2022
Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans
Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF deploymentBreast cancerWomen veteransHealthcare utilizationHormone replacement therapy useRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealthy soldier effectOEF/OIFCohort studyTherapy useBC incidenceHormonal contraceptivesLifestyle factorsPrimary careBC diagnosisLower incidenceOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi FreedomWomenIncidenceGreater likelihoodIraqi FreedomVeteransCancerCare
2015
Informing Policy to Deliver Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans
Bastian LA, Mattocks KM, Rosen AK, Hamilton AB, Bean-Mayberry B, Sadler AG, Klap RS, Yano EM. Informing Policy to Deliver Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans. Medical Care 2015, 53: s1-s4. PMID: 25767961, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast NeoplasmsComprehensive Health CareFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitals, VeteransHumansMental Health ServicesOrganizational PolicyPrimary Health CarePrimary PreventionReproductive HealthRural PopulationTravelUnited StatesVeterans HealthWomen's HealthAssociations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans
Bean-Mayberry B, Bastian L, Trentalange M, Murphy TE, Skanderson M, Allore H, Reyes-Harvey E, Maisel NC, Gaetano V, Wright S, Haskell S, Brandt C. Associations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans. Medical Care 2015, 53: s47-s54. PMID: 25767975, PMCID: PMC5477654, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCancer screening ratesWomen's health providersCancer screeningWomen veteransHealth providersScreening ratesBreast cancer screening ratesFemale-specific cancersCervical cancer screeningPrimary care providersBreast cancer screeningLevel of careComprehensive primary careCross-sectional analysisClinical factorsProvider factorsPrimary careMultivariable modelHigher oddsProvider characteristicsNational guidelinesVA sitesPatientsDWHPs
2008
Promoting Regular Mammography Screening II. Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in US Women Veterans
Vernon SW, del Junco DJ, Tiro JA, Coan SP, Perz CA, Bastian LA, Rakowski W, Chan W, Lairson DR, McQueen A, Fernandez ME, Warrick C, Halder A, DiClemente C. Promoting Regular Mammography Screening II. Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in US Women Veterans. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 100: 347-358. PMID: 18314474, PMCID: PMC2830858, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard rate ratiosPP analysisWomen veteransControl groupMITT analysisOdds ratioMammography coverageCorresponding hazard rate ratiosCox proportional hazards regressionLogistic regressionHealth promotion trialUS women veteransProportional hazards regressionRate ratioHigher mammography ratesRegular mammography screeningTheory-based interventionControlled TrialsCox modelingITT analysisHazards regressionMammography ratesCrude coverageIntervention effect estimatesNational registryPromoting Regular Mammography Screening I. A Systematic Assessment of Validity in a Randomized Trial
del Junco DJ, Vernon SW, Coan SP, Tiro JA, Bastian LA, Savas LS, Perz CA, Lairson DR, Chan W, Warrick C, McQueen A, Rakowski W. Promoting Regular Mammography Screening I. A Systematic Assessment of Validity in a Randomized Trial. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 100: 333-346. PMID: 18314473, PMCID: PMC2846634, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screeningGroup 1Mammography ratesVeterans Health Administration recordsBaseline surveyHealth promotion trialPopulation-based trialAge 52 yearsMammography screening ratesRespective baselinesRegular mammography screeningAdditional control groupExternal validityTreat principleScreening ratesFuture trialsStudy eligibilityPromotion trialNational registryEffectiveness trialEligibility surveyUS womenTrial endWomen veteransGroup 3Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach
McQueen A, Swank PR, Bastian LA, Vernon SW. Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach. Health Psychology 2008, 27: 68-77. PMID: 18230016, PMCID: PMC2819176, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.1.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast symptomsCancer worryGreater cancer worryUS women veteransIntervention trialsMixed model analysisHealth behaviorsWomen veteransPercent riskHealth statusCancerPerceived susceptibilityGroup-level changesSingle-item measureAssess differencesPredictorsSymptomsEffect sizeIndividual variabilityDependent measuresGood targetConsistent predictorSusceptibilityModel effect sizes
2005
Impact of the Cancer Risk Intake System on Patient‐Clinician Discussions of Tamoxifen, Genetic Counseling, and Colonoscopy
