2023
Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid Designed for a Primary Care Setting
Schapira M, Hubbard R, Whittle J, Vachani A, Kaminstein D, Chhatre S, Rodriguez K, Bastian L, Kravetz J, Asan O, Prigge J, Meline J, Schrand S, Ibarra J, Dye D, Rieder J, Frempong J, Fraenkel L. Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid Designed for a Primary Care Setting. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2330452. PMID: 37647070, PMCID: PMC10469267, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningPrimary care settingDecisional conflictClinical trialsCare settingsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterDecisional conflict scoresWeb-based patientAttention control interventionFuture implementation strategiesCurrent smokersSecondary outcomesSmoking historyPrimary outcomeCancer screeningRecruitment lettersMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEDecisional regretClinical practiceWest HavenControl groupKnowledge scoreControl interventionsLatino ethnicity
2022
Examining Pregnant Veterans’ Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Moore Simas TA, Bastian LA, Marteeny V, Walker L, Sheahan K, Elwy AR. Examining Pregnant Veterans’ Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 671-678. PMID: 36042080, PMCID: PMC9427157, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07588-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine conspiracy beliefsPregnant veteransVaccine safetyVaccine knowledgeCOVID-19 vaccine safetyPast COVID-19 infectionOngoing cohort studyCOVID-19 infectionVA Medical CenterCross-sectional surveyCohort studyVA careKey ResultsOverallMedical CenterSide effectsHealthcare providersPregnancyVaccineConclusionsOur studyLogistic regressionVeterans' decisionsPredictors of acceptanceVaccine conspiracy theoriesVeteransVeterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Marteeny V, Walker L, Vogt D, Iversen KM, Bastian L. Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 1507-1517. PMID: 35230179, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum veteransPerinatal careMental health experiencesMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma exposureCOVID-19Additional trauma exposureTrauma historyHealth experiencesWeeks of pregnancyVA Medical CenterCoronavirus disease 2019Mental health carePost-traumatic stress disorderMental health problemsVeterans' mental healthPrior trauma exposureSupport companionsMilitary sexual traumaPregnant veteransPostpartum surveyMonths postpartumDisease 2019Medical Center
2021
When Is a Harm a Harm? Discordance between Patient and Medical Experts’ Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Attributes
Schapira MM, Rodriguez KL, Chhatre S, Fraenkel L, Bastian LA, Kravetz JD, Asan O, Akers S, Vachani A, Prigge JM, Meline J, Ibarra JV, Corn B, Kaminstein D. When Is a Harm a Harm? Discordance between Patient and Medical Experts’ Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Attributes. Medical Decision Making 2021, 41: 317-328. PMID: 33554740, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x20987221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningIncidental findingHarms of LCSVeterans Affairs Medical CenterRadiation exposureLung cancer deathsSignificant incidental findingsRoutine annual screeningProportion of participantsCross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic whitesPotential harmSDM discussionsAnnual screeningCancer deathCancer screeningPrimary careMortality reductionMedical CenterInvasive proceduresPatientsIndirect costsMost participantsScreening attributesOvertreatmentBaseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization
Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCardiovascular risk factorsVeterans Health AdministrationRisk factorsHealthcare utilizationWomen veteransCohort studyHealth outcomesNontraditional cardiovascular risk factorsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsUnique healthcareMental healthSingle-site painVHA healthcare systemVHA medical centersVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealth risk factorsOutside health servicesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMultisite painBaseline characteristicsPsychosocial comorbiditiesChronic painCardiovascular diseaseMedical Center
2020
National Variation in Palliative Care and Associated Outcomes Among Decedents with Heart Failure in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (RP503)
Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A, Redeker N, Bastian L, Akgun K. National Variation in Palliative Care and Associated Outcomes Among Decedents with Heart Failure in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (RP503). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 60: 230. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.095.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Factors Impacting Perceived Access to Early Prenatal Care among Pregnant Veterans Enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mattocks KM, Baldor R, Bean-Mayberry B, Cucciare M, Gerber MR, Goldstein KM, Hammer KD, Hill EE, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Prochazka AV, Sadler AG, Bastian L. Factors Impacting Perceived Access to Early Prenatal Care among Pregnant Veterans Enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Women's Health Issues 2018, 29: 56-63. PMID: 30446330, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Choice ProgramEarly prenatal careHistory of depressionPrenatal carePregnant veteransMental health conditionsWomen veteransMultisite observational cohort studyHigh-quality prenatal careHealth conditionsObservational cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionWeeks of pregnancyCare coordination servicesVA Medical CenterTimely prenatal carePosttraumatic stress disorderCommunity obstetriciansPostpartum veteransPregnancy surveyCohort studyPregnancy carePerinatal periodMedical CenterPerceived Access
