Characteristics and Gender Differences of Headache in the Veterans Health Administration
Sico JJ, Seng E, Wang K, Skanderson M, Schindler E, Ney JP, Lorenze N, Kimber A, Lindsey H, Grinberg AS, Kuruvilla D, Higgins D, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Shapiro RE, Lipton RB, Fenton B. Characteristics and Gender Differences of Headache in the Veterans Health Administration. Neurology 2022, 99: e1993-e2005. PMID: 36100437, PMCID: PMC9651459, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHeadache diagnosisHealthcare utilizationIncidence rateHeadache careHeadache typesHealth AdministrationSociodemographic characteristicsMilitary-related exposuresAge-adjusted incidenceEmergency department utilizationElectronic health record dataRetrospective cohort designType of headacheHigh incidence rateTraumatic brain injuryUnited States veteransHealth record dataPost-traumatic stress disorderGender differencesMilitary sexual traumaHeadache disordersBrain injuryHeadache specialistsCohort designFrequency, Demographics, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization by Veterans With Migraine
Seng EK, Fenton BT, Wang K, Lipton RB, Ney J, Damush T, Grinberg AS, Skanderson M, Sico JJ. Frequency, Demographics, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization by Veterans With Migraine. Neurology 2022, 99: e1979-e1992. PMID: 36100439, PMCID: PMC9651466, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth care utilizationStudy periodCare utilizationHealth AdministrationOne-year period prevalenceOverweight/obesityMental health disordersChi-square testStudent's t-testMilitary sexual traumaAnnual encountersHeadache comorbidityPain comorbiditiesCohort entryCommon comorbiditiesPain disordersTotal cohortAnnual incidenceHealthcare utilizationHigher proportionPeriod prevalenceEmergency departmentMigraine carePrimary careTelehealth perceptions and utilization for the delivery of headache care before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A mixed‐methods study
Grinberg AS, Fenton BT, Wang K, Lindsey H, Goldman RE, Baird S, Riley S, Burrone L, Seng EK, Damush TM, Sico JJ. Telehealth perceptions and utilization for the delivery of headache care before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A mixed‐methods study. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2022, 62: 613-623. PMID: 35545754, PMCID: PMC9348149, DOI: 10.1111/head.14310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health Administration facilitiesTelehealth deliveryHeadache centerHeadache careAdministration facilitiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicUtilization of telehealthDisease 2019 pandemicRace/ethnicityPatient ageTelephone visitsPerson appointmentsTelehealth visitsOutpatient visitsPatient groupPatient preferencesHeadache disordersPerson visitsHeadache treatmentMultiple delivery methodsPatientsPatient engagementProviders' perceptionsHeadache servicesPatient access