2016
Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Wang KH, Goulet JL, Carroll CM, Skanderson M, Fodeh S, Erdos J, Womack JA, Abel EA, Bathulapalli H, Justice AC, Nunez-Smith M, Brandt CA. Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 609. PMID: 27769221, PMCID: PMC5075153, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1841-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDelivery of Health CareElectronic Health RecordsEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthYoung AdultConceptsHealthcare systemVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemHealthcare mobilityRetrospective cohort studyHepatitis C virusOutcomes of careDifferent healthcare systemsDistinct healthcare systemsElectronic health recordsClinical characteristicsCohort studyHealthcare utilizationC virusSpecialty carePsychiatric disordersYounger veteransDisease preventionYounger agePopulation healthHealth recordsVeteransStatus changesCareYear period
2014
Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Women Veterans Deployed in Service of Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
Katon J, Mattocks K, Zephyrin L, Reiber G, Yano EM, Callegari L, Schwarz EB, Goulet J, Shaw J, Brandt C, Haskell S. Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Women Veterans Deployed in Service of Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Journal Of Women's Health 2014, 23: 792-800. PMID: 25090022, PMCID: PMC4195229, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanDiabetes, GestationalFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedIraqIraq War, 2003-2011Kaplan-Meier EstimateMaternal Health ServicesPregnancyPrevalenceRiskStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransYoung AdultConceptsOEF/OIF/OND veteransStandardized incidence ratiosPregnancy complicationsUse of VAGestational diabetesHypertensive disordersWomen veteransOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New DawnRate of GDMNationwide Inpatient SampleProportional hazards regressionYear of deliveryVeteran statusOperation New DawnIncidence ratiosHazards regressionNinth RevisionMaternity benefitsOutpatient filesVA providersInpatient SamplePostpartum healthVA inpatientClinical dataStudy population
2011
Alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms over time: A longitudinal study of patients with and without HIV infection
Sullivan LE, Goulet JL, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms over time: A longitudinal study of patients with and without HIV infection. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2011, 117: 158-163. PMID: 21345624, PMCID: PMC3113463, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNon-hazardous drinkersDepressive symptomsAlcohol consumptionAlcohol abuseCohort studyHIV infectionBinge drinkersBinge drinkingNon-hazardous drinkingAging Cohort StudyPatient Health QuestionnaireUnhealthy alcohol consumptionCurrent alcohol useHIV statusHealth QuestionnaireTime-varying outcomeHazardous drinkersPatientsHIVHazardous drinkingAlcohol dependenceSymptomsAlcohol useSimilar alterationsThe Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization
2008
Determinants of Hormone Therapy Discontinuation among Female Veterans Nationally
Haskell SG, Bean-Mayberry B, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Good CB, Justice AC. Determinants of Hormone Therapy Discontinuation among Female Veterans Nationally. Military Medicine 2008, 173: 91-96. PMID: 18251338, PMCID: PMC3115618, DOI: 10.7205/milmed.173.1.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA women's clinicsHormone therapyHealth care servicesFemale veteransWomen's clinicWomen's Health Initiative clinical trialsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemUse of HTWomen's health care servicesVA systemGender-specific careAfrican American raceHormone therapy discontinuationHealth care systemHT discontinuationHT GuidelineTherapy discontinuationDiscontinuation ratesHT useClinical trialsHeart diseaseHispanic ethnicityVA pharmacyAmerican raceCare services