2024
Engaging Clinical Partners in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Lessons Learned from the Pain Management Collaboratory
Bastian L, Cohen S, Salsbury S, Davis A, Katsovich L, Kerns R. Engaging Clinical Partners in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Lessons Learned from the Pain Management Collaboratory. Pain Medicine 2024, pnae055. PMID: 38954840, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses
Gaffey A, Burg M, Skanderson M, Deviva J, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses. Journal Of Women's Health 2024 PMID: 38946553, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsHealth care utilizationAssociated with health care utilizationMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Health AdministrationCare utilizationPosttraumatic stress disorderVeteran health care utilizationMental health visitsPrimary care utilizationMental health diagnosesCross-sectional associationsService-related characteristicsPost-9/11 veteransSexual traumaLikelihood of posttraumatic stress disorderEHR screensPrimary careVHA careHealth visitsOlder veteransHealth recordsYounger veteransDepression diagnosisExperience MSTPatterns of gabapentin prescription and of hospitalization in a national cohort of US Veterans
Levy D, Gordon K, Bastian L, Brandt C, Gunderson C. Patterns of gabapentin prescription and of hospitalization in a national cohort of US Veterans. Pain Medicine 2024, pnae027. PMID: 38676664, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender Disparity in Full Professor Rank Among Academic Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Marhoffer E, Ein-Alshaeba S, Grimshaw A, Holleck J, Rudikoff B, Bastian L, Gunderson C. Gender Disparity in Full Professor Rank Among Academic Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Academic Medicine 2024, 99: 801-809. PMID: 38498314, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic reviewAcademic Search PremierMeta-analysisMedical school facultyGender disparitiesWeb of SciencePooled aORUnadjusted ORInternal medicineOdds ratioAcademic physiciansStatistical heterogeneityInclusion criteriaUnited StatesMeta-regressionSystematic searchPrimary outcomeAORCochrane LibraryAcademic medicineGoogle ScholarDisparitiesGrant fundingSchool facultyWomenEvaluating an Enterprise-Wide Initiative to enhance healthcare coordination for rural women Veterans using the RE-AIM framework
Relyea M, Kinney R, DeRycke E, Haskell S, Mattocks K, Bastian L. Evaluating an Enterprise-Wide Initiative to enhance healthcare coordination for rural women Veterans using the RE-AIM framework. Frontiers In Health Services 2024, 3: 1237701. PMID: 38282637, PMCID: PMC10811198, DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1237701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOffice of Rural HealthRural women veteransHealth care coordinationCare coordinationWomen veteransVA facilitiesRE-AIMCancer screeningProgram implementationCare coordination modelRE-AIM frameworkBreast cancer screeningWomen's Health ServicesMixed-methods evaluationCervical cancer screeningSemi-structured interviewsRural healthHealthcare coordinationScreening ratesPreventive careHealth servicesPhone encountersMaternity careQualitative findingsCare
2023
Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans
Chui P, Khokhar A, Gordon K, Dziura J, Burg M, Brandt C, Haskell S, Malm B, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans. American Heart Journal 2023, 268: 61-67. PMID: 37949420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-updated Cox regressionIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationOpioid exposureVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid typeCox regressionOpioid prescriptionsICD-9-CM diagnostic codesIncidence of AFDevelopment of AFPrescription opioid exposureModifiable risk factorsPrimary care visitsPrescribed opioidsCare visitsOpioid useRisk factorsDiagnostic codesTime-dependent variablesOpioidsHealth AdministrationYounger veteransBaseline periodStudy sampleLung 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 ethnicityLonger Breastfeeding Duration Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Hepatic Fibrosis Among Young Women With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Karachaliou G, Suzuki A, Patel V, Bastian L, Diehl A, Abdelmalek M, Group T, Moylan C, Guy C, Wang Y. Longer Breastfeeding Duration Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Hepatic Fibrosis Among Young Women With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023, 22: 413-415.e3. PMID: 37302447, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple Annual Low Dose CT Scans Needed to Detect Malignancy: Number Needed to Scan 蠅4
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Akgun K, Cain H, Rose M. Multiple Annual Low Dose CT Scans Needed to Detect Malignancy: Number Needed to Scan 蠅4. 2023, a2732-a2732. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisparities in Lung Cancer Screening in a Sample of Veterans
