2020
Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans
Gross GM, Colon R, Bastian LA, Hoff R. Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 214-220. PMID: 32317136, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceWomen veteransSexual traumaBaseline interview dataRates of smokingCross-sectional associationsRelated health consequencesDeleterious health outcomesPerceived stressMilitary sexual traumaRisk factorsTobacco useHayes mediation modelHealth outcomesClinical targetsHealth consequencesTraumaVeteran sampleSmokingVeteransAssociationPresent studySurvey of experiencesCivilian counterpartsSignificant mediator
2018
A review of research on smoking among United States Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (2006–2016)
Lee C, Shpigel D, Segal K, Esan H, Estey D, Hunt M, Hoff R, Weinberger A. A review of research on smoking among United States Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (2006–2016). Military Psychology 2018, 30: 10-26. DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2017.1419020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. veteransSmoking behaviorStress disorderPTSD symptomsLate-onset smokingRates of smokingHigh smoking prevalenceCommon psychiatric disordersSmoking-related behaviorsUnited States veteransGeneral U.S. populationHeavy smokingSmoking prevalenceFavorable outcomePTSD clinicInclusion criteriaStates veteransTreatment needsNicotine dependencePsychiatric disordersSmokingCombat exposurePsycINFO searchesU.S. population