2016
Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012
Altalib H, Fenton B, Sico J, Goulet J, Bathulapalli H, Mohammad A, Kulas J, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Mattocks K, Kerns R, Brandt C, Haskell S. Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012. Cephalalgia 2016, 37: 3-10. PMID: 26950804, DOI: 10.1177/0333102416631959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of migraineMigraine diagnosisVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsGuideline-concordant treatmentGuideline-concordant careMigraine-specific medicationsICD-9 codesChi-square testHealth care systemNumber of veteransElectronic health recordsTriptan prescriptionMigraine preventionGuideline adherenceMigraine medicationsComorbid conditionsNational health care systemMigraine headacheMedicationsMigraineTime-series studyLogistic regressionCare systemPreventive medicineHealth administrators
2014
Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Pham T, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Driscoll M, Brandt C, Dziura J. Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 575-580. PMID: 25213750, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthDyslipidemiasElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLipoproteins, LDLLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCholesterol controlElevated LDLLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol controlElevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolProvider responsesAmerican Heart Association recommendationsLipid-lowering medicationsIschemic heart diseaseDiet/lifestyle modificationLifestyle modificationStatin therapyLipoprotein cholesterolPatient factorsPatient sexRisk womenClinical remindersHeart diseaseWomen patientsPatient responseTreatment goalsAssociation recommendationsLDL elevationsMedicationsWomen veterans
2013
Prescription Headache Medication in OEF/OIF Veterans: Results From the Women Veterans Cohort Study
Seng EK, Driscoll MA, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Goulet J, Silliker N, Kerns RD, Haskell SG. Prescription Headache Medication in OEF/OIF Veterans: Results From the Women Veterans Cohort Study. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2013, 53: 1312-1322. PMID: 23808756, DOI: 10.1111/head.12155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health statusOEF/OIF veteransHeadache medication useHeadache medicationsWomen Veterans Cohort StudyPsychiatric symptomsHealth statusPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOIF veteransCohort studyMedication useWomen veteransPoor mental health statusTraumatic eventsHigh rateDisorder symptomsQuality of lifeCross-sectional surveyPrescription medicationsActive service membersMedicationsGender differencesFemale veteransHeadacheSymptoms