2021
Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study
Brandt CA, Workman TE, Farmer MM, Akgün KM, Abel EA, Skanderson M, Bean-Mayberry B, Zeng-Treitler Q, Mason M, Bastian LA, Goulet JL, Post LA. Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 525-532. PMID: 34125022, PMCID: PMC8203018, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.4.51203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical notesPatient characteristicsHealthcare providersFirearm accessElectronic health record clinical notesProportion of patientsOutpatient care visitsVeterans Healthcare SystemCohort of veteransUnited States military veteransMilitary service characteristicsDocumentation of screeningDocumentation of accessFirst yearRace/ethnicityCare visitsOutpatient visitsClinical comorbiditiesRetrospective studyVHA careEmergency clinicHandling of firearmsDemographic dataSystemwide processRisk of violence
2018
Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Fenton BT, Goulet JL, Bair MJ, Cowley T, Kerns RD. Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s61-s68. PMID: 30203016, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health comorbiditiesTemporomandibular disordersRace/ethnicityHealth comorbiditiesTMD casesAssociation of TMDNational Veterans Health AdministrationNonwhite race/ethnicityNontraumatic joint disordersChronic painful conditionsVeterans Health AdministrationChi-square testCross-sectional analysisObservational cohortBack painPainful conditionsJoint disordersComorbidity patternsMood disordersHispanic ethnicityHispanic womenMale veteransComorbiditiesHealth AdministrationDisorder cohort
2016
Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014.
Ramsey C, Dziura J, Justice AC, Altalib HH, Bathulapalli H, Burg M, Decker S, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Haskell S, Kulas J, Wang KH, Mattocks K, Brandt C. Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 107: 329-335. PMID: 27997229, PMCID: PMC5227942, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesMajor depressive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth diagnosisIncidence rateDrug use disorder diagnosisIncident posttraumatic stress disorderOperation Iraqi FreedomAge 18Veterans Health Administration electronic health recordsDisorder diagnosisIncident bipolar disorderHigh-risk groupSociodemographic risk factorsAlcohol use disorder diagnosisMental health conditionsEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomRace/ethnicityElectronic health recordsIncident schizophreniaRisk factorsDepressive disorderAge 45MDD diagnosis
2012
HIV as an independent risk factor for incident lung cancer
Sigel K, Wisnivesky J, Gordon K, Dubrow R, Justice A, Brown ST, Goulet J, Butt AA, Crystal S, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Gibert C, Park LS, Crothers K. HIV as an independent risk factor for incident lung cancer. AIDS 2012, 26: 1017-1025. PMID: 22382152, PMCID: PMC3580210, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328352d1ad.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosIndependent risk factorUninfected patientsLung cancerSimilar HIVHIV infectionSurveillance biasRisk factorsIncidence rateVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortVeterans Affairs Central Cancer RegistryChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIncident lung cancerObstructive pulmonary diseaseCentral Cancer RegistryLung cancer stageSimilar stage distributionRace/ethnicityExcess smokingMultivariable adjustmentAnalytic cohortPulmonary diseaseBacterial pneumoniaCancer RegistryPotential confounders
2011
VA Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Male and Female Veterans in the Year After Service in Afghanistan and Iraq
Leslie DL, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Mattocks K, Haskell S, Brandt C. VA Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Male and Female Veterans in the Year After Service in Afghanistan and Iraq. Military Medicine 2011, 176: 265-269. PMID: 21456351, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care service useCare service useService useFemale veteransVA health care utilizationUnadjusted total costsHealth care utilizationVA administrative dataRace/ethnicityCare utilizationPharmacy costsInpatient costsOutpatient careInpatient careUnadjusted differencesBranch of serviceLast deploymentPrescription drugsChi-squareLog linkCareT-testAdministrative dataVeteransMales
2006
Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)
Justice AC, Dombrowski E, Conigliaro J, Fultz SL, Gibson D, Madenwald T, Goulet J, Simberkoff M, Butt AA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Oursler KA, Brown S, Leaf DA, Goetz MB, Bryant K. Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS). Medical Care 2006, 44: s13-s24. PMID: 16849964, PMCID: PMC3049942, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223741.02074.66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusAging Cohort StudyCohort studyHIV infectionGeneral medical clinicMultisite observational studyElectronic medical record systemRace/ethnicityUninfected patientsBaseline characteristicsMedical record systemTarget enrollmentImmunodeficiency virusObservational studyNational VAMedical clinicsInfectious diseasesDisease controlTelephone interviewsStudy designAlcohol useEnrollment targetsCareVeterans