Skinner CS, Rawl SM, Moser BK, Buchanan AH, Scott LL, Champion VL, Schildkraut JM, Parmigiani G, Clark S, Lobach DF, Bastian LA. Impact of the Cancer Risk Intake System on Patient‐Clinician Discussions of Tamoxifen, Genetic Counseling, and Colonoscopy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 360-365. PMID: 15857495, PMCID: PMC1490091, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.40115.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsColonic NeoplasmsColonoscopyCommunicationCounselingFemaleGenetic CounselingHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOvarian NeoplasmsPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Education as TopicPhysician-Patient RelationsPrimary Health CareRisk AssessmentTamoxifenConceptsPatient-clinician discussionsPrimary care settingCare settingsGenetic counselingBaseline telephone surveyObjective cancer riskMonths postvisitClinic visitsCancer riskTelephone surveyColonoscopySurvey 1TamoxifenPretest-posttest designGreater proportionComputerized programCounselingManagement recommendationsRisk management recommendationsParticipantsPostvisitFollowProportionSettingBaseline
2003
Provider Characteristics and Mammography Recommendation among Women in Their 40s and 50s
Dominick KL, Skinner CS, Bastian LA, Bosworth HB, Strigo TS, Rimer BK. Provider Characteristics and Mammography Recommendation among Women in Their 40s and 50s. Journal Of Women's Health 2003, 12: 61-71. PMID: 12639370, DOI: 10.1089/154099903321154158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography recommendationsProvider characteristicsRegular providerMammography useProvider genderMultivariate logistic regression modelFourth of womenPrimary care physiciansWomen age 40Healthcare provider recommendationObstetrician/gynecologistsWomen's mammography useLarger intervention studyLogistic regression modelsCare physiciansProvider recommendationMammography guidelinesAge 40Female providersIntervention studiesHealthcare providersMale providersWomenBaselineHealth insurance
2002
A tailored intervention to aid decision-making about hormone replacement therapy.
McBride CM, Bastian LA, Halabi S, Fish L, Lipkus IM, Bosworth HB, Rimer BK, Siegler IC. A tailored intervention to aid decision-making about hormone replacement therapy. American Journal Of Public Health 2002, 92: 1112-4. PMID: 12084693, PMCID: PMC1447199, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.92.7.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHormone replacement therapy and the risk of death from breast cancer: A systematic review
Nanda K, Bastian LA, Schulz K. Hormone replacement therapy and the risk of death from breast cancer: A systematic review. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 186: 325-334. PMID: 11854659, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.121077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone replacement therapy usersHormone replacement therapyRisk of deathReplacement therapyBreast cancerTherapy usersCombined hormone replacement therapyRetrievable risk estimatesBreast cancer deathsCase-control studyRecency of useAscertainment of exposurePotential confoundersCancer deathRelative riskInclusion criteriaObservational studyHistologic conditionControl groupSystematic reviewProlonged durationTherapyProlonged useCancerRisk estimates
2001
Women's Interest in Chemoprevention for Breast Cancer
Bastian L, Lipkus I, Kuchibhatla M, Weng H, Halabi S, Ryan P, Skinner C, Rimer B. Women's Interest in Chemoprevention for Breast Cancer. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 1639-1644. PMID: 11434796, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.13.1639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBreast cancerCancer riskGail scoreObjective breast cancer riskMammography decision aidObjective risk factorsDevelopment of cancerAbsolute riskRisk factorsChemopreventive agentsChemopreventionCancerComparative riskTelephone interviewsTamoxifen citrateDrugsWomenRiskNatural agentsCommunity sampleDecision aidScoresTherapyAgents
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 surveyVeteransMammogramsCareBenefits and Drawbacks to Hormone Replacement Therapy Among Nursing Home Patients
Bosworth H, Bastian L, Siegler I. Benefits and Drawbacks to Hormone Replacement Therapy Among Nursing Home Patients. Women's Health Issues 1998, 8: 53-59. PMID: 9504039, DOI: 10.1016/s1049-3867(97)00094-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthBreast NeoplasmsCoronary DiseaseEndometrial NeoplasmsEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansLong-Term CareMemory DisordersMiddle AgedNursing HomesOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalPatient AdvocacyPharmacistsPilot ProjectsRisk FactorsBreast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research
Hynes D, Hines E, Bastian L. Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research. Cancer Treatment And Research 1998, 97: 149-158. PMID: 9711415, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-585-30498-4_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA hospitalsHealth care servicesWomen veteransBreast cancerCancer-related admissionsWomen Veteran populationWomen's health care servicesBreast cancer careCancer incidence estimatesBreast cancer screeningCancer careCancer screeningCancer incidencePractice patternsIncidence estimatesFiscal year 1994General populationInpatient servicesVeteran populationTreatment servicesCare servicesFemale veteransHospitalVeteransWomen