JL. Persistent Pain and Comorbidity Among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans. Pain Medicine 2014, 15: 782-790. PMID: 24548466, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Chronic PainComorbidityDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Logistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityPrevalenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationTraumatic brain injuryPersistent painBody mass indexMental health conditionsChronic painOperation Enduring FreedomHealth conditionsElectronic medical record dataChronic pain conditionsPredictors of incidentMedical record dataLongitudinal clinical dataImportant clinical implicationsSubstance use disordersOEF/OIF/OND veteransPost-traumatic stress disorderArmy service membersLogistic regression modelsPain conditionsComorbid conditionsClinical evidenceMass indexBrain injuryClinical data
2011
The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization
2010
Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Mattocks KM, Skanderson M, Goulet JL, Brandt C, Womack J, Krebs E, Desai R, Justice A, Yano E, Haskell S. Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 2159-2166. PMID: 21039234, PMCID: PMC3052271, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Analysis of VarianceCurrent Procedural TerminologyFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Mental DisordersMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy TestsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMental health problemsOEF/OIF veteransMental health conditionsPregnancy-related carePosttraumatic stress disorderWomen veteransHealth problemsOIF veteransVeterans Health Administration systemICD-9-CM codesFemale OEF/OIF veteransHealth conditionsMore mental health diagnosesMental healthcare useDiagnosis of depressionMental health diagnosesHealth Administration systemInstances of pregnancyPregnancy outcomesAdministrative cohortPregnancy careHealthcare usePrenatal careOperation Enduring FreedomPregnancy