Sarah Anthony
Research Assistant 3 MSCards
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2025
Interactive CBT for headache and relaxation training (iCHART): Single-arm pilot trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for veterans with post-traumatic headache
Grinberg A, Rogers D, Datre O, Anthony S, Clark S, Takagishi S, Seng E, Fenton B, Ney J, Sico J. Interactive CBT for headache and relaxation training (iCHART): Single-arm pilot trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for veterans with post-traumatic headache. Cephalalgia 2025, 45: 03331024251351598. PMID: 40657938, DOI: 10.1177/03331024251351598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic headacheCBT-HABehavioral therapyRelaxation trainingTrial of cognitive behavioral therapySelf-EfficacyHeadache-related outcomesBaseline to post-treatmentBackgroundCognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyHeadache-related disabilitySelf-efficacy improvementOne-month follow-upResultsFifteen participantsFollow-upPost-treatmentAnxious symptomsStudy therapistsAccess barriersDepressive symptomsHigh satisfactionHeadache frequencySleep qualityPilot trialHeadache reductionPatient Satisfaction in the Headache Care at the Veterans Health Administration Headache Centers of Excellence: A Cross-Sectional Study
Kimber A, Fenton B, Zhou B, Anthony S, Sico J, Seng E. Patient Satisfaction in the Headache Care at the Veterans Health Administration Headache Centers of Excellence: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of Patient Experience 2025, 12: 23743735251346615. PMID: 40520574, PMCID: PMC12163267, DOI: 10.1177/23743735251346615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterHeadache careCross-sectional studyFacility patientsVeterans AffairsVeterans Health Administration SurveyVeterans Health Administration carePatient satisfactionPatient-centered careMedical CenterDeliver high-qualityHealthcare experiencesHeadache visitsCare SurveyHealth AdministrationImprove satisfactionCareCenters of excellenceVeteransProvidersAnalyzed responsesSatisfactionResponse rateHigh-quality
2024
Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine
Sico J, Anthony S, Phadke M, Wang K, Skanderson M, Ney J, Seng E, Shapiro R, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Graham G, Martini S, Fenton B. Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2431522. PMID: 39230902, PMCID: PMC11375476, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurn pit exposureVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordPit exposureHeadache disordersAdministration electronic health recordAnalytic sampleVeterans Health Administration facilitiesBurn pitsCohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsDose-dependent associationUS DepartmentHealth recordsRegistry participantsMilitary exposuresRetrospective cohort studyHealth AdministrationMain OutcomesHealth conditionsAdministration facilitiesRegistry questionnaireHighest quartilesIncident outcomesVeterans
2023
Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis
Wang K, Fenton B, Skanderson M, Black A, Becker W, Seng E, Anthony S, Guirguis A, Altalib H, Kimber A, Lorenze N, Scholten J, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Sico J. Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2023, 63: 1295-1303. PMID: 37596904, DOI: 10.1111/head.14605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorphine equivalent daily dosesVeterans Health AdministrationNumber of prescriptionsOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyMME/dayRetrospective cohort studyEquivalent daily dosesCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid therapyPre-pandemic periodCohort studyDaily doseChronic painOutpatient visitsPrevious diagnosisDaily dosesMean ageSubgroup analysisHeadache disordersOpioid accessHealth AdministrationPrescribingCoronavirus diseaseTrajectory of blood pressure after initiating anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide treatment of migraine: a target trial emulation from the veterans health administration
Wang K, Fenton B, Dao V, Guirguis A, Anthony S, Skanderson M, Sico J. Trajectory of blood pressure after initiating anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide treatment of migraine: a target trial emulation from the veterans health administration. The Journal Of Headache And Pain 2023, 24: 108. PMID: 37582724, PMCID: PMC10426172, DOI: 10.1186/s10194-023-01640-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-CGRP treatmentVeterans Health AdministrationBlood pressureBP changesHealth AdministrationDiastolic BP changesExacerbation of hypertensionNumber of antihypertensivesIncidence of hypertensionHigher healthcare utilizationSystolic BP changeKaplan-Meier curvesBlood pressure readingsGene-related peptideTarget trial emulationYears of treatmentBlood pressure regulationHigh-quality real-world evidenceReal-world evidenceMixed-effects Poisson modelsChronic migraine diagnosisInverse probability weightsAntihypertension medicationsAntihypertensive medicationsBaseline hypertensionCalcitonin Gene–Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Veterans With Migraine Disorder
Wang K, Fenton B, Deng Y, Anthony S, Dao V, Schindler E, Lipton R, Guirguis A, Skanderson M, Seng E, Sico J. Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Veterans With Migraine Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326371. PMID: 37523183, PMCID: PMC10391301, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcitonin gene-related peptideSARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere COVID-19 outcomesCGRP mAbsMechanical ventilationSupplemental oxygenCOVID-19 outcomesSARS-CoV-2Cohort studyCGRP antagonistMAIN OUTCOMEMigraine disordersPositive SARS-CoV-2 test resultSARS-CoV-2 test resultsCOVID-19Protocol hazard ratiosRetrospective cohort studyMonoclonal antibody treatmentGene-related peptideLikelihood of hospitalizationCourse of diseasePeptide monoclonal antibodyElectronic health recordsNeuroimmune modulatorCumulative incidence