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Women have traditionally been underrepresented in medical research, leading to gaps in biomedical knowledge. By volunteering to participate in VA research efforts like those listed below, women Veterans can make a difference.
- Million Veteran Program - VA is studying how genes affect health and needs more women Veterans to participate.
- VA’s National PTSD Brain Bank Collaborates with PINK Concussions Group
- The Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) is a large-scale survey study on the health and well-being of Vietnam-era Veterans. Approximately 54,000 scientifically selected individuals, including Vietnam-era Veterans and a comparison group of similarly aged Americans without military experience, have been invited to participate. Currently 39 percent of Veterans and 61 percent of the general U.S. population have returned their surveys. We strongly encourage invited women Veterans and civilians to participate if you have not already responded! More participation means more data for researchers to learn about the current health of Vietnam-era Veterans, and more knowledge to help VA care for these Veterans.
- VA, Boston University, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation have partnered to form the Brain Bank to allow research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other brain diseases. Learn more and make a pledge to join the brain donation registry.
- Tango to help Parkinson’s research - This study will research if and how two different types of partnered dance (adaptive tango) affect brain activity in people with and without Parkinson’s disease.
- Service dogs for Veterans with PTSD - This study is to determine how Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are helped by a service dog versus an emotional support dog.
- The VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) mission is to improve the quality of life of Veterans and others with hearing and balance problems through clinical research, technology development, and education that leads to better patient care. They are currently looking for research participants for numerous studies.
- Concerning Trends in Suicide Among Women Veterans Point to Need for More Research on Tailored Interventions
- Million Veteran Program: Women Veterans
- Veteran population
- Understanding and Improving Pre- and Post-Natal Care for Women Veteran video and podcast
- VA Office of Inspector General Review of VHA Care and Privacy Standards for Women Veterans
- Evidence Map: Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015)
- VA Office of Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D), Women’s Health Topics
- Evidence Report: Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms Associated with Menopause
- Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Women Veterans Health Care Study (October 2016)
- Profile of Women Veterans: 2015
- Women Veteran Report: 2015
- VA Office of Research & Development, Women’s Health Research
- Study of Barriers for Women Veterans to VA Health Care (2015)
- Women Veterans Issues - A Historical Perspecitive
- National Veteran Health Equity Report
- Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the VHA Volume 3: Sociodemographics, Utilization, Costs of Care, and Health Profile (2014)
- America’s Women Veterans: Military Service History and VA Benefit Utilization Statistics (2011)
- Rates and correlates of disordered eating among women Veterans in primary care | MD Linx 05/2018
- Factors associated with persistent posttraumatic stress disorder among U.S. military service members and Veterans | BMC Psychiatry 03/2018
- Written Exposure Therapy Noninferior to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD | Healio Psychiatriac Annals 01/2018
- Implementation Assessment of U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Veterans Employment Initiative | 12/14/2017
- Study: Integrating Legal Aid With Medical Care Improves Veterans’ Lives | 12/2017
- Developing a Risk Model to Target High-Risk Preventive Interventions for Sexual Assault Victimization Among Female U.S. Army Soldiers | 11/2017
- Supporting United States Veterans: A review of Veteran-focused needs assessments from 2008-2017 | 11/2017
- Abortion knowledge and experiences among US servicewomen: A qualitative study | 11/2017
- 2017 Health of Women Who Have Served Report | 11/2017
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress | 10/04/2017
- Military Women's Health: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis, 2000-2015 | 05/2017
- Characteristics of Female Veterans-An Analytic View Across Age-Cohorts: 2015
- American Public Health Association’ Medical Care Special Edition – Medical Care has published a special supplement on The State of the Science in VA Health Equity Research.
- Defense Advisory Committee On Women in the Services – 2017 Focus Group Report
- HSR&D In Progress: VA Healthcare for Women Veterans (03/02/2017)
- GAO Report GOA-17-52 — VA Health Care: Improved Monitoring Needed for Effective Oversight of Care for Women Veterans
- Got Your 6 2016 Veterans Civic Health Index
- Women’s Health Issues 2011 special supplement Health and Health Care of Women Veterans and Women in the Military and 2014 special collection on Women Veteran’s Health
- The Gerontologist 2016 supplement on Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
- Women at War, Edited by Elspeth Cameron Ritchie and Anne L Naclerio
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- Larson RM, Saxon M, Phillips MA, Broussard ML, Straus AR, Wright WA. The Social Determinants of Suicide among Female Service Members and Veterans : Running Title: Social Determinants of Suicide. J Community Health. 2024 Oct;49(5):935-941. doi: 10.1007/s10900-024-01359-0. Epub 2024 Apr 21. PMID: 38643428
- Shepardson RL, Weisberg RB, Wade M, Maisto SA, Funderburk JS. Brief modular anxiety intervention for primary care: Hybrid I pilot randomized controlled trial of feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and implementation potential. J Affect Disord. 2024 Sep 15;361:497-507. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.05.107. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 38810782 Clinical Trial.
