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
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
2016
Comparative effectiveness of an Internet-based smoking cessation intervention versus clinic-based specialty care for veterans
Calhoun PS, Datta S, Olsen M, Smith VA, Moore SD, Hair LP, Dedert EA, Kirby A, Dennis M, Beckham JC, Bastian LA. Comparative effectiveness of an Internet-based smoking cessation intervention versus clinic-based specialty care for veterans. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2016, 69: 19-27. PMID: 27568506, PMCID: PMC5040120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet-based smoking cessation interventionSmoking cessation careNicotine replacement therapySmoking cessation interventionQuit ratesCessation careCessation interventionsMedication clinicDurham VA Medical CenterInternet interventionsPoint prevalence abstinence ratesMonths post randomizationSmoking cessation servicesSmoking cessation aidVA Medical CenterInternet-based interventionsPublic health guidelinesSignificant differencesElectronic medical recordsNRT usePrimary outcomeAbstinence ratesCessation servicesReplacement therapyCessation aid
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