2016
The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort
Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Bair M, Becker W, Brennan P, Burgess DJ, Carroll CM, Dobscha S, Driscoll M, Fenton BT, Fraenkel L, Haskell S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Hoff RA, Hwang U, Justice AC, Piette JD, Sinnott P, Wandner L, Womack J, Brandt CA. The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort. Pain 2016, 157: 1696-1703. PMID: 27023420, PMCID: PMC4949131, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSD diagnosisMusculoskeletal disordersMSD cohortIndex dateVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careNumeric rating scale scoreICD-9-CM codesCohort inclusion criteriaNontraumatic joint disordersPain-related treatmentsMore outpatient visitsVeterans Health AdministrationMental health diagnosesRating Scale scoresHigher NRS scoresHealth services researchElectronic health recordsDiagnosis cohortSevere painInpatient visitsNRS scoresOutpatient visitsNeck disordersFirst diagnosisMean age
2013
Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Gulanski B, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, Team F. Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 56: 1498-1504. PMID: 23378285, PMCID: PMC3634308, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVACS Index scoreFragility fracturesPhysiologic frailtyVACS IndexMale veteransInhibitor useFracture riskRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexIndex scoreFragility fracture risk factorsICD-9-CM codesProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsMarkers of inflammationBody mass indexUpper arm fracturesAlcohol-related diagnosesCox regression modelFirst fragility fractureCause mortalityHIV RNAHemoglobin levelsMass index
2010
Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Mattocks KM, Skanderson M, Goulet JL, Brandt C, Womack J, Krebs E, Desai R, Justice A, Yano E, Haskell S. Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 2159-2166. PMID: 21039234, PMCID: PMC3052271, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Analysis of VarianceCurrent Procedural TerminologyFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Mental DisordersMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy TestsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMental health problemsOEF/OIF veteransMental health conditionsPregnancy-related carePosttraumatic stress disorderWomen veteransHealth problemsOIF veteransVeterans Health Administration systemICD-9-CM codesFemale OEF/OIF veteransHealth conditionsMore mental health diagnosesMental healthcare useDiagnosis of depressionMental health diagnosesHealth Administration systemInstances of pregnancyPregnancy outcomesAdministrative cohortPregnancy careHealthcare usePrenatal careOperation Enduring FreedomPregnancy