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Opioid dosing trends over eight years among US Veterans with musculoskeletal disorders after returning from service in support of recent conflicts
Han L, Allore H, Goulet J, Bathulapali H, Skanderson M, Brandt C, Haskell S, Krebs E. Opioid dosing trends over eight years among US Veterans with musculoskeletal disorders after returning from service in support of recent conflicts. Annals Of Epidemiology 2017, 27: 563-569.e3. PMID: 28890282, PMCID: PMC5647654, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainDrug PrescriptionsElectronic PrescribingFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal DiseasesOpioid-Related DisordersPrescription DrugsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthYoung AdultConceptsHigh-dose prescribingOpioid prescriptionsMental health diagnosesMusculoskeletal disordersDaily morphine equivalentsHealth diagnosisHigh-dose therapyLong-term opioidsHigh-dose prescriptionsAverage daily dosePosttraumatic stress disorderMorphine equivalentsDose therapyDaily dosePatient characteristicsChronic painUS veteransOdds ratioPrescribingStress disorderBaseline periodGeographic confoundingVeteransPrescriptionOpioids
2024
Impact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders – A retrospective cohort study
Han L, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Redd D, Brandt C, Zeng-Treitler Q. Impact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders – A retrospective cohort study. Journal Of Pain 2024, 26: 104695. PMID: 39384145, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative health approachesHealth approachOpioid prescriptionsMusculoskeletal disordersAdministration electronic health recordComplementary health approachesPrimary care visitsElectronic health recordsPharmacy dispensing recordsCIH approachesCare visitsDispensed opioid prescriptionsHealth recordsRetrospective cohort studyDispensing recordsPatient's painAnalytic sampleIndex diagnosisExposure groupCohort studyVeteransOpioid initiationQuasi-experimental investigationCIHPrescriptionLeveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Wang K, Hendrickson Z, Miller M, Abel E, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Womack J, Brandt C, Desai M, Han L. Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2024, 62: 458-463. PMID: 38848139, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsResidential addressesHealth recordsHealth AdministrationLeveraging electronic health recordsInfluence health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration dataAssociations of sociodemographicsHealth care utilizationHealth care systemPatient's residential addressCross-sectional analysisGeneralized logistic regressionCare utilizationHealth systemResidential mobilitySubstance use disordersCare systemPatient's residenceLogistic regressionVeteransMultinomial outcomesHealthOdds
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
2021
Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracy
2020
Concurrent Hospice Care and Cancer-Directed Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer and Receipt of Aggressive Care at the End of Life in the Veteran's Health Administration
Presley CJ, Han L, O'Leary JR, Zhu W, Corneau E, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose M, Lorenz K, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Concurrent Hospice Care and Cancer-Directed Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer and Receipt of Aggressive Care at the End of Life in the Veteran's Health Administration. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 23: 1038-1044. PMID: 32119800, PMCID: PMC7404822, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsmall cell lung cancerVeterans Health AdministrationStage IV nonsmall cell lung cancerCancer-directed treatmentEnd of lifeAggressive careConcurrent careHealth AdministrationVHA facilitiesLung cancerHospice careConcurrent hospice careLung cancer careAdvanced lung cancerCell lung cancerMultilevel logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPrimary outcomeCancer careHospice useStudy periodCareLast monthPatientsVeterans