2024
Mixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration
Decker S, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K, Aunon F, Galliford E, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage J, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli T, Landes S, Goodman M, Walker L, DeRycke E, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Brown H, Demirelli S, Shest E, Martino S. Mixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1495102. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1495102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupEmotion dysregulationSuicide attemptsVeterans Health AdministrationSkill groupsReducing emotion dysregulationSuicide prevention treatmentsReduce suicide attemptsImproving coping skillsSuicidal behaviorCoping skillsSuicide preventionLimited staffingHealth AdministrationSuicideVeterans Health Administration medical centersHybrid effectiveness-implementation trialVeteran suicideMixed-methods formative evaluationVeteransIntegrated Promoting ActionEffectiveness-implementation trialPrevent veteran suicideQualitative dataRandomized controlled trialsExploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace K, Higgins D, Martino S, Marteeny V, Walker L, Mattocks K. Exploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Women's Health Issues 2024 PMID: 39242321, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationExperience of painPain carePain managementPerinatal periodVeterans Health Administration providersImprove pain careHigh-quality careChronic musculoskeletal painImprove pain managementBarriers to treatmentPostpartum veteransPregnant veteransMusculoskeletal conditionsMusculoskeletal painBack painFramework approachHealth coverageHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisVeterans' experiencesIdentified veteransQualitative studyUnique needsCareImplementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Dichter M, Iverson K, Presseau C, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Bruce L, Martino S. Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e59918. PMID: 39194059, PMCID: PMC11391160, DOI: 10.2196/59918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationImpact of screeningINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth care systemIntimate partner violenceIPV screeningQualitative interviewsCare systemHealth AdministrationConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchVeterans Health Administration facilitiesElectronic health record dataIntimate partner violence screeningMixed methods evaluationHealth record dataNational health care systemLongitudinal observational designPotential implementation barriersSignificant public health problemMen's health careClinical practice implicationsPatient populationMethod evaluationRE-AIMPublic health problem
2023
Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Experience and Use in the Veterans Health Administration
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Presseau C, Orazietti S, Bruce L, Brandt C, Martino S. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Experience and Use in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2337685. PMID: 37831451, PMCID: PMC10576210, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCross-sectional studyStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisMental health servicesIPV useIntimate partner violenceHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration medical centersHealth servicesMental health care visitsClinical diagnosisMajor public health problemDisorder diagnosisElectronic medical record dataHealth care visitsIPV experiencesMedical record dataPublic health problemMental health cliniciansMental health careQuality improvement initiativesHealth care settingsOutcomes of interestPast-year prevalenceUnderstanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization
Relyea M, Presseau C, Runels T, Humbert M, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S, Portnoy G. Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization. Health Services Research 2023, 58: 1198-1208. PMID: 37452496, PMCID: PMC10622301, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare utilizationIPV useChronic painMedical treatmentSevere chronic painNon-VA providersChronic sleep problemsNon-VA servicesPost-traumatic stress disorderChi-square testRisk factorsOperation New Dawn veteransProvider trainingSleep problemsVA healthcareNew Dawn veteransOperation Enduring FreedomDATA SOURCESWomen veteransOutpatient healthcareHealth AdministrationOperation Iraqi FreedomClinical settingStudy setting