2016
Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women
Patel KV, Cochrane BB, Turk DC, Bastian LA, Haskell SG, Woods NF, Zaslavsky O, Wallace RB, Kerns RD. Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s91-s101. PMID: 26768395, PMCID: PMC5881612, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtreme pain interferencePain interferencePhysical functionPain severitySleep qualityDepressive symptomsHealth initiativesStudy participantsWorse physical functionAssociation of painWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenObservational study participantsLimited physical functioningVeteran statusHealth care servicesPostmenopausal womenLess painPhysical functioningOlder veteransHigh incidencePainCare servicesNumber of womenComorbid symptoms
2005
Hormone Therapy Does Not Affect Depression Severity in Older Women
Goldstein KM, Harpole LH, Stechuchak KM, Coffman CJ, Bosworth HB, Steffens DC, Bastian LA. Hormone Therapy Does Not Affect Depression Severity in Older Women. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2005, 13: 616-623. PMID: 16009738, DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200507000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone therapyDepressive symptom severityHT useOlder womenDepression severitySymptom severityWomen age 60 yearsNon-HT usersSevere depressive symptomsRole of estrogenAge 60 yearsTreatment of depressionCross-sectional analysisHT usersAntidepressant medicationMenopausal symptomsUnadjusted analysesImproving MoodDepressive symptomsDepression scoresTreatment studiesBeneficial effectsGood healthSeverityBaseline data
2002
Evaluating participants’ use of a hormone replacement therapy decision-making intervention
Bastian LA, McBride CM, Fish L, Lyna P, Farrell D, Lipkus IM, Rimer BK, Siegler IC. Evaluating participants’ use of a hormone replacement therapy decision-making intervention. Patient Education And Counseling 2002, 48: 283-291. PMID: 12477613, DOI: 10.1016/s0738-3991(02)00048-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Hormone replacement therapy and reduced cognitive decline in older women
Carlson M, Zandi P, Plassman B, Tschanz J, Welsh-Bohmer K, Steffens D, Bastian L, Mehta K, Breitner J. Hormone replacement therapy and reduced cognitive decline in older women. Neurology 2001, 57: 2210-2216. PMID: 11756599, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.12.2210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAgingCognition DisordersFemaleHormone Replacement TherapyHumansNeuropsychological TestsPostmenopauseUtahConceptsHormone replacement therapyModified Mini-Mental State ExaminationMMSE scoresReplacement therapyHealth QuestionnaireOlder womenPostmenopausal hormone replacement therapySelf-perceived general healthHealthy lifestyleMini-Mental State ExaminationWomen's Health QuestionnairePresence of apoERecency of exposureGlobal cognitive changeHRT exposureHRT usersHRT useIncident dementiaCalcium supplementsAPOE epsilon4General healthAPOE genotypeChronic diseasesBaseline interviewState ExaminationRacial Differences in Physician Recommendation of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Weng H, McBride C, Bosworth H, Grambow S, Siegler I, Bastian L. Racial Differences in Physician Recommendation of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Preventive Medicine 2001, 33: 668-673. PMID: 11716665, DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone replacement therapyPhysician recommendationWhite womenReplacement therapyBenefits of HRTBlack womenPatient-provider communicationAssociation of raceWomen age 45Racial differencesLogistic regression analysisHealth care providersAge 45Care providersBaseline assessmentOlder ageWomenRegression analysisTherapyWomen's decisionsHysterectomyAdditional factorsPrevious studiesRecommendationsFactors