- Denneson LM, Smolenski DJ, McDonald KL, Shull S, Hoffmire CA, Britton PC, Carlson KF, Dobscha SK. Gender differences in risk and resilience for suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A national longitudinal survey study of United States veterans with a recent suicide attempt. J Affect Disord. 2024 Sep 1;360:412-420. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.05.133. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38815763
- Aripova N, Thiele GM, Duryee MJ, Hunter CD, Yang Y, Roul P, Ascherman DP, Matson SM, Kunkel G, Cannon GW, Wysham KD, Kerr GS, Monach PA, Baker JF, Poole JA, Mikuls TR, England BR. Antibodies to Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adduct Are Associated With Prevalent and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in US Veterans. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Sep;76(9):1353-1363. doi: 10.1002/art.42916. Epub 2024 Jun 8. PMID: 38766737
- Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll MA, Johnson NL, Mares JG, Mengeling MA, Thomas EBK, Norman SB, Lund BC. Veterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder. Eur J Pain. 2024 Sep;28(8):1311-1319. doi: 10.1002/ejp.2258. Epub 2024 Mar 7. PMID: 38450917
- Krishnamurthy S, Li Y, Sileanu F, Essien UR, Vanneman ME, Mor M, Fine MJ, Thorpe CT, Radomski T, Suda K, Gellad WF, Roberts ET. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Care Experiences for Veterans Receiving VA Community Care from 2016 to 2021. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Sep;39(12):2249-2260. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08818-3. Epub 2024 May 31. PMID: 38822210 Free PMC article.
- Pace R, Goldstein KM, Williams AR, Clayton-Stiglbauer K, Meernik C, Shepherd-Banigan M, Chawla N, Moss H, Skalla LA, Colonna S, Kelley MJ, Zullig LL. The Landscape of Care for Women Veterans with Cancer: An Evidence Map. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Sep;39(12):2300-2316. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08903-7. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 38965201 Review.
- Ramezani A, Azarian M, Sharafkhaneh A, Maghsoudi A, Jones MB, Penzel T, Razjouyan J. Age modifies the association between severe sleep apnea and all-cause mortality. Sleep Med. 2024 Sep;121:18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.06.012. Epub 2024 Jun 13. PMID: 38901302
- Howe EG. When Patients and Providers Feel Helpless: A Commentary on "Palliative Care for Refractory Depressive Symptoms in a Female Veteran Geriatric Patient." J Clin Ethics. 2024 Fall;35(3):202-207. doi: 10.1086/730894. PMID: 39145578
- Sammour Y, Smith AC, Waller S, Riddle M, Choi Y. Palliative Care for Refractory Depressive Symptoms in a Female Veteran Geriatric Patient. J Clin Ethics. 2024 Fall;35(3):199-201. doi: 10.1086/730872. PMID: 39145577
- Portnoy GA, Relyea MR, Dichter ME, Iverson KM, Presseau C, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bruce LE, Martino S. Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Aug 28;13:e59918. doi: 10.2196/59918. PMID: 39194059
- Good MK, Davila H, Ball D, O'Neill S, Healy H, Mengeling MA. Health and Health Care Use of American Indian/Alaska Native Women Veterans: A Scoping Review. Womens Health Issues. 2024 Aug 26:S1049-3867(24)00064-1. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.07.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39191605
- Grau PP, Fedele KM, Fernando MA, Hall-Clark B, Rauch SAM, Porter KE, Sexton M. Examining Ethnoracial Differences in Retention in Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Secondary to Military Sexual Trauma. Violence Vict. 2024 Aug 26:VV-2023-0069.R1. doi: 10.1891/VV-2023-0069. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39187292
- Gregg LP, Richardson PA, Nambi V, Petersen LA, Matheny ME, Virani SS, Navaneethan SD. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Discontinuation in Patients with CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Aug 26. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000477. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39186372
- Wielgosz J, Walser RD, Kuhn E, Chang A, Bantum EO, Pagano I, Jaworski BK, Taylor K, Ramsey KM, Owen JE. Clinical benefits of self-guided mindfulness coach mobile app use for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot randomized control trial. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Aug 26. doi: 10.1037/tra0001736. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39190441
- Malone A, Clair K, Chanfreau C, Bean-Mayberry B, Oberman R, Lesser R, Knight C, Finley E, Hamilton A, Farmer MM, Moin T. Predictors of enrollment in a virtual diabetes prevention program among women veterans: a retrospective analysis. BMC Womens Health. 2024 Aug 24;24(1):465. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-03314-6. PMID: 39180036
- Rønning L, Nordstrand AE, Anyan F, Hjemdal O, Bøe HJ. Posttraumatic growth and depreciation in military veterans: A gender-stratified latent profile analysis. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Aug 22. doi: 10.1037/tra0001759. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39172407
