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
Neuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic services in Veterans with multiple sclerosis: Rates of utilization and their associations with socio-demographics and clinical characteristics using Veterans Health Administration-based data
Gromisch ES, Kulas JF, Altalib H, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM, Brandt CA, Haskell S. Neuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic services in Veterans with multiple sclerosis: Rates of utilization and their associations with socio-demographics and clinical characteristics using Veterans Health Administration-based data. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2020, 43: 102220. PMID: 32480347, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCo-occurring conditionsMultiple sclerosisWomen Veterans Cohort StudyService utilizationClinical characteristicsMood disordersService useHealth AdministrationVHA Corporate Data WarehouseNeuropsychological assessmentAlcohol-related disordersTraumatic brain injuryMental health servicesPsychotherapeutic servicesCorporate Data WarehouseRace/ethnicityCohort studyDiagnosis dateBrain injuryComprehensive careSleep disordersInitial appointmentSubsequent logistic regressionCognitive disorders