2024
Gender Differences in “Making Weight” Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health
Cary A, Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Gender Differences in “Making Weight” Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health. Journal Of Women's Health 2024 PMID: 39510825, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale service membersEating pathologyMental healthAfghanistan war era veteransLevels of dietary restraintMeasures of eating behaviorPosttraumatic stress disorderService membersGender differencesWeight behaviorPotential gender differencesRates of obesityAssociated with female genderStress disorderFood addictionProportion of womenDietary restraintEmotional eatingEra veteransU.S.-IraqWar veteransExcessive exerciseFuture healthMilitary populationVeteransScreening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraining-as-usualImplementation facilitatorsReferral to treatmentCase managementBrief interventionHybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trialPain managementImplementation strategiesPrimary implementation outcomeSubstance misuseProportion of participantsPain careUsefulness of screeningVeteran engagementVA sitesImplementation outcomesPragmatic trialPain serviceVeteran participantsCase management systemPain intensityDischarged veteransStudy enrollmentVeteransChronic painPatterns of Intimate Partner Violence Among Veterans: A Latent Class Analysis.
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Webermann A, Presseau C, Iverson K, Brandt C, Haskell S. Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence Among Veterans: A Latent Class Analysis. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2024, 8862605241284087. PMID: 39394718, DOI: 10.1177/08862605241284087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBidirectional intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violencePatterns of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence patternsLatent class analysisPartner violenceIntimate partner violence classPost-9/11 veteransPsychological intimate partner violenceSample of post-9/11 veteransClass analysisIntimate partner violence useWitnessing family violenceGender differencesClass membershipFamily violenceIPV screeningLatent class analysis modelPhysical assaultChild abuseRelationship healthViolenceEmployment statusMarital statusPotential gender differencesUnderstanding Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk Communication and Management Among Women Veterans
Mattocks K, Shenette L, Goldstein K, Bean-Mayberry B, Maher N, Haskell S. Understanding Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk Communication and Management Among Women Veterans. Journal Of Women's Health 2024 PMID: 39377124, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care providersVA providersWomen VeteransCare providersCV risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk communicationVA primary care providersSocial determinants of healthRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseDeterminants of healthManagement of CV risk factorsHealthy behavior modificationsMedical recordsIncreased riskRisk conditionsRisk reduction behaviorsReduce CVD riskCardiovascular disease conditionsRisk communicationSocial determinantsTelephone/video interviewsHealth recommendationsPregnancy-relatedPatient educationChildhood Histories of Family Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence Use Among U.S. Military Veterans
Stover C, Relyea M, Presseau C, Brandt C, Haskell S, Portnoy G. Childhood Histories of Family Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence Use Among U.S. Military Veterans. Psychology Of Violence 2024 DOI: 10.1037/vio0000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence useChildhood family violenceFamily violenceChildhood sexual abuseViolence typesVeteran menWitness parental intimate partner violenceSexual abuseAdult intimate partner violenceParental intimate partner violencePosttraumatic stress symptomsHistory of family violenceVeteran womenFamily violence historyPosttraumatic stress symptom severityVeterans Affairs health careChildhood physical abusePartner violenceViolence useViolence historyViolencePhysical abusePost-9/11 veteransSurvey dataTwelve-Month Sustainment of IPV Screening and Response Programs in Primary Care: Contextual Factors Impacting Implementation Success
Iverson K, Brady J, Adjognon O, Stolzmann K, Dichter M, Bruce L, Portnoy G, Iqbal S, Gerber M, Haskell S, Miller C. Twelve-Month Sustainment of IPV Screening and Response Programs in Primary Care: Contextual Factors Impacting Implementation Success. Women's Health Issues 2024, 34: 617-627. PMID: 39174417, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violence screeningImplementation facilitatorsVeterans Health AdministrationPrimary careIPV screeningIntimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence screening ratesFactors affecting screeningMixed-methods evaluationHealth care systemImpact implementation successScreening ratesReferral optionsStaffing shortagesHost of barriersCare systemHealth AdministrationPositive screenScreening programBoost uptakeQualitative findingsImplementation strategiesInconsistent messagesInformant interviewsImplementation successReal‐world impacts from a decade of Quality Enhancement Research Initiative‐partnered projects to translate the Diabetes Prevention Program in the Veterans Health Administration
