2022
Examining Pregnant Veterans’ Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Moore Simas TA, Bastian LA, Marteeny V, Walker L, Sheahan K, Elwy AR. Examining Pregnant Veterans’ Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 671-678. PMID: 36042080, PMCID: PMC9427157, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07588-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine conspiracy beliefsPregnant veteransVaccine safetyVaccine knowledgeCOVID-19 vaccine safetyPast COVID-19 infectionOngoing cohort studyCOVID-19 infectionVA Medical CenterCross-sectional surveyCohort studyVA careKey ResultsOverallMedical CenterSide effectsHealthcare providersPregnancyVaccineConclusionsOur studyLogistic regressionVeterans' decisionsPredictors of acceptanceVaccine conspiracy theoriesVeterans
2021
Factors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Holzhauer CG, Russo L, DeRycke EC, Kinney RL, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Factors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2021, 31: 408-413. PMID: 34049763, PMCID: PMC11409577, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRates of smokingHousehold smokersPregnant veteransFirst pregnancyRelative riskWomen veteransVeterans Health Administration facilitiesStart of pregnancyPrenatal care initiationHistory of deploymentGroup of womenPoisson regression modelsHispanics/LatinosCohort studyCare initiationPersistent smokingPrenatal careQuitting smokingMultivariable modelSmokingPregnancyAverage ageSuch counselingAdministration facilitiesSmokers
2020
Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma
Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressionWomen veteransMultivariate analysisCross-sectional studyUnique risk factorsMilitary-related factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaMilitary exposureCombat exposureDepressionVeteransTrauma variablesCohortHigh rateTraumaExposureTraumatic experiencesMilitary stressAdditional supportPregnancyCliniciansFactorsMilitary serviceWomen
2010
Hormonal Contraceptives and Adherence
Chin J, Swamy G, Floyd S, Bastian L. Hormonal Contraceptives and Adherence. 2010, 151-177. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5866-2_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiparity is Associated With High Motivation to Change Diet Among Overweight and Obese Postpartum Women
Bastian LA, Pathiraja VC, Krause K, Brouwer R, Swamy GK, Lovelady CA, Østbye T. Multiparity is Associated With High Motivation to Change Diet Among Overweight and Obese Postpartum Women. Women's Health Issues 2010, 20: 133-138. PMID: 20149971, PMCID: PMC2849268, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexDietDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaMothersMotivationObesityPostpartum PeriodPregnancyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsObese postpartum womenPostpartum womenPrimigravid womenFirst pregnancyEffect of parityBody mass index categoriesActive Mothers PostpartumCohort of overweightPostpartum weight reductionWoman's first pregnancyThird of participantsMothers postpartumPotential confoundersThird pregnancyMultivariable modelIndex categoriesLogistic regressionPregnancyWeight gainWomenMore childrenDietOverweightObesityWeight reduction
1997
Is This Patient Pregnant?: Can You Reliably Rule In or Rule Out Early Pregnancy by Clinical Examination?
Bastian L, Piscitelli J. Is This Patient Pregnant?: Can You Reliably Rule In or Rule Out Early Pregnancy by Clinical Examination? JAMA 1997, 278: 586-591. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550070078042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly pregnancyGestational ageClinical examinationClinical examination findingsWeeks gestational agePregnancy test resultsPhysical examination featuresIndicator of pregnancyHome pregnancy testsEnlarged uterusExamination findingsExamination featuresPregnancy testMorning sicknessSoft cervixPregnancyAvailable evidenceCliniciansLaboratory testsCommon problemExaminationAmenorrheaCervixPatientsUterusIs this patient pregnant? Can you reliably rule in or rule out early pregnancy by clinical examination? .
Bastian L, Piscitelli J. Is this patient pregnant? Can you reliably rule in or rule out early pregnancy by clinical examination? . JAMA 1997, 278: 586-91. PMID: 9268281, DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.7.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pregnancyGestational ageClinical examinationClinical examination findingsWeeks gestational agePregnancy test resultsPhysical examination featuresIndicator of pregnancyHome pregnancy testsEnlarged uterusExamination findingsExamination featuresPregnancy testMorning sicknessSoft cervixPregnancyAvailable evidenceCliniciansLaboratory testsCommon problemExaminationAmenorrheaCervixPatientsUterus