2018
Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Chui PW, Bastian LA, DeRycke E, Brandt CA, Becker WC, Goulet JL. Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 5402-5418. PMID: 30298672, PMCID: PMC6235820, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid prescriptionsHigh-risk opioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisMSD cohortOpioid therapyClinical characteristicsOpioid useVHA dataRetrospective analysisHealth AdministrationNational MedicareDisorder cohortDual useLogistic regressionDisorder diagnosisMedicareMedicare benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociation
2013
Accounting for the Hierarchical Structure in Veterans Health Administration Data: Differences in Healthcare Utilization between Men and Women Veterans.
Allore HG, Ning Y, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Accounting for the Hierarchical Structure in Veterans Health Administration Data: Differences in Healthcare Utilization between Men and Women Veterans. International Journal Of Statistics In Medical Research 2013, 2: 94-103. PMID: 24910720, PMCID: PMC4047985, DOI: 10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare utilizationWomen veteransUS Veterans Health Administration patientsVeterans Health Administration dataVeterans Health Administration patientsHealthcare needsUS women veteransHealth Administration dataHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsHierarchical logistic regressionAssociation of genderBranch of serviceMilitary service personnelVA dataLogistic regressionCombat exposureAdministration dataMarital statusDifferent risksVeteransMenRegression modelsGenderAssociation