2021
Baseline 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
2019
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults
Gaffey A, Martinez B. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults. 2019 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPA axisPsychological stressHypersecretion of cortisolLater lifeNegative physical health outcomesAutonomic nervous systemHPA axis functioningDiurnal cortisol rhythmCortisol awakening responseDiurnal cortisol outputPhysical health outcomesAge-related changesAdrenal axisHuman stress responseAge-related differencesNormative aging processesCortisol rhythmAxis functioningCortisol productionNervous systemHealth outcomesHealth problemsHormone cascadeAwakening responseCortisol output