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
Organizational structure for chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Rinne ST, Liu CF, Wong ES, Hebert PL, Heidenreich P, Bastian LA, Au DH. Organizational structure for chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2016, 22: e82-7. PMID: 26978239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareDisease ManagementFemaleHealth Care SurveysHeart FailureHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleOrganizational ObjectivesPatient Care PlanningPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuality of Health CareSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseHeart failurePulmonary diseaseBurden of COPDManagement of CHFGuideline-based careHome monitoring programBurden of diseaseVeterans Affairs facilitiesHospital readmission penaltiesChief of CardiologyQuality of careHigh-quality careCOPD clinicCOPD surveyChief of medicineCHF clinicPulmonary medicineReadmission penaltiesMeasures of qualityCareDiseaseDisease management
2004
Racial differences in hepatitis B and hepatitis C and associated risk behaviors in veterans with severe mental illness.
Butterfield MI, Bosworth HB, Stechuchak KM, Frothingham R, Bastian LA, Meador KG, Swartz M, Horner RD. Racial differences in hepatitis B and hepatitis C and associated risk behaviors in veterans with severe mental illness. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2004, 96: 43-52. PMID: 14746353, PMCID: PMC2594764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useSevere mental illnessAfrican American veteransHepatitis BHepatitis CMental illnessRacial differencesRisk behaviorsRisk of HCVRisk of HBVAfrican American raceConfidence intervalsStrong risk indicatorSmoking crack cocaineMultiple sex partnersAfrican AmericansHigh rateHBV seroprevalenceHCV seroprevalenceHCV infectionMultivariable analysisPrevalence ratesPsychiatric unitHBVCaucasian veterans
2003
Daytime testing after laboratory or home‐based polysomnography: comparisons of middle‐aged insomnia sufferers and normal sleepers
Edinger JD, Glenn DM, Bastian LA, Marsh GR, Dailey D, Hope TV, Young M, Shaw E, Meeks G. Daytime testing after laboratory or home‐based polysomnography: comparisons of middle‐aged insomnia sufferers and normal sleepers. Journal Of Sleep Research 2003, 12: 43-52. PMID: 12603786, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.2003.00335.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sleep latency testInsomnia sufferersNormal sleepersDaytime multiple sleep latency testSleep latency testNormal control groupHome-based polysomnographyPersistent primary insomniaLatency testPrimary insomniaNormal controlsReaction time testControl groupDaytime testingInterview criteriaStudy participantsMatched-groups designSleep labPolysomnographSufferersSleep settingsSuch testingModest differencesCurrent studyParticipants
1998
Gender Differences in Care for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome–Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
Bastian L, Sloane R, DeHovitz J, Bennett C. Gender Differences in Care for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome–Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia. Women's Health Issues 1998, 8: 45-52. PMID: 9504038, DOI: 10.1016/s1049-3867(97)00073-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntifungal AgentsAnti-HIV AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBlack PeopleBronchoscopyCohort StudiesEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHIV InfectionsHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageMaleMedicaidPentamidinePneumonia, PneumocystisProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality of Health CareRacial GroupsRisk-TakingSeverity of Illness IndexSexSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationUnited StatesZidovudine
1996
AIDS-relatedPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients
Keitz S, Bastian L, Bennett C, Oddone E, DeHovitz J, Weinstein R. AIDS-relatedPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1996, 11: 591-596. PMID: 8945690, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsHospital mortalityCarinii pneumoniaIntensive care unit admissionOlder ageCare unit admissionRetrospective chart reviewDay of admissionIntravenous drug useSeverity of illnessDiagnosis of HIVPatterns of careLogistic regression analysisPCP therapyUnit admissionChart reviewHospital daysNeurologic findingsYounger patientsHIV infectionHomosexual contactInpatient useInsurance statusIllness ScaleSevere disease