2022
Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Marteeny V, Walker L, Vogt D, Iversen KM, Bastian L. Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 1507-1517. PMID: 35230179, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum veteransPerinatal careMental health experiencesMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma exposureCOVID-19Additional trauma exposureTrauma historyHealth experiencesWeeks of pregnancyVA Medical CenterCoronavirus disease 2019Mental health carePost-traumatic stress disorderMental health problemsVeterans' mental healthPrior trauma exposureSupport companionsMilitary sexual traumaPregnant veteransPostpartum surveyMonths postpartumDisease 2019Medical Center
2021
The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care
Hammett PJ, Businelle MS, Taylor BC, Erbes CR, Bastian L, Doran N, Sherman SE, Rogers ES, Burgess DJ, Fu SS. The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 1793-1803. PMID: 33502511, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower pain scoresPain scoresPain groupMental health careSmoking abstinenceVeteran smokersProactive outreachPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceVA mental health careOverall sampleBaseline pain scoresModerate pain groupSevere pain groupVA mental healthSelf-reported abstinenceHealth careNicotine abstinenceMental health servicesMental healthPain trajectoriesSevere painComposite scoreAbstinenceProspective analysisInteraction testBaseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization
Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCardiovascular risk factorsVeterans Health AdministrationRisk factorsHealthcare utilizationWomen veteransCohort studyHealth outcomesNontraditional cardiovascular risk factorsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsUnique healthcareMental healthSingle-site painVHA healthcare systemVHA medical centersVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealth risk factorsOutside health servicesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMultisite painBaseline characteristicsPsychosocial comorbiditiesChronic painCardiovascular diseaseMedical Center
2020
Predictors 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 rank
2011
Using Research to Transform Care for Women Veterans: Advancing the Research Agenda and Enhancing Research–Clinical Partnerships
Yano EM, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry B, Eisen S, Frayne S, Hayes P, Klap R, Lipson L, Mattocks K, McGlynn G, Sadler A, Schnurr P, Washington DL. Using Research to Transform Care for Women Veterans: Advancing the Research Agenda and Enhancing Research–Clinical Partnerships. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: s73-s83. PMID: 21724148, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth services researchHealth research agendaHealth care deliveryWomen veteransWomen's health care deliveryWomen's health research agendaComplex chronic conditionsPost-deployment healthWomen's health researchHealth researchLong-term carePrimary careChronic conditionsReproductive healthCare deliveryRural healthMental healthImplementation researchCareVeteransServices researchHealthPractice leadersInteragency collaborationYears