2017
The Veterans Choice Act
Mattocks KM, Mengeling M, Sadler A, Baldor R, Bastian L. The Veterans Choice Act. Medical Care 2017, 55: s71-s75. PMID: 28146037, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical CenterVHA staffVeterans Health Administration medical centersVA Medical CenterVeterans Choice ActHigh-quality health careCare coordination systemsSeamless careVeterans' accessCommunity providersDays of passageCarePerson interviewsHealth careDifferent specialtiesVeteransVCAInadequate preparationAdequate numberQualitative studyFurther delayProvidersProvider networksAccountability ActRural areas
2013
The Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study (CITIES): Rationale for a Tailored Behavioral and Educational Pharmacist-Administered Intervention for Achieving Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction
Zullig LL, Melnyk SD, Stechuchak KM, McCant F, Danus S, Oddone E, Bastian L, Olsen M, Edelman D, Rakley S, Morey M, Bosworth HB. The Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study (CITIES): Rationale for a Tailored Behavioral and Educational Pharmacist-Administered Intervention for Achieving Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2013, 20: 135-143. PMID: 24303930, PMCID: PMC3911768, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelephone-based interventionCVD risk factorsRisk factorsDurham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCardiovascular disease risk reductionOutpatient primary care clinicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCVD risk reductionCardiovascular disease riskPrimary care clinicsDisease risk reductionTarget sample sizeRisk reductionMultiple comorbiditiesUsual careCare clinicsMedication adherencePrimary careHome-based monitoringMedical CenterStudy interventionTelemedicine studiesHealth behaviorsDisease riskHypertension
2007
Who refuses enrollment in cardiac clinical trials?
Sen Biswas M, Newby LK, Bastian LA, Peterson ED, Sugarman J. Who refuses enrollment in cardiac clinical trials? Clinical Trials 2007, 4: 258-263. PMID: 17715252, DOI: 10.1177/1740774507079434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsAcute settingRefusal rateDuke University Medical CenterNon-white patientsUniversity Medical CenterHigh refusal rateInformed consent formLow refusal rateACUITY trialMean ageSingle institutionMeaningful informed consentMedical CenterSociodemographic characteristicsOlder personsClinical researchInformed consentPatientsTrialsConsent formMain reasons peopleLimited dataYoung personEfficiency of recruitmentGender Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Chronic Pain
Kaur S, Stechuchak KM, Coffman CJ, Allen KD, Bastian LA. Gender Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Chronic Pain. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 228. PMID: 17356991, PMCID: PMC1824743, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0048-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painWomen veteransOutpatient visitsDurham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMultiple pain sitesHigh rateChronic pain conditionsOutpatient service useHealth care utilizationICD-9 codingPain sitesClinic visitsPain locationPain conditionsCare utilizationOutpatient utilizationPrimary carePhysical therapyMedical CenterPainMale veteransService usePsychiatric diagnosisVeteran population
2001
Sleep in the Laboratory and Sleep at Home II: Comparisons of Middle-Aged Insomnia Sufferers and Normal Sleepers
Edinger J, Glenn D, Bastian L, Marsh G, Daile D, Hope T, Young M, Shaw E, Meeks G. Sleep in the Laboratory and Sleep at Home II: Comparisons of Middle-Aged Insomnia Sufferers and Normal Sleepers. Sleep 2001, 24: 761-770. PMID: 11683479, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/24.7.761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBed partnersInsomnia sufferersNormal sleepersSleep efficiencyPersistent primary insomniaStage 2 sleepUniversity Medical CenterAge-matched sampleREM latencyUnivariate analysisHome polysomnographySleep continuityMedical CenterPrimary insomniaSleep parametersSleep timeInterview criteriaStudy participantsMatched-groups designNocturnal PSGSleepFirst nightSufferersPattern differencesSleep settings
1999
Validation of a Trauma Questionnaire in Veteran Women
McIntyre L, Butterfield M, Nanda K, Parsey K, Stechuchak K, McChesney A, Koons C, Bastian L. Validation of a Trauma Questionnaire in Veteran Women. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1999, 14: 186-189. PMID: 10203625, PMCID: PMC1496546, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Predictors of Mammography Use Among Women Veterans
Hynes D, Bastian L, Rimer B, Sloane R, Feussner J. Predictors of Mammography Use Among Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 1998, 7: 239-247. PMID: 9555689, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder women veteransVA Medical CenterWomen veteransMammography useMedical CenterBetter provider-patient communicationHealth care useHealth careProvider-patient communicationVA health careHealth care professionalsWarrants further researchCare useVA usersCare professionalsResponse rateMilitary dischargeNational telephone surveyAge groupsStratification schemesLogistic regressionTelephone surveyVeteransMammogramsCare