2024
Electronic 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 MST
2021
Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization
Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCardiovascular risk factorsVeterans Health AdministrationRisk factorsHealthcare utilizationWomen veteransCohort studyHealth outcomesNontraditional cardiovascular risk factorsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsUnique healthcareMental healthSingle-site painVHA healthcare systemVHA medical centersVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealth risk factorsOutside health servicesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMultisite painBaseline characteristicsPsychosocial comorbiditiesChronic painCardiovascular diseaseMedical Center
2019
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults
Rosman L, Sico JJ, Lampert R, Gaffey AE, Ramsey CM, Dziura J, Chui PW, Cavanagh CE, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults. Stroke 2019, 50: 2996-3003. PMID: 31619151, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIncident transient ischemic attackPosttraumatic stress disorderEffects of PTSDIschemic strokeIncident strokeHealthcare utilizationIncidence of TIAStress disorderYoung adultsMiddle-aged veteransStroke risk factorsMultivariate Cox modelIschemic stroke riskAge-specific prevention strategiesVeterans Health AdministrationMiddle-aged adultsIschemic attackStroke riskPsychological factorsUnadjusted analysesRisk factorsEffect modificationCox modelPsychiatric disorders