2024
The Million Veteran Program 1990–1991 Gulf War Era Survey: An Evaluation of Veteran Response, Characteristics, and Representativeness of the Gulf War Era Veteran Population
Harrington K, Quaden R, Steele L, Helmer D, Hauser E, Ahmed S, Aslan M, Radhakrishnan K, Honerlaw J, Nguyen X, Muralidhar S, Concato J, Cho K, Gaziano J, Whitbourne S, Program O. The Million Veteran Program 1990–1991 Gulf War Era Survey: An Evaluation of Veteran Response, Characteristics, and Representativeness of the Gulf War Era Veteran Population. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 72. PMID: 38248536, PMCID: PMC10815483, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGulf War IllnessMillion Veteran ProgramVeteran populationVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsComparable health statusLarge research cohortsVA Million Veteran ProgramSimilar medical conditionsHigher socioeconomic statusGW veteransMean ageVHA servicesHealth characteristicsMedical conditionsEligible veteransHealth statusResearch cohortCohortSocioeconomic statusVeterans' responsesVeteransVeteran ProgramBroader populationFull population
2002
The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid M, Boutros N, O'Connor P, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 149-164. PMID: 12444348, DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measuresCoping strategies and their associations with levels of disability or pain, among older veterans receiving primary care
Reid M, Barry L, Kerns R, Duong B, Concato J. Coping strategies and their associations with levels of disability or pain, among older veterans receiving primary care. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2002, 55: 629. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00420-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic non-cancer painNon-cancer painLevel of disabilityChronic painSelf-reported effectivenessOlder personsPrimary careOlder veteransMedication usePain intensityComorbid conditionsMean ageCoping strategiesPainEligibility criteriaPsychological statusMultivariate analysisTelephone interviewsCold modalitiesLow levelsEligibility statusDisabilityReduced levelsPatientsPositive association