2016
The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 492-501. PMID: 26847447, PMCID: PMC4835362, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersGuideline-concordant careCause mortalityOpioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyUntreated substance use disordersCurrent substance use disorderTerm opioid therapyTime-updated covariatesPrimary care visitsImportant clinical outcomesMulti-modal treatmentUrine drug testingUninfected patientsUntreated patientsCare visitsChronic painClinical outcomesCox regressionDecreased riskHigh comorbidityMortality burdenRehabilitative therapySUD treatmentHigh risk
2014
Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Women Veterans Deployed in Service of Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
Katon J, Mattocks K, Zephyrin L, Reiber G, Yano EM, Callegari L, Schwarz EB, Goulet J, Shaw J, Brandt C, Haskell S. Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Women Veterans Deployed in Service of Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Journal Of Women's Health 2014, 23: 792-800. PMID: 25090022, PMCID: PMC4195229, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanDiabetes, GestationalFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedIraqIraq War, 2003-2011Kaplan-Meier EstimateMaternal Health ServicesPregnancyPrevalenceRiskStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransYoung AdultConceptsOEF/OIF/OND veteransStandardized incidence ratiosPregnancy complicationsUse of VAGestational diabetesHypertensive disordersWomen veteransOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New DawnRate of GDMNationwide Inpatient SampleProportional hazards regressionYear of deliveryVeteran statusOperation New DawnIncidence ratiosHazards regressionNinth RevisionMaternity benefitsOutpatient filesVA providersInpatient SamplePostpartum healthVA inpatientClinical dataStudy population
2008
Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Incidence of Pneumonia by HIV Infection Status among Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study
Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goulet J, Brown S, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Crothers K, Justice AC. Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Incidence of Pneumonia by HIV Infection Status among Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: 1093-1100. PMID: 18444830, PMCID: PMC3115628, DOI: 10.1086/529201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineVeterans Aging CohortPPV vaccinationIncidence of pneumoniaAging CohortCox proportional hazards regression methodsLow CD4 cell countsProportional hazards regression methodsCD4 cell countHIV infection statusRisk of pneumoniaLower hemoglobin levelsBenefits of vaccinationHuman immunodeficiency virusOngoing prospective studyElectronic medical recordsPneumococcal vaccinationPneumonia eventsUnvaccinated patientsCurrent smokingPneumococcal diseasePolysaccharide vaccineVaccination statusHIV infectionRetrospective review