Damschroder L, Hamilton A, Farmer M, Bean‐Mayberry B, Richardson C, Chanfreau C, Oberman R, Lesser R, Lewis J, Raffa S, Goldstein M, Haskell S, Finley E, Moin T. Real‐world impacts from a decade of Quality Enhancement Research Initiative‐partnered projects to translate the Diabetes Prevention Program in the Veterans Health Administration. Health Services Research 2024, 59: e14349. PMID: 38967218, PMCID: PMC11540559, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetes Prevention ProgramVeterans Health AdministrationDiabetes prevention servicesVA sitesPreventive servicesPrevention programsWomen veteransHealth AdministrationEvidence-based lifestyle interventionType 2 diabetesOnline diabetes prevention programObesity prevention effortsNational care guidelinesLifestyle change programPreventive care servicesHealth of WomenNational evidence baseGender-tailoredCare servicesCare guidelinesVA MOVELifestyle interventionPhysical healthIn-personPrevention effortsElectronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses
Gaffey A, Burg M, Skanderson M, Deviva J, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses. Journal Of Women's Health 2024 PMID: 38946553, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsHealth care utilizationAssociated with health care utilizationMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Health AdministrationCare utilizationPosttraumatic stress disorderVeteran health care utilizationMental health visitsPrimary care utilizationMental health diagnosesCross-sectional associationsService-related characteristicsPost-9/11 veteransSexual traumaLikelihood of posttraumatic stress disorderEHR screensPrimary careVHA careHealth visitsOlder veteransHealth recordsYounger veteransDepression diagnosisExperience MSTUnderstanding Women’s Transitions from Military to Department of Veterans Affairs Care
Mattocks K, Shenette L, Walker L, Maher N, Haskell S. Understanding Women’s Transitions from Military to Department of Veterans Affairs Care. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 33: 1185-1197. PMID: 38836756, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVA careWomen veteransDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) carePeer support programPeer support servicesMilitary serviceVeterans Affairs careActive-duty personnelNational Guard and ReserveMSK injuryWomens' transitionSelf-careMilitary injuriesInitial careMaintain healthSupport programsCareVeteransBackground:</i></b>Family responsibilitiesWomenAdequate informationHealthConclusions:</i></b>ThemesEvaluating an Enterprise-Wide Initiative to enhance healthcare coordination for rural women Veterans using the RE-AIM framework
Relyea M, Kinney R, DeRycke E, Haskell S, Mattocks K, Bastian L. Evaluating an Enterprise-Wide Initiative to enhance healthcare coordination for rural women Veterans using the RE-AIM framework. Frontiers In Health Services 2024, 3: 1237701. PMID: 38282637, PMCID: PMC10811198, DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1237701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOffice of Rural HealthRural women veteransHealth care coordinationCare coordinationWomen veteransVA facilitiesRE-AIMCancer screeningProgram implementationCare coordination modelRE-AIM frameworkBreast cancer screeningWomen's Health ServicesMixed-methods evaluationCervical cancer screeningSemi-structured interviewsRural healthHealthcare coordinationScreening ratesPreventive careHealth servicesPhone encountersMaternity careQualitative findingsCarePerinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change
Combellick J, Esmaeili A, Johnson A, Haskell S, Phibbs C, Manzo L, Miller L. Perinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2024, 27: 417-424. PMID: 38172275, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-023-01404-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatal mental health conditionsPregnancy-associated deathsMental health conditionsHealth conditionsMaternal deathsPatient educationIndividual chart reviewNational VHA databasesPregnancy-associated mortalityAdverse pregnancy outcomesPerinatal mental healthLate postpartum periodReproductive health concernsMental health cohortQuality improvement projectMental health effectsMedication continuityChart reviewMental health contextPregnancy outcomesHealth cohortVHA databasesPostpartum periodHealthcare cliniciansMost deaths
2023
Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions
Combellick J, Ibrahim B, Esmaeili A, Phibbs C, Johnson A, Patton E, Manzo L, Haskell S. Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 37. PMID: 38248502, PMCID: PMC10815856, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationPregnancy-associated deathsQuality improvement projectMaternal outcomesMaternity careCare providersIndividual chart reviewMaternal mortality surveillancePregnancy-associated mortalityLate postpartum periodPercent of deathsSpecialty care providersAdverse social determinantsMortality review processMulti-specialty careMaternity care providersNational VA databasesMental health conditionsIntegration of careImprovement projectSystem-level factorsTime of deathPostpartum deathChart reviewPerinatal complicationsDistinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns
Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 57: 827-838. PMID: 38129986, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtypical anorexia nervosaAtypical ANWeight suppressionAnorexia nervosaClinical entityWeight lossControl groupDietary restraintMental healthDistinct clinical entityPoor mental healthOnly groupU.S. military veteransClinical significanceHigh riskVeteran populationSecondary analysisWeight gainSpecialized interventionsMilitary veteransNervosaDisordersVeteransNational studyPathologyUsing the Matrixed Multiple Case Study approach to identify factors affecting the uptake of IPV screening programs following the use of implementation facilitation