- Phen SM, Jani N, Klein-Adams JC, Ndirangu DS, Rahman A, Falvo MJ. Prevalence and risk factors of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) among veterans in the airborne hazards and open burn pit registry: a prospective, observational, nested study. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 21;24(1):846. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09730-1. PMID: 39169287
- Walker NR, Olney CM, Hansen AH. Influencers of participation in social roles and activities among women veterans with lower extremity amputations: an exploratory qualitative study. Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Aug 20:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2391551. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39163413
- Weaver FM, Cao L, Stroupe KT, Gonzalez B, Brown E, Colletta K, Tanner CM, Goldman SM. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Parkinson's Disease in a Veteran Cohort. J Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Aug 20. doi: 10.3233/JPD-240098. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39177610
- Burgess DJ, Calvert C, Hagel Campbell EM, Allen KD, Bangerter A, Behrens K, Branson M, Bronfort G, Cross LJS, Evans R, Ferguson JE, Friedman JK, Haley AC, Leininger B, Mahaffey M, Matthias MS, Meis LA, Polusny MA, Serpa JG, Taylor SL, Taylor BC. Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Aug 19. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3940. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39158851
- Morgan L, Hooks C, Fossey M, Buxton E, Rose Godier-McBard L. UK female veterans' physical health: perceived impact of military service and experiences of accessing healthcare. Findings of a qualitative study. BMJ Mil Health. 2024 Aug 17:e002713. doi: 10.1136/military-2024-002713. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39153827
- Hilgeman MM, Haigh SV, Western E, Varnado N, Bishop TK, Key J, Hollingsworth DW, Stevens A, Wilkins J, Zaneski L, McGriff T, Mills WL. Equity and Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Residents: Lessons Learned From the Initial Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI). J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Aug 14:105215. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105215. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39153737
- Choy K, Abbitt D, Kovar A, Jones TS, McCallum M, Thomas EA, Saxon DR, Wikiel KJ, Jones EL. Weighing your options-intragastric balloon versus semaglutide. Surg Endosc. 2024 Aug 13. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11169-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39138683
- Thomas JL, Blanken AE, Huang AJ, Maguen S, Gibson CJ, Sumner JA. Dimensions of posttraumatic stress disorder and menopause-related health in midlife women veterans. Menopause. 2024 Aug 13. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002410. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39137111
- Beckman AL, Jacobs J, Elnahal SM. The PACT Act-Expanding Coverage and Access for Veterans. JAMA. 2024 Aug 9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.16013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39120963
- Webber TA, Lorkiewicz S, Woods SP, Miller B, Soble JR. Does neuropsychological intraindividual variability index cognitive dysfunction, an invalid presentation, or both? Preliminary findings from a mixed clinical older adult veteran sample. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2024 Aug 9:1-22. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2024.2388096. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39120111
- Blum M, Frydman JL, Zeng L, Hiensch K, Saylor MA, Chai E, Lala A, Goldstein NE, Gelfman LP. Gender Differences Regarding Palliative Care Consultation Among Persons Hospitalized With Heart Failure. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Aug 8:S0885-3924(24)00914-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.07.033. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39127417
- Qualls KA. An Integrative Review of Military Sexual Trauma in Women Veterans: Understanding Experiences and Impacts. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Aug 6:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2362828. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39106213
- Hoffmire CA, Kittel JA, Brenner LA, Schneider AL, Katon J, Miller C, Monteith LL. Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Women Veterans Using VA Reproductive Health Care: Prevalence and Associations With Fertility-, Pregnancy- and Parenting-related Factors. Womens Health Issues. 2024 Aug 5:S1049-3867(24)00060-4. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.06.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39107152
- Khaliq F, Dolores-Rodriguez A, Dicianno BE, Koontz AM, Solanki P, Berryman K, Weaver FM. Challenges with mobility devices for female Veterans with spinal cord injuries. J Spinal Cord Med. 2024 Aug 2:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2024.2383378. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39093020
- Hogan K, Cui X, Giangiacomo A, Feola AJ. Association of Age of Menopause and Glaucoma Diagnosis in Female Veterans. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Aug 1;65(10):32. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.10.32. PMID: 39172460 Free PMC article.
