Featured Publications
Continuing the transformation: charting the path for the future delivery of Veteran emergency care
Ward M, Kessler C, Abel E, Ahern J, Bravata D. Continuing the transformation: charting the path for the future delivery of Veteran emergency care. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 232-239. PMID: 36692104, PMCID: PMC11135051, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineEmergency careVeterans Affairs emergency departmentEmergency care visitsUrgent care clinicVA Health Services ResearchVeterans' health careQuality of careHealth services researchCare visitsCare clinicsEmergency departmentCare sitesCare locationsVA OfficeMental healthPriority groupsHealth careCareKey research prioritiesVeteransServices researchVisitsArt ConferenceMedicine
2024
Ten Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic
Stein N, Stolzmann K, Abel E, Burgess C, Franz A, Connolly S, Meshberg N, Bailey H, Osser D, Smith E, Bauer M, Godleski L, Miller C. Ten Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2024 PMID: 39421937, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTelemental healthVeterans AffairsMental health-related quality of lifeMental health-related qualityQuality-of-care indicesQuality mental health careU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsHealth-related quality of lifeTelemental health clinicsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMental health careMedical CenterMental health consultationPositive suicidal screeningHealth care systemVA Medical CenterQuality of lifeBipolar spectrum disordersPostprogram assessmentsHealth clinicsHealth consultationCare systemHealth careSuicide screeningDepressive symptomsVariation in Uptake of Specialist Palliative Care Among People with Advanced Heart Failure Across VA Medical Centers
Zhan Y, Han L, Abel E, Akgun K, Redeker N, Feder S. Variation in Uptake of Specialist Palliative Care Among People with Advanced Heart Failure Across VA Medical Centers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e551-e552. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecialist palliative careVA Medical CenterDepartment of Veterans AffairsPalliative careVeterans AffairsRandom intercept multilevel logistic regressionPalliative care deliveryDelivery characteristicsMedical CenterMultilevel logistic regressionCare deliveryICD-9/10 codesAdvanced heart failureRetrospective cohort studyHealth careModifiable factorsCareTeam staffingCohort studyHeart failureLogistic regressionImplementation effortsIdentified factorsICD-9/10Study findings
2020
Relationships between chronic pain and mood symptoms among veterans with bipolar disorder
Travaglini L, Kuykendall L, Bennett M, Abel E, Lucksted A. Relationships between chronic pain and mood symptoms among veterans with bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 277: 765-771. PMID: 33065815, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painQuality of lifeBipolar disorderMedical CenterPain experienceOutpatient mental health careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVA Medical CenterChronic pain experienceMental health careUS military veteransManic mood statesWorst painPain managementBipolar depressionRetrospective studyManic episodesMood disordersMood symptomsOutpatient servicesPainUnipolar depressionPilot studyDisordersHealth care
2017
Recommendations for the Reporting of Telemental Health (TMH) Literature Based on a Systematic Review of Clinical Video Teleconferencing (CVT) and Depression
Abel E, Glover J, Brandt C, Godleski L. Recommendations for the Reporting of Telemental Health (TMH) Literature Based on a Systematic Review of Clinical Video Teleconferencing (CVT) and Depression. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science 2017, 2: 28-40. DOI: 10.1007/s41347-016-0003-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical video teleconferencingTelemental healthSystematic reviewTreatment of depressionMental health careFull-text articlesComprehensive search strategyExclusion criteriaPsychiatric servicesBest practice recommendationsRelevant articlesEvidence basePractice recommendationsEstablished modeHealth careDepressionInterventionAccurate reportingClear needReviewSearch strategyReportingComprehensive reviewCare