Kutney-Lee, Ann Rodriguez, Keri L Ersek, Mary Carthon, J Margo Brooks
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Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Racial disparities in the quality of health care services, including end of life (EOL) care, are well-documented. While several explanations for these inequities have been proposed, few studies have examined the underlying mechanisms. This paper presents the results of the qualitative phase of a concurrent mixed-methods study (QUANT + QUAL) that so...
Panaite, V Luther, S L Finch, D K Cohen, N J Schultz, S K Tsalatsanis, A Pfeiffer, P N
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Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Epidemiological studies show that despite the episodic nature, the long-term trajectory of depression can be variable. This study evaluated the heterogeneity of 10-year trajectory of major depressive disorder (MDD) related service utilization and associated clinical characteristics among US Veterans with a first diagnosis after 9/11. Using a cohort...
McDaniel, Justin T Redner, Ryan Haun, Jolie N McCowen, Patrick Higgins, Stephen T
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Preventive medicine
Unlike the United States general population, veteran women - as opposed to veteran men - have greater smoking prevalence; yet, little is known regarding factors that influence smoking in veteran women. The purpose of this study was to begin examining the relationship between a psychological concept known as moral injury and demand for cigarettes am...
Sellinger, John J Gilstad-Hayden, Kathryn Lazar, Christina Seal, Karen Purcell, Natalie Burgess, Diana J Martino, Steve Heapy, Alicia Higgins, Diana Rosen, Marc I
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ObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on society, including those living with chronic pain. This study sought to examine pandemic impacts on individuals enrolled in pragmatic clinical trials focused on nonpharmacological treatments for chronic pain.MethodsWe evaluated responses to a questionnaire on COVID-19 impacts that had been admi...
Zeliadt, Steven Coggeshall, Scott Zhang, Xiaoyi Rosser, Ethan Reed Ii, David Elwy, A Bokhour, Barbara Toyama, Joy Taylor, Stephanie
OBJECTIVE: Beliefs and perceptions about pain intervention effectiveness when initiating a therapy may influence long-term engagement. This study examines how early perceived effectiveness of complementary and integrative health therapies impacts long-term engagement in a pragmatic trial context. PARTICIPANTS: Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal ...
Bernstein, Joseph Lee, Alexander Ahn, Jaimo
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Frontiers in Surgery
Background Geriatric hip fracture patients exhibit high mortality post-injury. It's unclear if and when mortality reverts to baseline. We therefore ask, When, if ever, does the mortality rate of geriatric hip fracture revert to the population-wide baseline rate? How does the mortality rate after geriatric hip fracture compare to the population norm...
Chinchilla, Melissa Lulla, Aaron Agans, Dylan Chassman, Stephanie Gabrielian, Sonya Young, Alexander
BACKGROUND: Social integration (i.e., reciprocal interactions with peers and community members) is a notable challenge for many homeless-experienced adults with serious mental illness (SMI). In this study, we examine a range of housing services offered to homeless-experienced adults with SMI and identify the impacts of supportive services on partic...
Erickson, Alexander Ravyts, Scott Dzierzewski, Joseph Carlson, Gwendolyn Kelly, Monica Song, Yeonsu McGowan, Sarah Mitchell, Michael Washington, Donna Yano, Elizabeth
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Insomnia and pain disorders are among the most common conditions affecting United States adults and veterans, and their comorbidity can cause detrimental effects to quality of life among other factors. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and related behavioural therapies are recommended treatments for insomnia, but chronic pain may hinder tr...
Lawson, Schuyler C Arif, Mehreen Hoopsick, Rachel A Homish, D Lynn Homish, Gregory G
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Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
There are substantial racial/ethnic disparities in substance use and mental health among civilian populations, but few studies have examined these disparities in veterans using a nationally representative sample. Thus, we examined differences in substance dependence and serious psychological distress (SPD) by race/ethnicity among a national sample ...
brooks, athena w. sandri, brian j. nixon, joshua p. nurkiewicz, timothy r. barach, paul trembley, janeen h. butterick, tammy a.
Military burn pits, used for waste disposal in combat zones, involve the open-air burning of waste materials, including plastics, metals, chemicals, and medical waste. The pits release a complex mixture of occupational toxic substances, including particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, dioxins, and polycyclic aroma...
