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
Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program
Mattocks KM, Yano EM, Brown A, Casares J, Bastian L. Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program. Medical Care 2018, 56: 557-560. PMID: 29768310, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Choice ProgramWomen veterans' experiencesVHA facilitiesWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careVeterans Affairs (VA) careImproved care coordinationCare coordination systemsHealth care systemCoordination of servicesCare coordinationMaternity careVHA providersCommunity providersCare resultsHealth servicesEligibility informationVeterans' experiencesCare systemCareWomenSemistructured interviewsVeteransChoice programsProviders
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
Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study
Pomernacki A, Carney DV, Kimerling R, Nazarian D, Blakeney J, Martin BD, Strehlow H, Yosef J, Goldstein KM, Sadler AG, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bastian LA, Bucossi MM, McLean C, Sonnicksen S, Klap R, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study. The Journal Of The American Board Of Family Medicine 2015, 28: 649-657. PMID: 26355137, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's health practicesHealth practicesWomen veteransIntegrated health care systemResearch Network StudyClinic-based recruitmentMental health servicesCentral institutional review boardInstitutional review boardHealth care systemClinic teamStudy coordinatorsLocal cliniciansHealth servicesReview boardSpecial populationsCare systemKey study elementsHealth careSite coordinatorsResearch NetworkVeteransLogistical issuesInaugural studyProgram managers
2008
Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach
McQueen A, Swank PR, Bastian LA, Vernon SW. Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach. Health Psychology 2008, 27: 68-77. PMID: 18230016, PMCID: PMC2819176, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.1.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast symptomsCancer worryGreater cancer worryUS women veteransIntervention trialsMixed model analysisHealth behaviorsWomen veteransPercent riskHealth statusCancerPerceived susceptibilityGroup-level changesSingle-item measureAssess differencesPredictorsSymptomsEffect sizeIndividual variabilityDependent measuresGood targetConsistent predictorSusceptibilityModel effect sizes