2023
Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 28: 115-124. PMID: 37751112, PMCID: PMC11289766, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04164-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-specific risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCase-control studyRisk factorsRisk of suicideAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of HIVMost risk factorsUse of benzodiazepinesConditional logistic regressionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersPrevious suicide attemptsCohort studyHIV statusRates of suicideHigh prevalenceGeneral populationUse disordersHealth treatmentAffective disordersHIVSuicide attemptsLogistic regressionPWH
2020
The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study
Higgins DM, Buta E, Heapy AA, Driscoll MA, Kerns RD, Masheb R, Becker WC, Hausmann LRM, Bair MJ, Wandner L, Janke EA, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2563-2572. PMID: 32186722, PMCID: PMC7778330, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationPain intensityMass indexFunction of BMILow back pain groupOdds of painBack pain groupOverweight/obesityElectronic health record dataHealth record dataUS military veteransMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisCohort studyOsteoarthritis groupPain groupMean ageNational cohortHigh prevalenceMSD diagnosisMusculoskeletal disordersPainHealth AdministrationDisorder diagnosisCross-sectional data
2015
Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter?
Driscoll MA, Higgins DM, Seng EK, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter? Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1101-1111. PMID: 25930005, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painDepressive symptom severityPain interferencePain severitySymptom severitySocial supportCombat exposurePerpetuation of painChildhood interpersonal traumaMilitary sexual traumaInterpersonal traumaHigh prevalencePainDepressive symptomsWomen veteransService veteransTraumatic life eventsTraumatic sexual experiencesTraumaBaseline surveyMarital statusSeverityFamily conflictVeteransSexual trauma
2013
Binge eating behavior among a national sample of overweight and obese veterans
Higgins DM, Dorflinger L, MacGregor KL, Heapy AA, Goulet JL, Ruser C. Binge eating behavior among a national sample of overweight and obese veterans. Obesity 2013, 21: 900-903. PMID: 23784891, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesObese veteransVeterans Health Administration facilitiesMedical clinic visitsMental health comorbiditiesWeight management programLogistic regression analysisUS military veteransSelf-reported bingeSecondary data analysis approachClinic visitsHealth comorbiditiesHigher BMIPsychiatric comorbidityHigh prevalenceWeight historyMale veteransFemale veteransAdministration facilitiesBingeMilitary veteransVeteransComorbiditiesOverweightDiabetes
2010
Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort
Green TC, Kershaw T, Lin H, Heimer R, Goulet JL, Kraemer KL, Gordon AJ, Maisto SA, Day NL, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 110: 208-220. PMID: 20395074, PMCID: PMC3087206, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV statusMultidrug usersDrug useLatent class analysisUS Veteran cohortAging Cohort StudyActive drug useSelf-reported drug useMental health disordersProblem of obesityElectronic medical recordsUninfected veteransCohort studyClinical variablesDrug use consequencesSocio-demographic covariatesMedical recordsHigh prevalenceUninfected adultsAge 50HIVHealth disordersDrug usersVeteran cohort
2005
Relative prevalence of comorbidities and treatment contraindications in HIV-mono-infected and HIV/HCV-co-infected veterans
Goulet JL, Fultz SL, McGinnis KA, Justice AC. Relative prevalence of comorbidities and treatment contraindications in HIV-mono-infected and HIV/HCV-co-infected veterans. AIDS 2005, 19: s99-s105. PMID: 16251836, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000192077.11067.e5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV-coHepatitis C virusAlcohol-related complicationsComorbid conditionsHCV-coTreatment optionsHIV monoChart extractionDiagnostic codesMental disordersCo-infected patientsElectronic medical record systemTreatment contraindicationsMedical record systemC virusHigh prevalenceMedical disordersHIVDemographic dataComorbiditiesLogistic regressionPrevalenceModerate agreementRelative prevalenceVeterans