2020
Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans
Gross GM, Colon R, Bastian LA, Hoff R. Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 214-220. PMID: 32317136, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceWomen veteransSexual traumaBaseline interview dataRates of smokingCross-sectional associationsRelated health consequencesDeleterious health outcomesPerceived stressMilitary sexual traumaRisk factorsTobacco useHayes mediation modelHealth outcomesClinical targetsHealth consequencesTraumaVeteran sampleSmokingVeteransAssociationPresent studySurvey of experiencesCivilian counterpartsSignificant mediator
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 benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociationVasomotor symptom characteristics
Gray KE, Katon JG, LeBlanc ES, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Reiber GE, Weitlauf JC, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ. Vasomotor symptom characteristics. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 520-530. PMID: 29206771, PMCID: PMC5898980, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasomotor symptomsDiabetes riskNight sweatsHazard ratioHot flashesWomen's Health Initiative participantsElevated diabetes riskConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelIncident diabetesMetabolic riskPostmenopausal symptomsMenopause transitionMean durationSymptom characteristicsInitiative participantsSymptomsDiabetesRiskBehavior changeSeverityWomenDurationSweatAssociation
2017
Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD.
Rinne ST, Graves MC, Bastian LA, Lindenauer PK, Wong ES, Hebert PL, Liu CF. Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: e253-e258. PMID: 29087152, PMCID: PMC6007823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger LOSLength of stayHospital LOSPatient levelHospital levelChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ReadmissionsShorter LOSRisk of readmissionAssociation of patientVeterans Affairs hospitalTransitional care practicesCause readmissionCOPD hospitalizationsCOPD readmissionsOdds ratioObservational studyReadmissionMultivariable regressionHigh riskCare practicesCOPDPatientsStayHospitalAssociation
2016
Patient Perception of Enough Time Spent With Provider Is a Mechanism for Improving Women Veterans’ Experiences With VA Outpatient Health Care
Trentalange M, Bielawski M, Murphy TE, Lessard K, Brandt C, Bean-Mayberry B, Maisel NC, Wright SM, Allore H, Skanderson M, Reyes-Harvey E, Gaetano V, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Patient Perception of Enough Time Spent With Provider Is a Mechanism for Improving Women Veterans’ Experiences With VA Outpatient Health Care. Evaluation & The Health Professions 2016, 39: 460-474. PMID: 26908572, PMCID: PMC4993685, DOI: 10.1177/0163278716629523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall patient satisfactionPatient satisfactionPatients' perceptionsProvider characteristicsProvider classesWomen veteransHealth providersNational patient-experience surveyWomen's health providersPrimary care providersHealth careProvider-patient communicationOutpatient health carePatient experience surveysOverall satisfactionMultivariable modelNurse practitionersProvider trainingCare providersWomen's healthPositive associationVeterans' perceptionsMediatorsAssociationCareAssociation Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes
Gray KE, Katon JG, Rillamas-Sun E, Bastian LA, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ, Reiber GE. Association Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s112-s125. PMID: 26768385, PMCID: PMC5881620, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCase-Control StudiesCerebrovascular DisordersChronic DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth StatusHeart DiseasesHip FracturesHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLinear ModelsMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOsteoarthritisPeripheral Arterial DiseaseUnited StatesUrinary IncontinenceVeteransConceptsPhysical functionChronic conditionsHealth initiativesSubsequent physical functionPeripheral artery diseaseWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenPostmenopausal womenArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseHip fractureCerebrovascular diseaseVeteran womenDiabetesWomenDiseaseGreater decreaseVeteransAssociationTotal numberLinear regressionAverage numberDecreaseCare