2016
Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study
Banerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Becker WC, Cerdá M, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Martins SS, Fiellin DA, Marshall BD. Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study. Addiction 2016, 111: 2021-2031. PMID: 27552496, PMCID: PMC5056813, DOI: 10.1111/add.13491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable Cox regression modelsNon-medical useCox regression modelHeroin initiationPrescription opioidsHeroin useCohort studyUS veteransOpioid use disorder diagnosisVeterans Aging Cohort StudyProspective cohort studyAging Cohort StudyIllicit opioid usePrimary care clinicsPrimary outcome measureStrong risk factorPost-traumatic stress disorderUninfected veteransUninfected patientsOpioid useRegression modelsCare clinicsPain interferencePrior diagnosisPrimary exposure
2013
Access to the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system: self-reported barriers to care among returnees of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Elnitsky CA, Andresen EM, Clark ME, McGarity S, Hall CG, Kerns RD. Access to the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system: self-reported barriers to care among returnees of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13: 498. PMID: 24289747, PMCID: PMC3893594, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA healthcare servicesVeterans AffairsAccess barriersHealthcare servicesPerspective of veteransVeterans Affairs Health SystemPolytrauma Rehabilitation CentersDelivery system factorsHealth care needsSelf-reported barriersComplex health outcomesReturneesCombat operationsElectronic health recordsPolytrauma SystemAfghanistanMultiple injuriesPrimary exposureVA carePolytrauma rehabilitationOperation Enduring FreedomCare needsClinical InterviewHealth outcomesIraq