2022
Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Marteeny V, Walker L, Vogt D, Iversen KM, Bastian L. Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 1507-1517. PMID: 35230179, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCOVID-19FemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMental HealthPandemicsPerinatal CarePregnancyVeteransConceptsPostpartum veteransPerinatal careMental health experiencesMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma exposureCOVID-19Additional trauma exposureTrauma historyHealth experiencesWeeks of pregnancyVA Medical CenterCoronavirus disease 2019Mental health carePost-traumatic stress disorderMental health problemsVeterans' mental healthPrior trauma exposureSupport companionsMilitary sexual traumaPregnant veteransPostpartum surveyMonths postpartumDisease 2019Medical Center
2021
The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care
Hammett PJ, Businelle MS, Taylor BC, Erbes CR, Bastian L, Doran N, Sherman SE, Rogers ES, Burgess DJ, Fu SS. The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 1793-1803. PMID: 33502511, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower pain scoresPain scoresPain groupMental health careSmoking abstinenceVeteran smokersProactive outreachPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceVA mental health careOverall sampleBaseline pain scoresModerate pain groupSevere pain groupVA mental healthSelf-reported abstinenceHealth careNicotine abstinenceMental health servicesMental healthPain trajectoriesSevere painComposite scoreAbstinenceProspective analysisInteraction test