2024
Understanding Women’s Transitions from Military to Department of Veterans Affairs Care
Mattocks K, Shenette L, Walker L, Maher N, Haskell S. Understanding Women’s Transitions from Military to Department of Veterans Affairs Care. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 33: 1185-1197. PMID: 38836756, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVA careWomen veteransDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) carePeer support programPeer support servicesMilitary serviceVeterans Affairs careActive-duty personnelNational Guard and ReserveMSK injuryWomens' transitionSelf-careMilitary injuriesInitial careMaintain healthSupport programsCareVeteransBackground:</i></b>Family responsibilitiesWomenAdequate informationHealthConclusions:</i></b>Themes
2023
Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns
Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 57: 827-838. PMID: 38129986, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtypical anorexia nervosaAtypical ANWeight suppressionAnorexia nervosaClinical entityWeight lossControl groupDietary restraintMental healthDistinct clinical entityPoor mental healthOnly groupU.S. military veteransClinical significanceHigh riskVeteran populationSecondary analysisWeight gainSpecialized interventionsMilitary veteransNervosaDisordersVeteransNational studyPathology
2022
Mini-Residencies to Improve Care for Women Veterans: A Decade of Re-Educating Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Providers
Manwell L, McNeil M, Gerber MR, Iqbal S, Schrager S, Staropoli C, Brown R, Veet L, Haskell S, Hayes P, Carnes M. Mini-Residencies to Improve Care for Women Veterans: A Decade of Re-Educating Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Providers. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 991-1002. PMID: 35049359, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersProvision of careWomen veteransCare providersMini-ResidencyHealth careVeterans Health AdministrationWomen's health careSix-month dataPre-post responsesPelvic examinationMore breastPost-training surveysWomen's healthHealth AdministrationTraining programVeteran carePractice changeCareVeteransClinical trainingWomenProgram contentParticipant comfortDidactic presentations
2021
Differences in Burnout and Intent to Leave Between Women’s Health and General Primary Care Providers in the Veterans Health Administration
Apaydin EA, Mohr DC, Hamilton AB, Rose DE, Haskell S, Yano EM. Differences in Burnout and Intent to Leave Between Women’s Health and General Primary Care Providers in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 2382-2389. PMID: 34618305, PMCID: PMC9360298, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07133-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPrimary care providersCare providersWomen veteransPractice characteristicsHealth AdministrationUnique clinical needsMinority of patientsLogistic regression analysisSatisfied patientsCross-sectional wavesPreventative careWomen's healthClinical needPatientsPractice dataOutcomes of burnoutRegression analysisAdministrationCareClinical demandStaff ratiosVeteransPCPMore researchSex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracyCoordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans
Kinney RL, Haskell S, Relyea MR, DeRycke EC, Walker L, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans. The Journal Of Rural Health 2021, 38: 630-638. PMID: 34310743, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPreventive health careCare coordinationWomen veteransPreventive careCare coordinatorsPreventive health care servicesRural women veteransHealth careRural facilitiesHealth care servicesSemi-structured telephone interviewsNumber of veteransRural veteransPreventive screeningCare settingsVHA providersVA facilitiesCommunity providersHealth AdministrationCare servicesPatient careTelephone interviewsCareVeteransMilitary sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment
Decker SE, Ramsey CM, Ronzitti S, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Goulet JL. Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment. Psychiatry Research 2021, 303: 114089. PMID: 34247061, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Healthcare AdministrationSuicidal ideationHealth diagnosisSexual traumaRelative risk estimatesOEF/OIF/OND veteransSample of veteransPost-9/11 veteransSuicide risk factorsMental health concernsClinical remindersRisk factorsRelative riskHigh riskMen veteransMental healthcareHealth concernRisk estimatesMST survivorsWomenDiagnosisTraumaVeterans
2020
Incident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment
Haskell SG, Brandt C, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Bathulapalli H, Dziura J. Incident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1082-1090. PMID: 32925458, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSK conditionsAnkle/footVeterans AffairsUpper extremityMen veteransClinical Modification diagnostic codesPercent of womenOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransMSK diagnosesCohort studyNinth RevisionUnadjusted ratesMusculoskeletal conditionsDiagnostic codesIncidence rateOperation New Dawn veteransFirst visitMusculoskeletal injuriesNew Dawn veteransInternational ClassificationWomen veteransLast deploymentWomenVeteransMenPredictors of prenatal smoking among US women veterans
Coleman JN, DeRycke EC, Bastian LA, Calhoun PS, Beckham JC, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Brandt CA, Wilson SM. Predictors of prenatal smoking among US women veterans. Journal Of Health Psychology 2020, 26: 2648-2655. PMID: 32255376, DOI: 10.1177/1359105320913100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS women veteransPrenatal smokingWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration primary careMultivariable logistic regressionSubstance use disordersLikelihood of smokingPosttraumatic stress disorderPerinatal smokingCohort studyCurrent smokersFormer smokersPrimary careWhite raceUse disordersSmokingLogistic regressionStress disorderMental healthSubstance useCross-sectional dataSmokersVeteransDisordersOfficer rankSex Differences in Military Sexual Trauma and Severe Self-Directed Violence
Gross GM, Ronzitti S, Combellick JL, Decker SE, Mattocks KM, Hoff RA, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Sex Differences in Military Sexual Trauma and Severe Self-Directed Violence. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 58: 675-682. PMID: 32037020, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaSelf-directed violenceSexual traumaWomen veteransCox proportional hazards regression modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careProportional hazards regression modelsHazards regression modelsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn veteransPsychiatric morbidityNew Dawn veteransSuicide attemptsBivariate analysisPreventative effortsTraumaWomenMenSex differencesVeteransRiskRegression modelsDemographic variablesSevere selfHospitalizationMorbidityTailoring an evidence-based lifestyle intervention to meet the needs of women Veterans with prediabetes
Dyer KE, Moreau JL, Finley E, Bean-Mayberry B, Farmer MM, Bernet D, Kress A, Lewis JL, Batuman FK, Haskell SG, Hamilton AB, Moin T. Tailoring an evidence-based lifestyle intervention to meet the needs of women Veterans with prediabetes. Women & Health 2020, 60: 748-762. PMID: 31959089, PMCID: PMC8435559, DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2019.1710892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehavior TherapyDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Electronic Health RecordsEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth PromotionHumansInterviews as TopicLife StyleMiddle AgedPatient ParticipationPrediabetic StateQualitative ResearchSocial SupportTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthWeight Reduction ProgramsConceptsDiabetes Prevention ProgramWomen veteransEvidence-based lifestyle interventionModality choiceType 2 diabetes riskLifestyle change interventionsLifestyle interventionPopulation-specific needsPatient preferencesDiabetes riskLifestyle changesPatient engagementPrevention programsPrediabetesU.S. adultsProgram reachAccess barriersMore womenWomenMixed-methods studyImplementation outcomesChange interventionsHigh rateOne-thirdVeterans