2016
Association Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes
Gray KE, Katon JG, Rillamas-Sun E, Bastian LA, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ, Reiber GE. Association Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s112-s125. PMID: 26768385, PMCID: PMC5881620, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCase-Control StudiesCerebrovascular DisordersChronic DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth StatusHeart DiseasesHip FracturesHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLinear ModelsMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOsteoarthritisPeripheral Arterial DiseaseUnited StatesUrinary IncontinenceVeteransConceptsPhysical functionChronic conditionsHealth initiativesSubsequent physical functionPeripheral artery diseaseWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenPostmenopausal womenArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseHip fractureCerebrovascular diseaseVeteran womenDiabetesWomenDiseaseGreater decreaseVeteransAssociationTotal numberLinear regressionAverage numberDecreaseCare
2015
Impact of Smoking Cessation on Subsequent Pain Intensity Among Chronically Ill Veterans Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial
Bastian LA, Fish LJ, Gierisch JM, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC, Keefe FJ. Impact of Smoking Cessation on Subsequent Pain Intensity Among Chronically Ill Veterans Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2015, 50: 822-829. PMID: 26210348, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation trialSubsequent pain intensityPain intensityCessation trialSmoking statusFive monthsChronic illnessSelf-reported smoking statusSelf-reported pain intensityLower pain levelsPrimary outcome measureGreater pain intensityCross-sectional studyFive-month followPrior cross-sectional studiesVeteran smokersPersistent smokersFormer smokersPain levelsProspective studySmoking cessationUnadjusted analysesIll veteransMultivariable modelingOutcome measures
2011
Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans
Fish LJ, Gierisch JM, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC, Rohrer LD, Bastian LA. Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans. Addictive Behaviors 2011, 37: 135-138. PMID: 21978930, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
The Relationship between Hostility and Behavioral Risk Factors for Poor Health in Women Veterans
Calhoun P, Bosworth H, Siegler I, Bastian L. The Relationship between Hostility and Behavioral Risk Factors for Poor Health in Women Veterans. Preventive Medicine 2001, 33: 552-557. PMID: 11716650, DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsBody mass indexRisk behaviorsWomen veteransTobacco smokingCaffeine useBehavioral risk factorsVA health careLogistic regression analysisSample of womenCook-Medley Hostility ScaleMass indexRisk factorsPhysical activityAge 35Health behaviorsPhysical exerciseSociodemographic factorsPoor healthAlcohol useDesign of interventionsHealth careSmokingRegression analysisRisk reduction