2022
Complementary and integrative medicine perspectives among veteran patients and VHA healthcare providers for the treatment of headache disorders: a qualitative study
Kuruvilla DE, Lindsey H, Grinberg AS, Goldman RE, Riley S, Baird S, Fenton BT, Sico JJ, Damush TM. Complementary and integrative medicine perspectives among veteran patients and VHA healthcare providers for the treatment of headache disorders: a qualitative study. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2022, 22: 22. PMID: 35078450, PMCID: PMC8790919, DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03511-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVeteran patientsHeadache managementClinical providersBackgroundThe Veterans Health AdministrationFavorable adverse effect profileVHA healthcare providersAdverse effect profileManagement of veteransChronic headache managementCIM modalitiesWhole health systemEffect profileHeadache centerChronic headacheHeadache disordersPatients' perceptionsHeadache treatmentSafe additionPatientsTreatment efficacyIntegrative medicineHealth AdministrationProviders' perceptionsHealthcare providers
2020
Association of prescription opioids and incident cardiovascular risk factors among post-9/11 Veterans
Chui PW, Gordon KS, Dziura J, Burg MM, Brandt CA, Sico JJ, Leapman MS, Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Haskell S, Becker WC, Bastian LA. Association of prescription opioids and incident cardiovascular risk factors among post-9/11 Veterans. Preventive Medicine 2020, 134: 106036. PMID: 32097753, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsLong-term opioid therapyCurrent smoking statusRisk factorsOpioid useOpioid therapySmoking statusCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskLong-term exposureIncident cardiovascular risk factorsModifiable CVD risk factorsPrevalent CVD risk factorsFirst primary care visitCardiovascular risk factorsPrimary care visitsBaseline periodElectronic health record dataMain outcome measuresHealth record dataOpioid prescriptionsCare visitsPrescription opioidsMain exposureOutcome measures
2017
Development and Validation of Electronic Quality Measures to Assess Care for Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke
Bravata DM, Myers LJ, Cheng E, Reeves M, Baye F, Yu Z, Damush T, Miech EJ, Sico J, Phipps M, Zillich A, Johanning J, Chaturvedi S, Austin C, Ferguson J, Maryfield B, Snow K, Ofner S, Graham G, Rhude R, Williams LS, Arling G. Development and Validation of Electronic Quality Measures to Assess Care for Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003157. PMID: 28912200, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackElectronic quality measuresMinor ischemic strokeProportion of patientsIschemic attackIschemic strokeEHR dataDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisVeterans Health Administration facilitiesCoronary risk assessmentInternational normalized ratioElectronic health record dataIschemic stroke careHealth record dataQuality of careSubstance abuse referralAntihypertensive classesMedication intensificationThrombosis prophylaxisLipid managementChart reviewStroke careAtrial fibrillationNeurology consultationNormalized ratio
2011
Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source
McGinnis KA, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Shahrir S, Butt AA, Brown ST, Freiberg MS, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Kim JW, Pisani MA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Sico JJ, Tindle HA, Crothers K. Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2011, 13: 1233-1239. PMID: 21911825, PMCID: PMC3223583, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusHealth factorsSmoking dataKappa statisticsSmoking variablesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudySelf-reported smoking dataCohort studyCurrent smokersSmoking interventionsVirtual cohortElectronic data sourcesEMR dataFuture studiesStatusParticipantsFactorsHIVSmokersSmokingStudy surveyCohort