2021
Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans
Kinney RL, Haskell S, Relyea MR, DeRycke EC, Walker L, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans. The Journal Of Rural Health 2021, 38: 630-638. PMID: 34310743, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPreventive health careCare coordinationWomen veteransPreventive careCare coordinatorsPreventive health care servicesRural women veteransHealth careRural facilitiesHealth care servicesSemi-structured telephone interviewsNumber of veteransRural veteransPreventive screeningCare settingsVHA providersVA facilitiesCommunity providersHealth AdministrationCare servicesPatient careTelephone interviewsCareVeteransICD-10 Coding of Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Veterans Health Administration
Coleman BC, Goulet JL, Higgins DM, Bathulapalli H, Kawecki T, Ruser CB, Bastian LA, Martino S, Piette JD, Edmond SN, Heapy AA. ICD-10 Coding of Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Veterans Health Administration. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 2597-2603. PMID: 33944953, PMCID: PMC8783617, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesLongitudinal StudiesMusculoskeletal DiseasesVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsSpecialty care settingsVeterans Health AdministrationCare settingsDiagnosis codesMusculoskeletal diagnosesMusculoskeletal conditionsHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careLow back painLongitudinal cohort studyICD-10 codingVisit diagnosesCohort studyDiagnosis cohortBack painCommon diagnosisUnique patientsNumber of visitsInternational ClassificationMusculoskeletal carePotential diagnosisSecondary analysisPatientsDiagnosisMusculoskeletal systemBaseline 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
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Cross-System Care Coordination from the VA State-of-the-art Working Group on VA/Non-VA Care
Mattocks KM, Cunningham K, Elwy AR, Finley EP, Greenstone C, Mengeling MA, Pizer SD, Vanneman ME, Weiner M, Bastian LA. Recommendations for the Evaluation of Cross-System Care Coordination from the VA State-of-the-art Working Group on VA/Non-VA Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 18-23. PMID: 31098968, PMCID: PMC6542862, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04972-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Choice ProgramNon-VA careCare coordinationVA careVA StateVA Health Services ResearchCommunity health systemHealth services researchHospital readmissionPatient complexityProvider satisfactionVeterans' accessCommunity providersHealth outcomesHealth systemCareVA researchersVeteransServices researchVAArt ConferenceProgram directorsWorking GroupRelevant literatureAccountability ActRates and Correlates of Depression Symptoms in a Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Crawford SL, Moore Simas TA, Clark MA, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Rates and Correlates of Depression Symptoms in a Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care. Women's Health Issues 2019, 29: 333-340. PMID: 31105035, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleEPDS scoresDepression symptomsPregnant veteransVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careVeterans Health Administration sitesMultivariable logistic regression modelGeneral pregnant populationSignificant depressive symptomsElectronic health record dataPostnatal Depression ScaleVeterans Affairs facilitiesHealth record dataLogistic regression modelsAntidepressant usePregnant populationActive duty servicePostpartum periodDecreased oddsDepression ScaleMedical conditionsDepressive symptomsPast diagnosisPrevalence estimatesHealth status
2018
Understanding Pain and Pain Treatment for Veterans: Responding to the Federal Pain Research Strategy
Bastian LA, Heapy A, Becker WC, Sandbrink F, Atkins D, Kerns RD. Understanding Pain and Pain Treatment for Veterans: Responding to the Federal Pain Research Strategy. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s1-s4. PMID: 30203012, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender Differences in the Prevalence of Fibromyalgia and in Concomitant Medical and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Veterans Health Administration Study
Arout CA, Sofuoglu M, Bastian LA, Rosenheck RA. Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Fibromyalgia and in Concomitant Medical and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Veterans Health Administration Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 1035-1044. PMID: 29608126, PMCID: PMC6425926, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidComorbidityConnective Tissue DiseasesFemaleFibromyalgiaHeadacheHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrevalencePsychotropic DrugsSex FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsConnective tissue diseasePain diagnosisPsychiatric comorbidityClinical epidemiologyMedical conditionsPsychiatric disordersVeterans Health Administration patientsPrevalence of fibromyalgiaPsychotropic prescription fillsComorbid medical conditionsType of painHealth service useDiagnosis of fibromyalgiaMultiple psychiatric comorbiditiesMedical outpatient servicesLogistic regression analysisOlder male samplePain syndromePain conditionsPrescription fillsClinical presentationTissue diseaseRisk ratioCharacteristics of menFibromyalgia
2017
Characteristics and Health Care Preferences Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women Veterans
Goldstein KM, Oddone EZ, Bastian LA, Olsen MK, Batch BC, Washington DL. Characteristics and Health Care Preferences Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 700-706. PMID: 28890128, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss programCardiovascular diseaseHealth care preferencesWomen veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderCVD riskLoss programHealth clinicsCare preferencesStress disorderHealth care use characteristicsCardiovascular disease riskGender-specific careHealth care useWomen's health clinicVeterans Health AdministrationMental health symptomsCurrent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsRace/ethnicityPercent of respondentsUnadjusted analysesCare usePrevention interventionsCurrent symptomsValidation of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Smoking Data Among Iraq- and Afghanistan-Era Veterans
Calhoun PS, Wilson SM, Hertzberg JS, Kirby AC, McDonald SD, Dennis PA, Bastian LA, Dedert EA, The VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Beckham JC. Validation of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Smoking Data Among Iraq- and Afghanistan-Era Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 1228-1234. PMID: 28808856, PMCID: PMC5653558, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4144-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsSmoking statusHealth factorsSmoking dataVeterans Health Administration electronic medical recordsVA electronic medical recordsReceiver-operating curveAfghanistan-era veteransMental Health StudyIraq/AfghanistanCohort studyCurrent smokersFormer smokersData collection dateMedical recordsStudy visitPsychiatric statusHealth StudySmokersKappa statisticsConclusionsThe useSelection biasStatusVeteransFactor dataThe Veterans Choice Act
