2021
Pain intensity and pain medication prescription patterns in Veterans with heart failure and back pain
Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Chui PW, DeRycke E, Bathulapalli H, Gandhi P, Bastian LA, Burg MM, Brandt C, Goulet JL. Pain intensity and pain medication prescription patterns in Veterans with heart failure and back pain. Heart & Lung 2021, 50: 770-774. PMID: 34225088, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid heart failureHeart failureBack painPain intensityMedication prescription patternsPain medication prescriptionsHigher likelihoodGabapentin prescriptionsNSAID prescriptionsPrescription patternsSevere painPain conditionsMedication prescriptionsClinical managementPainMusculoskeletal disordersDisorder cohortLower likelihoodVeteransFurther studiesPrescriptionFailureOpioidsCardiovascularCohortPrevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Cohort of Veterans with Chronic Pain and Active Smoking History
Kunitomo Y, Lee M, DeRycke E, Yaggi H, Bastian L. Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Cohort of Veterans with Chronic Pain and Active Smoking History. 2021, a1564-a1564. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a1564.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma
Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressionWomen veteransMultivariate analysisCross-sectional studyUnique risk factorsMilitary-related factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaMilitary exposureCombat exposureDepressionVeteransTrauma variablesCohortHigh rateTraumaExposureTraumatic experiencesMilitary stressAdditional supportPregnancyCliniciansFactorsMilitary serviceWomen
2018
Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Chui PW, Bastian LA, DeRycke E, Brandt CA, Becker WC, Goulet JL. Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 5402-5418. PMID: 30298672, PMCID: PMC6235820, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid prescriptionsHigh-risk opioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisMSD cohortOpioid therapyClinical characteristicsOpioid useVHA dataRetrospective analysisHealth AdministrationNational MedicareDisorder cohortDual useLogistic regressionDisorder diagnosisMedicareMedicare benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociation
2016
Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy: Variations by History of Military Service and Birth Cohort
Callegari LS, Gray KE, Zephyrin LC, Harrington LB, Gerber MR, Cochrane BB, Weitlauf JC, Bean-Mayberry B, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM, Haskell SG, Katon JG. Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy: Variations by History of Military Service and Birth Cohort. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s67-s77. PMID: 26768393, PMCID: PMC5881615, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of hysterectomyEarly hysterectomyWomen veteransBirth cohortUnadjusted prevalenceWomen's Health Initiative clinical trialsBilateral salpingo-oophorectomyLogistic regression modelsPostmenopausal veteransSalpingo-oophorectomyMultinomial logistic regression modelsClinical trialsHigh prevalenceObservational studyHysterectomyHigher oddsElevated riskClinical practiceHealth needsCohortPrevalenceBaseline dataVeteransHealth risksRisk
2005
Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women
Bastian LA, West NA, Corcoran C, Munger RG, From the Cache County Study on Memory H. Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women. Preventive Medicine 2005, 40: 99-104. PMID: 15530586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of obesityOlder womenNumber of childrenLive birthsConfounding factorsAdditional live birthSocioeconomic statusPopulation-based cohortRates of obesityDose-response relationshipTelephone-based interviewsHigh rateHormone therapyHysterectomy statusNulliparous womenOral contraceptivesObesity riskReproductive factorsPhysical activityObesityHealth behaviorsAge 18CohortWomenMarital status