2021
Factors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Holzhauer CG, Russo L, DeRycke EC, Kinney RL, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Factors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2021, 31: 408-413. PMID: 34049763, PMCID: PMC11409577, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRates of smokingHousehold smokersPregnant veteransFirst pregnancyRelative riskWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration facilitiesStart of pregnancyPrenatal care initiationHistory of deploymentGroup of womenPoisson regression modelsHispanics/LatinosCohort studyCare initiationPersistent smokingPrenatal careQuitting smokingMultivariable modelSmokingPregnancyAverage ageSuch counselingAdministration facilitiesSmokers
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' perceptionsMediatorsAssociationCare
2015
Associations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans
Bean-Mayberry B, Bastian L, Trentalange M, Murphy TE, Skanderson M, Allore H, Reyes-Harvey E, Maisel NC, Gaetano V, Wright S, Haskell S, Brandt C. Associations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans. Medical Care 2015, 53: s47-s54. PMID: 25767975, PMCID: PMC5477654, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCancer screening ratesWomen's health providersCancer screeningWomen veteransHealth providersScreening ratesBreast cancer screening ratesFemale-specific cancersCervical cancer screeningPrimary care providersBreast cancer screeningLevel of careComprehensive primary careCross-sectional analysisClinical factorsProvider factorsPrimary careMultivariable modelHigher oddsProvider characteristicsNational guidelinesVA sitesPatientsDWHPs
2014
Association between Women Veterans' Experiences with VA Outpatient Health Care and Designation as a Women's Health Provider in Primary Care Clinics
Bastian LA, Trentalange M, Murphy TE, Brandt C, Bean-Mayberry B, Maisel NC, Wright SM, Gaetano VS, Allore H, Skanderson M, Reyes-Harvey E, Yano EM, Rose D, Haskell S. Association between Women Veterans' Experiences with VA Outpatient Health Care and Designation as a Women's Health Provider in Primary Care Clinics. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 605-612. PMID: 25442706, PMCID: PMC4740730, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory CareCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth Care SurveysHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutpatientsPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsWomen veterans' experiencesWomen's health providersPrimary care clinicsOutpatient health careHealth providersCare clinicsHealth careWomen veteransVeterans Affairs (VA) health care usersComprehensive women's health careVA primary care clinicsPrimary care providersWomen's health careIndividual provider characteristicsHealth care usersVeterans' experiencesOverall experienceVA SurveyPrimary careMultivariable modelProvider characteristicsCare providersPatient experienceHealthcare providersCare users
2010
Multiparity is Associated With High Motivation to Change Diet Among Overweight and Obese Postpartum Women
Bastian LA, Pathiraja VC, Krause K, Brouwer R, Swamy GK, Lovelady CA, Østbye T. Multiparity is Associated With High Motivation to Change Diet Among Overweight and Obese Postpartum Women. Women's Health Issues 2010, 20: 133-138. PMID: 20149971, PMCID: PMC2849268, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexDietDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaMothersMotivationObesityPostpartum PeriodPregnancyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsObese postpartum womenPostpartum womenPrimigravid womenFirst pregnancyEffect of parityBody mass index categoriesActive Mothers PostpartumCohort of overweightPostpartum weight reductionWoman's first pregnancyThird of participantsMothers postpartumPotential confoundersThird pregnancyMultivariable modelIndex categoriesLogistic regressionPregnancyWeight gainWomenMore childrenDietOverweightObesityWeight reduction
2009
Contraceptive use by obese women 1 year postpartum
Chin JR, Swamy GK, Østbye T, Bastian LA. Contraceptive use by obese women 1 year postpartum. Contraception 2009, 80: 463-468. PMID: 19835721, PMCID: PMC2764535, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive Mothers PostpartumEffective contraceptive useObese womenContraceptive useEffective contraceptionMonths postpartumUnintended pregnancyContraceptive methodsBody mass index categoriesPostpartum weight reductionEffective contraceptive methodsCertain contraceptive methodsBMI 30Pregnancy complicationsOverweight womenMothers postpartumYear postpartumPotential confoundersChronic illnessMultivariable modelIndex categoriesSecondary analysisPostpartumLogistic regressionBMI