Mattocks KM, Mengeling M, Sadler A, Baldor R, Bastian L. The Veterans Choice Act. Medical Care 2017, 55: s71-s75. PMID: 28146037, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical CenterVHA staffVeterans Health Administration medical centersVA Medical CenterVeterans Choice ActHigh-quality health careCare coordination systemsSeamless careVeterans' accessCommunity providersDays of passageCarePerson interviewsHealth careDifferent specialtiesVeteransVCAInadequate preparationAdequate numberQualitative studyFurther delayProvidersProvider networksAccountability ActRural areasImpact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Bastian LA, Wong ES, Wiener RS, Liu CF. Impact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Care 2017, 55: s20-s25. PMID: 28288076, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNon-VA careObstructive pulmonary diseaseOutpatient carePulmonary diseaseReadmission riskRetrospective cohort studyDays of dischargeNon-VA providersHealth careVeterans Affairs hospitalAssociation of useVA administrative dataMixed-effects logistic regressionMedicare-eligible veteransOutcomes of interestCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationPostdischarge outcomesCohort studyBaseline severityCOPD readmissionsFollow-upWorse outcomesCommon cause
2016
Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars
Bastian LA, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, DeRycke EC, Perez E, Lynch SM, Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Haskell SG. Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 1089-1097. PMID: 27659441, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent pain intensityOpioid prescriptionsPain intensitySmoking statusOEF/OIF/OND veteransCurrent smokersFormer smokersOpioid useVeterans Health Administration primary care clinicsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New DawnMild pain intensityMore opioid prescriptionsSevere pain intensityNumeric rating scalePrimary care clinicsCigarette smoking statusCross-sectional analysisOpioid receiptFormer smokingCohort studyCurrent smokingCare clinicsChronic painCigarette smokersSmoking cessation
2015
Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Skanderson M, Bastian LA, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM. Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care. Women's Health Issues 2015, 26: 240-246. PMID: 26549242, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid usePregnancy windowsOpioid prescriptionsPsychiatric diagnosisWomen veteransPregnant veteransOpioid usePrescription opioidsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careMultivariable logistic regression modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesNontraumatic joint disordersPain management strategiesHealth-related variablesLogistic regression modelsPhysical health variablesPotential undertreatmentVHA servicesJoint disordersVHA systemOperation Enduring FreedomBack problemsOpioidsHealth variablesNational databaseLessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study
Pomernacki A, Carney DV, Kimerling R, Nazarian D, Blakeney J, Martin BD, Strehlow H, Yosef J, Goldstein KM, Sadler AG, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bastian LA, Bucossi MM, McLean C, Sonnicksen S, Klap R, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Lessons from Initiating the First Veterans Health Administration (VA) Women's Health Practice-based Research Network (WH-PBRN) Study. The Journal Of The American Board Of Family Medicine 2015, 28: 649-657. PMID: 26355137, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's health practicesHealth practicesWomen veteransIntegrated health care systemResearch Network StudyClinic-based recruitmentMental health servicesCentral institutional review boardInstitutional review boardHealth care systemClinic teamStudy coordinatorsLocal cliniciansHealth servicesReview boardSpecial populationsCare systemKey study elementsHealth careSite coordinatorsResearch NetworkVeteransLogistical issuesInaugural studyProgram managersInforming Policy to Deliver Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans
Bastian LA, Mattocks KM, Rosen AK, Hamilton AB, Bean-Mayberry B, Sadler AG, Klap RS, Yano EM. Informing Policy to Deliver Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans. Medical Care 2015, 53: s1-s4. PMID: 25767961, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast NeoplasmsComprehensive Health CareFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitals, VeteransHumansMental Health ServicesOrganizational PolicyPrimary Health CarePrimary PreventionReproductive HealthRural PopulationTravelUnited StatesVeterans HealthWomen's HealthAssociations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans
Bean-Mayberry B, Bastian L, Trentalange M, Murphy TE, Skanderson M, Allore H, Reyes-Harvey E, Maisel NC, Gaetano V, Wright S, Haskell S, Brandt C. Associations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans. Medical Care 2015, 53: s47-s54. PMID: 25767975, PMCID: PMC5477654, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCancer screening ratesWomen's health providersCancer screeningWomen veteransHealth providersScreening ratesBreast cancer screening ratesFemale-specific cancersCervical cancer screeningPrimary care providersBreast cancer screeningLevel of careComprehensive primary careCross-sectional analysisClinical factorsProvider factorsPrimary careMultivariable modelHigher oddsProvider characteristicsNational guidelinesVA sitesPatientsDWHPsInfertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Zephyrin L, Katon J, Weitlauf J, Bastian L, Haskell S, Brandt C. Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical Care 2015, 53: s68-s75. PMID: 25767979, PMCID: PMC4410265, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA providersInfertility diagnosisWomen veteransInfertility assessmentInfertility careInfertility treatmentInfertility servicesService-connected disability ratingStudy periodHealth careComprehensive medical careVA health careMental health diagnosesReproductive health careYounger women veteransMilitary sexual traumaDefense Manpower Data CenterVA carePositive screenDisability ratingsVA usersSmall proportionICD-9Military dischargeCPT codes
2013
Setting the Stage: Research to Inform Interventions, Practice and Policy to Improve Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care
Bastian LA, Bosworth HB, Washington DL, Yano EM. Setting the Stage: Research to Inform Interventions, Practice and Policy to Improve Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 491-494. PMID: 23807053, PMCID: PMC3695276, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2470-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research