Adjognon O, Brady J, Iverson K, Stolzmann K, Dichter M, Lew R, Gerber M, Portnoy G, Iqbal S, Haskell S, Bruce L, Miller C. Using the Matrixed Multiple Case Study approach to identify factors affecting the uptake of IPV screening programs following the use of implementation facilitation. Implementation Science Communications 2023, 4: 145. PMID: 37990345, PMCID: PMC10664531, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00528-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationImplementation facilitationUS Preventive Services Task ForceBackgroundIntimate partner violenceMethodsThis mixed-methods studyRoutine IPV screeningIntegrated Promoting ActionPrimary care clinicsHealth Services frameworkInternal facilitatorsVHA OfficeCare clinicsLarge trialsPrimary careMedical recordsPositive screenClinic staffPromoting ActionIPV screeningExternal facilitatorsWomen's healthHealth AdministrationSocial determinantsLarger studyHigh/mediumOpioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans
Chui P, Khokhar A, Gordon K, Dziura J, Burg M, Brandt C, Haskell S, Malm B, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans. American Heart Journal 2023, 268: 61-67. PMID: 37949420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-updated Cox regressionIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationOpioid exposureVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid typeCox regressionOpioid prescriptionsICD-9-CM diagnostic codesIncidence of AFDevelopment of AFPrescription opioid exposureModifiable risk factorsPrimary care visitsPrescribed opioidsCare visitsOpioid useRisk factorsDiagnostic codesTime-dependent variablesOpioidsHealth AdministrationYounger veteransBaseline periodStudy sample
2022
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Keddem S, Maier M, Gardella C, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Chartier M, Haskell S, Hauser RG, Beste LA. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 706-713. PMID: 36042092, PMCID: PMC9481769, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07578-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationChlamydia testingVHA careWomen veteransAge 25Case ratesMilitary sexual traumaHealth AdministrationInfection rateCorrelates of testingIncidence of chlamydiaRetrospective cohort studyCervical cancer screeningEvidence-based guidelinesHealth system factorsIncidence of gonorrhoeaMental health diagnosesLow testing ratesSexual traumaSystem-level interventionsHigher infection rateEffective diagnostic testCohort studyPatient characteristicsResultsAmong womenWomen Veterans’ Healthcare Needs, Utilization, and Preferences in Veterans Affairs Primary Care Settings
Sheahan KL, Goldstein KM, Than CT, Bean-Mayberry B, Chanfreau CC, Gerber MR, Rose DE, Brunner J, Canelo IA, Darling MSHS JE, Haskell S, Hamilton AB, Yano EM. Women Veterans’ Healthcare Needs, Utilization, and Preferences in Veterans Affairs Primary Care Settings. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 791-798. PMID: 36042076, PMCID: PMC9481772, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07585-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVA primary carePrimary careWomen veteransVeterans Affairs primary care settingBackgroundThe Veterans Health AdministrationMental healthcareAge groupsHealthcare needsLarge integrated health systemProvider preferencesAge-specific carePrimary care visitsPrimary care settingMental health burdenVA Medical CenterIntegrated health systemComprehensive primary careMental health conditionsMethodsCross-sectional surveyMilitary sexual traumaCare visitsElevated cholesterolPhysical health issuesSpecialty careGender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans
Dhruva SS, Dziura J, Bathulapalli H, Rosman L, Gaffey AE, Davis MB, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Gender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 806-815. PMID: 36042086, PMCID: PMC9481764, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07595-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyIncident coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseHeart failureMedical therapyCardiovascular diseaseWomen veteransDiagnosis of HFAldosterone system inhibitorsIncident heart failureAdverse cardiovascular outcomesClinical practice guidelinesRisk of mortalityLevel of evidenceYounger women veteransHF medicationsMultiple pharmacotherapiesAntiplatelet therapyCardiovascular outcomesYounger average ageArtery diseaseCVD careGuideline recommendationsSystem inhibitorsAdverse outcomesMilitary sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women
Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Sico JJ, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Han L, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Burg MM. Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 40: 2307-2315. PMID: 35983872, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident hypertensionRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelVeterans Health Administration dataGreater riskCox proportional hazards modelTrauma-related psychiatric disordersMiddle-aged veteransCardiovascular risk factorsBaseline blood pressureElevated cardiovascular riskLarge prospective cohortHealth Administration dataMiddle-aged menProportional hazards modelSex-specific analysesPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortBlood pressureTreatment attenuatesCardiovascular impactDepression, Insomnia, and Obesity Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Eating Pathology as a Distinct Health Risk Behavior
Ramsey CM, Gaffey AE, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Masheb RM. Depression, Insomnia, and Obesity Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Eating Pathology as a Distinct Health Risk Behavior. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 921-927. PMID: 35726626, PMCID: PMC11494237, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsRisk of obesityEffect of depressionRisk behaviorsPotential confoundersHealth behaviorsHealth conditionsCo-occurring insomniaWomen Veterans Cohort StudyInsufficient physical activityMultiple health behaviorsChronic health conditionsLikelihood of obesityEffects of insomniaMultiple health conditionsLogistic regression modelsPost-9/11 veteransCohort studyRelated comorbiditiesPhysical activityObesityInsomniaHazardous drinkingEra veteransDepression