2023
Early predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Iraq war zone
Vasterling J, Franz M, Lee L, Kaiser A, Proctor S, Marx B, Schnurr P, Ko J, Concato J, Aslan M. Early predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Iraq war zone. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2023, 36: 955-967. PMID: 37608526, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderSymptom coursePosttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectoriesGrowth mixture modelingU.S. Army soldiersLong-term followPrimary outcome variableArmy soldiersPTSD symptom courseProspective studyMild symptomsEarly predictorSummary scoresBiopsychosocial factorsAsymptomatic classSymptomatic classesSymptom classMilitary populationSymptom trajectoriesUnderstanding of predictors
2002
Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with cancer in a hospice setting
Goldstein N, Concato J, Fried T, Cherlin E, Kasl S, Bradley E. Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with cancer in a hospice setting. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2002, 55: 628. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00418-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregivers of patientsCaregiver burdenSocio-demographic characteristicsSocial Network IndexCaregivers' socio-demographic characteristicsSelf-reported health statusZarit Burden InventoryLevel of burdenCross-sectional surveyBurden scoreBurden InventoryChronic illnessSummary scoresHospice settingsCaregivers' perceptionsHealth statusWorse scoresYounger ageCaregivers' feelingsGreater burdenLogistic regressionUpper quartilePrimary caregiversPatientsCaregivers