2020
Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Shivakumar G, Copeland L. Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care. Medical Care 2020, 59: 131-138. PMID: 33201084, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-section rateCesarean section rateObstetrical careVeterans AffairsWomen veteransPregnant veteransC-sectionSection rateEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scoreHigher body mass indexObservational cohort studyBody mass indexC-section deliveryCommunity care providersDepression Scale scoresPublic health problemQuality of careVA medical facilitiesCross-sectional analysisPostpartum veteransMaternal morbidityCohort studyMass indexObstetrical providersVA care
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 benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociation
2017
Characteristics and Health Care Preferences Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women Veterans
Goldstein KM, Oddone EZ, Bastian LA, Olsen MK, Batch BC, Washington DL. Characteristics and Health Care Preferences Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 700-706. PMID: 28890128, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss programCardiovascular diseaseHealth care preferencesWomen veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderCVD riskLoss programHealth clinicsCare preferencesStress disorderHealth care use characteristicsCardiovascular disease riskGender-specific careHealth care useWomen's health clinicVeterans Health AdministrationMental health symptomsCurrent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsRace/ethnicityPercent of respondentsUnadjusted analysesCare usePrevention interventionsCurrent symptoms
2007
Physicians' Beliefs about Discussing Obesity: Results from Focus Groups
Alexander SC, Østbye T, Pollak KI, Gradison M, Bastian LA, Brouwer RJ. Physicians' Beliefs about Discussing Obesity: Results from Focus Groups. American Journal Of Health Promotion 2007, 21: 498-500. PMID: 17674636, DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.6.498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysicians' beliefsWeight lossFamily physiciansLimited physician trainingWeight loss counselingDepartment of MedicineMedical Center DepartmentObese patientsEffective careObesity epidemicFocus groupsPatientsObesityPhysician responsesPhysiciansCenter DepartmentPhysician trainingFamily medicineInternistsTarget populationDepartmentMedicineOutcome expectanciesOverweightGroup
2000
Racial variation in wanting and obtaining mental health services among women veterans in a primary care clinic.
Bosworth H, Parsey K, Butterfield M, McIntyre L, Oddone E, Stechuchak K, Bastian L. Racial variation in wanting and obtaining mental health services among women veterans in a primary care clinic. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2000, 92: 231-6. PMID: 10881472, PMCID: PMC2640571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesPrimary care clinicsAfrican American womenHealth servicesCare clinicsWomen veteransDurham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterPrimary care clinic settingMental health service utilizationVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMore mental health servicesConsecutive women patientsMental Disorders questionnairePrimary Care EvaluationMental health useHealth service utilizationEqual access systemRacial differencesMental disorder symptomsMental health resourcesMedian ageWomen patientsClinic settingService utilizationCare Evaluation
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