2024
United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men?
Adamowicz J, Thomas E, Lund B, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men? Fatigue Biomedicine Health & Behavior 2024, 12: 238-245. DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2024.2350301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen veteransChronic fatigue syndromeChronic painVA Corporate Data WarehouseCorporate Data WarehousePsychiatric comorbiditiesFatigue syndromeGroup differencesEffect size differencesUnited States veteransPain clusterExamined group differencesHealthcare utilizationSociodemographic characteristicsPeriod prevalenceAdministrative dataClinical offeringsVeteransMenstrual painStates veteransPainWomenGroup comparisonsMenComorbidities
2021
Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracy
2020
Incident 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 ResearchConceptsMSK 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