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Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis
Abel EA, Shimada SL, Wang K, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Godleski L, Houston TK, Brandt CA. Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2018, 20: e11350. PMID: 30404771, PMCID: PMC6249500, DOI: 10.2196/11350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesClinical video telehealthMore mental health diagnosesVeterans Health AdministrationVideo telehealthDual usersCross-sectional analysisHealth diagnosisVHA usersPersonal health recordsLow-income patientsMultivariate logistic regressionMental health careUsersOverall cohortUrban patientsWhite patientsRural patientsLatino patientsHealth recordsVulnerable patientsSociodemographic disparitiesHealtheVetDual useLower odds
2024
Ten Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic
Stein N, Stolzmann K, Abel E, Burgess C, Franz A, Connolly S, Meshberg N, Bailey H, Osser D, Smith E, Bauer M, Godleski L, Miller C. Ten Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2024 PMID: 39421937, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTelemental healthVeterans AffairsMental health-related quality of lifeMental health-related qualityQuality-of-care indicesQuality mental health careU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsHealth-related quality of lifeTelemental health clinicsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMental health careMedical CenterMental health consultationPositive suicidal screeningHealth care systemVA Medical CenterQuality of lifeBipolar spectrum disordersPostprogram assessmentsHealth clinicsHealth consultationCare systemHealth careSuicide screeningDepressive symptoms
2020
Relationships between chronic pain and mood symptoms among veterans with bipolar disorder
Travaglini L, Kuykendall L, Bennett M, Abel E, Lucksted A. Relationships between chronic pain and mood symptoms among veterans with bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 277: 765-771. PMID: 33065815, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painQuality of lifeBipolar disorderMedical CenterPain experienceOutpatient mental health careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVA Medical CenterChronic pain experienceMental health careUS military veteransManic mood statesWorst painPain managementBipolar depressionRetrospective studyManic episodesMood disordersMood symptomsOutpatient servicesPainUnipolar depressionPilot studyDisordersHealth care
2017
Recommendations for the Reporting of Telemental Health (TMH) Literature Based on a Systematic Review of Clinical Video Teleconferencing (CVT) and Depression
Abel E, Glover J, Brandt C, Godleski L. Recommendations for the Reporting of Telemental Health (TMH) Literature Based on a Systematic Review of Clinical Video Teleconferencing (CVT) and Depression. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science 2017, 2: 28-40. DOI: 10.1007/s41347-016-0003-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical video teleconferencingTelemental healthSystematic reviewTreatment of depressionMental health careFull-text articlesComprehensive search strategyExclusion criteriaPsychiatric servicesBest practice recommendationsRelevant articlesEvidence basePractice recommendationsEstablished modeHealth careDepressionInterventionAccurate reportingClear needReviewSearch strategyReportingComprehensive reviewCare