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Rose M, Cain H, Akgun K. Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening in a Sample of Veterans. 2023, a2733-a2733. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime to Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Rose M, Akgun K, Cain H. Time to Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening. 2023, a2734-a2734. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicity groupsFirst vaccinationFirst COVID-19 vaccinationVeterans AffairsWhite veteransCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsEthnicity groupsCOVID-19 vaccinationLarge healthcare systemEquitable vaccine distributionAsian Americans/Pacific IslandersRace/ethnicityUnvaccinated patientsComorbidity indexInfluenza vaccinationSelf-reported categoriesBlack groupCare visitsCohort studyHazard ratioPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patientsA Systems Approach for Assessing Low Back Pain Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Muller R, Graham S, Zhao X, Bastian L, Sites A, Corcoran K, Lisi A. A Systems Approach for Assessing Low Back Pain Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2023, 46: 171-181. PMID: 38142380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain care qualityChiropractic visitsCare qualitySystemwide processAdvice/educationSoft tissue therapyElectronic health record dataEducation/adviceCare quality assessmentManual chart reviewHealth record dataQuality improvement projectCross-sectional analysisChronic visitsClinical characteristicsNeck painChart reviewFemale patientsInitial visitNeurologic examinationPhysical examinationTherapeutic exerciseMedical historyVisitsRecord dataVariation in firearm screening and access by LGBT status
Goulet J, Warren A, Workman T, Skanderson M, Farmer M, Gordon K, Abel E, Akgün K, Bean‐Mayberry B, Zeng‐Treitler Q, Haderlein T, Haskell S, Bastian L, Womack J, Post L, Hwang U, Brandt C. Variation in firearm screening and access by LGBT status. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 420-423. PMID: 36661348, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14664.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 FreedomVeteransCancerCareGender differences in social support for diabetes self-management: A qualitative study among veterans
Gray K, Silvestrini M, Ma E, Nelson K, Bastian L, Voils C. Gender differences in social support for diabetes self-management: A qualitative study among veterans. Patient Education And Counseling 2022, 107: 107578. PMID: 36463824, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.107578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportGender differencesSelf-management programSemi-structured interviewsSelf-management effortsSupport personsInterpersonal barriersNotable gender differencesSalient themesFamily needsThematic analysisQualitative studyVeterans Health Administration health care systemInformational social supportFamily/friendsEmotional supportResponsibilityHealth care systemThemesDiabetesSupportPreferred programCare systemWomenInterviewsExamining 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 theoriesVeteransEvidence of Racial Disparities in the Lung Cancer Screening Process: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kunitomo Y, Bade B, Gunderson CG, Akgün KM, Brackett A, Tanoue L, Bastian LA. Evidence of Racial Disparities in the Lung Cancer Screening Process: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 3731-3738. PMID: 35838866, PMCID: PMC9585128, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07613-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningLCS participationLung cancer mortalityScreening ratesWhite patientsSystematic reviewCancer mortalityPatient populationRacial disparitiesPatient studiesLung cancer screening processAllied Health Literature databasesLow-dose chestHigh-risk individualsMethodsA systematic reviewCancer screening processFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsWeb of ScienceBlack patientsDatabase inceptionCancer screeningClinical trialsInclusion criteriaProvider awarenessThe Complexity of Sex-Based Cancer Screenings for Veterans with Gender-Related Diagnoses in VA Care
Warren A, Brandt C, Bastian L, Zeng Q, Black A, Goulet J. The Complexity of Sex-Based Cancer Screenings for Veterans with Gender-Related Diagnoses in VA Care. Annals Of LGBTQ Public And Population Health 2022, 3: 135-141. DOI: 10.1891/lgbtq-2021-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsVeterans Health AdministrationNational electronic health recordCervical cancerCancer screeningVA careProstate cancer screeningPSA testingDiagnostic codesVA facilitiesMale veteransHealth AdministrationSex-specific careFemale veteransCancer screenDiagnosisCareHealth recordsVeteransSexCancerOriginal sexPerceived Pain and Smoking Interrelations Among Veterans with Chronic Pain Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial
Lee M, Bastian LA, LaRowe L, DeRycke EC, Relyea M, Becker WC, Ditre JW. Perceived Pain and Smoking Interrelations Among Veterans with Chronic Pain Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial. Pain Medicine 2022, 23: 1820-1827. PMID: 35639969, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain interferenceSmoking cessation trialCessation outcomesChronic painCessation trialRandomized smoking cessation trialHigher pain interferenceMedian ageMeasures patientsMultivariate regression modelPerceived PainClinical utilityPainSmoking behaviorSecondary analysisPSI scoreBaseline surveyPSI subscalesBaseline dataSmokingOutcomesVeteransTrialsRegression modelsScores