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
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 sample
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
OPIOID PRESCRIPTION AND RISK FOR EARLY INCIDENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Chui P, Gordon K, Burg M, Giaimo A, Dziura J, Brandt C, Bastian L. OPIOID PRESCRIPTION AND RISK FOR EARLY INCIDENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 326. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)01685-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
0341 Men and Women Veterans’ Military Experiences and Associated Risk of Insomnia
Gaffey A, Redeker N, Haskell S, Brandt C, Burg M. 0341 Men and Women Veterans’ Military Experiences and Associated Risk of Insomnia. Sleep 2019, 42: a139-a140. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryMilitary sexual traumaWomen veteransCombat traumaService-related experiencesSymptoms of insomniaSelf-reported demographicsPosttraumatic stress disorderNumber of deploymentsPotential sex differencesChronic painBrain injuryInsomnia symptomsWomen's healthInsomniaVA OfficeStress disorderTraumaWomenVeteransSexual traumaPhysical tollRecent cohortsSex differencesSymptoms
2017
An interprofessional pilot program training medical residents in trauma-sensitive communication
Shamaskin-Garroway A, Burg M, Vasquez L, Brandt C, Haskell S. An interprofessional pilot program training medical residents in trauma-sensitive communication. Journal Of Interprofessional Education & Practice 2017, 8: 14-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2017.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-sensitive careCommunication skillsSelf-perceived communication skillsPost-intervention surveysEffect of trainingTrauma disclosureMedical residentsClinical psychologistsIntervention formatInterpersonal communicationFemale veteransNovel pilot studyPatient-centered approachInterprofessional interventionsSkillsBehavioral healthQualitative feedbackPsychologistsLarge samplePatient satisfactionVA hospitalsInterdisciplinary interventionTrainingPilot studyCare