2020
Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration
Chui PW, Esserman D, Bastian LA, Curtis JP, Gandhi PU, Rosman L, Desai N, Hauser RG. Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1098-1104. PMID: 33003051, PMCID: PMC7666100, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis-Related GroupsEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHumansMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Sex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTroponinUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsDownstream resource utilizationVeterans Health AdministrationCase mixHealth AdministrationCurrent United States guidelinesDownstream health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFacility characteristicsAcute coronary syndromeEmergency department visitsPercutaneous coronary interventionHealth care utilizationAcute care facilitiesUnited States guidelinesHigh rateCross-sectional analysisCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionED visitsDepartment visitsCare utilizationHighest quartileCoronary angiogramInpatient admissionsLowest quartileIncident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment
Haskell SG, Brandt C, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Bathulapalli H, Dziura J. Incident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1082-1090. PMID: 32925458, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-FemaleHumansMaleMilitary DeploymentMusculoskeletal DiseasesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVeteransYoung AdultConceptsMSK conditionsAnkle/footVeterans AffairsUpper extremityMen veteransClinical Modification diagnostic codesPercent of womenOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransMSK diagnosesCohort studyNinth RevisionUnadjusted ratesMusculoskeletal conditionsDiagnostic codesIncidence rateOperation New Dawn veteransFirst visitMusculoskeletal injuriesNew Dawn veteransInternational ClassificationWomen veteransLast deploymentWomenVeteransMen
2017
Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD.
Rinne ST, Graves MC, Bastian LA, Lindenauer PK, Wong ES, Hebert PL, Liu CF. Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: e253-e258. PMID: 29087152, PMCID: PMC6007823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger LOSLength of stayHospital LOSPatient levelHospital levelChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ReadmissionsShorter LOSRisk of readmissionAssociation of patientVeterans Affairs hospitalTransitional care practicesCause readmissionCOPD hospitalizationsCOPD readmissionsOdds ratioObservational studyReadmissionMultivariable regressionHigh riskCare practicesCOPDPatientsStayHospitalAssociationImpact of Gender on Satisfaction and Confidence in Cholesterol Control Among Veterans at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Goldstein KM, Stechuchak KM, Zullig LL, Oddone EZ, Olsen MK, McCant FA, Bastian LA, Batch BC, Bosworth HB. Impact of Gender on Satisfaction and Confidence in Cholesterol Control Among Veterans at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease. Journal Of Women's Health 2017, 26: 806-814. PMID: 28192012, PMCID: PMC5507731, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2016.5739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHyperlipidemiasHypolipidemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaPersonal SatisfactionRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsLipid controlCholesterol levelsCardiovascular diseaseLow-density lipoprotein valuesPoor lipid controlHigher health literacyPatient-centered factorsBaseline survey responsesSelf-rated satisfactionSocial supportCholesterol controlLipoprotein valuesLipid levelsHigh riskAdjusted modelHealth literacyTelemedicine studiesTracking medicationsGender-based disparitiesMedication trackingSociodemographic characteristicsMedicationsWomenMean scoreSignificant differences
2016
Patient Perception of Enough Time Spent With Provider Is a Mechanism for Improving Women Veterans’ Experiences With VA Outpatient Health Care
Trentalange M, Bielawski M, Murphy TE, Lessard K, Brandt C, Bean-Mayberry B, Maisel NC, Wright SM, Allore H, Skanderson M, Reyes-Harvey E, Gaetano V, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Patient Perception of Enough Time Spent With Provider Is a Mechanism for Improving Women Veterans’ Experiences With VA Outpatient Health Care. Evaluation & The Health Professions 2016, 39: 460-474. PMID: 26908572, PMCID: PMC4993685, DOI: 10.1177/0163278716629523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall patient satisfactionPatient satisfactionPatients' perceptionsProvider characteristicsProvider classesWomen veteransHealth providersNational patient-experience surveyWomen's health providersPrimary care providersHealth careProvider-patient communicationOutpatient health carePatient experience surveysOverall satisfactionMultivariable modelNurse practitionersProvider trainingCare providersWomen's healthPositive associationVeterans' perceptionsMediatorsAssociationCare
2014
Heart Matters: Gender and Racial Differences Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Among Veterans
Goldstein KM, Melnyk SD, Zullig LL, Stechuchak KM, Oddone E, Bastian LA, Rakley S, Olsen MK, Bosworth HB. Heart Matters: Gender and Racial Differences Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Among Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 477-483. PMID: 25213741, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Status DisparitiesHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaPrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVirginiaWhite PeopleConceptsRisk factor controlBlood pressureCardiovascular diseaseAfrican American veteransA1c levelsRisk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlFemale veteransCardiovascular risk factor controlCertain cardiovascular risk factorsMean systolic blood pressureHigh LDL cholesterol levelsLow-density lipoprotein valuesWorse blood pressureCardiovascular risk factorsHemoglobin A1c levelsDiastolic blood pressureHigh-risk veteransSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureLDL cholesterol levelsNon-veteran womenFemale veteran populationRacial differencesCause of mortality
2011
Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans
Fish LJ, Gierisch JM, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC, Rohrer LD, Bastian LA. Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans. Addictive Behaviors 2011, 37: 135-138. PMID: 21978930, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Who refuses enrollment in cardiac clinical trials?
Sen Biswas M, Newby LK, Bastian LA, Peterson ED, Sugarman J. Who refuses enrollment in cardiac clinical trials? Clinical Trials 2007, 4: 258-263. PMID: 17715252, DOI: 10.1177/1740774507079434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsAcute settingRefusal rateDuke University Medical CenterNon-white patientsUniversity Medical CenterHigh refusal rateInformed consent formLow refusal rateACUITY trialMean ageSingle institutionMeaningful informed consentMedical CenterSociodemographic characteristicsOlder personsClinical researchInformed consentPatientsTrialsConsent formMain reasons peopleLimited dataYoung personEfficiency of recruitment
1993
Differences between men and women with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: experience from 3,070 cases in New York City in 1987.
Bastian L, Bennett C, Adams J, Waskin H, Divine G, Edlin B. Differences between men and women with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: experience from 3,070 cases in New York City in 1987. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1993, 6: 617-23. PMID: 8496791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCarinii pneumoniaEmergency roomPrivate health insuranceMortality rateShort-term mortality rateHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk of deathHospital resource useHealth insuranceLogistic regression modelsLess experienceImmunodeficiency virusHospital characteristicsAge 60HospitalMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsNew York CityHIVWomenPoor accessCareMenPneumonia