- Hogan K, Cui X, Giangiacomo A, Feola AJ. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Was Associated With Later Age of Onset Among Glaucoma Cases. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Aug 1;65(10):31. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.10.31. PMID: 39172461 Free PMC article.
- Scherrer JF, Salas J, Wang W, Freedland KE, Lustman PJ, Schnurr PP, Cohen BE, Jaffe AS, Friedman MJ. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes in Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2427569. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27569. PMID: 39136942
- Briggs ES, Thomas RM, Frost MC, Fletcher OV, Crothers K, Chalal CK, Shahrir SF, McClure JB, Catz SL, Williams EC. "I Thought Cancer was a Tobacco Issue": Perspectives of Veterans with and without HIV on Cancer and Other Health Risks Associated with Alcohol and Tobacco/Nicotine Use. AIDS Behav. 2024 Aug;28(8):2607-2618. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04363-6. Epub 2024 Jun 13. PMID: 38869757
- Gianoli MO, Meisler AW, Gordon R. Examining bias in the award of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder in women Veterans: Analysis of evaluation reports and VA decisions. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Aug;37(4):586-593. doi: 10.1002/jts.23034. Epub 2024 Mar 10. PMID: 38462544
- Goodman AM, Allendorfer JB, Taylor GC, Philip NS, Correia S, Blum AS, Curt LaFrance W Jr, Szaflarski JP. Altered fronto-limbic-motor response to stress differs between functional and epileptic seizures in a TBI model. Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Aug;157:109877. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109877. Epub 2024 Jun 24. PMID: 38917672
- Krengel M, Keating D, Chao L, Dugas J, Koo B, Heeren T, Quinn E, Toomey R, Steele L, Klimas N, Samonte F, Abdullah L, Sullivan K. Characterizing 1991 Gulf War women veterans from the Boston Biorepository and Integrative Network for Gulf War Illness: Demographics, exposures, neuroimaging and cognitive outcomes. Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 Aug;38(6):1454-1467. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2344263. Epub 2024 May 1. PMID: 38692856
- Kumar SA, Taverna E, Borowski S, Smith BN, Vogt D. From posttraumatic stress symptoms to suicidal ideation among military veterans: Pathways founded on meaning in life and gratitude. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Aug;37(4):594-605. doi: 10.1002/jts.23033. Epub 2024 Mar 25. PMID: 38527914
- Lunardi N, Meier J, Stevens A, Milburn J, Oo Y, Hathiramani S, Soe K, Balentine C. Results of a novel intervention to increase rates of diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:156-161. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.04.029. Epub 2024 Apr 27. PMID: 38755025
- Panaite V, Cohen NJ, Luther SL, Finch DK, Alman A, Schultz SK, Haun J, Miles SR, Belanger HG, Kozel FA, Rottenberg J, Pfeiffer PN. Mental health treatment utilization patterns among 108,457 Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans with depression. Psychol Serv. 2024 Aug;21(3):665-673. doi: 10.1037/ser0000819. Epub 2024 Feb 1. PMID: 38300588
- Ravyts SG, Eshera YM, Griffin SC, Halverson T, Grove JL, Beckham JC, Pugh MJ, Kimbrel NA, Calhoun PS. Sleep Apnea Among Gulf War Veterans: An Examination of VA Utilization Rates, Treatment Initiation, and Health Outcomes. Behav Sleep Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;22(4):446-456. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2023.2299675. Epub 2023 Dec 29. PMID: 38156829
- Brooks RT, Luedders B, Wheeler A, Johnson TM, Yang Y, Roul P, Ganti AK, Singh N, Sauer BC, Cannon GW, Baker JF, Mikuls TR, England BR. The Risk of Lung Cancer in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Jul 28. doi: 10.1002/art.42961. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39073264
- Nik-Ahd F, De Hoedt AM, Butler C, Anger JT, Carroll PR, Cooperberg MR, Freedland SJ. Prostate-Specific Antigen Values in Transgender Women Receiving Estrogen. JAMA. 2024 Jul 23;332(4):335-337. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.9997. PMID: 38922607
- Ferguson JE, Hagel Campbell E, Bangerter A, Cross LJS, Allen KD, Behrens K, Branson M, Calvert C, Friedman JK, Hennessy S, Meis LA, Taylor BC, Burgess DJ. Email recruitment for chronic pain clinical trials: results from the LAMP trial. Trials. 2024 Jul 19;25(1):491. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08301-8. PMID: 39030622 Free PMC article.
- Sharifian N, Ray TN, Jacobson IG, Klimek-Johnson P, McMaster HS, Geronimo-Hara TR, Rull RP, Maguen S; Millennium Cohort Study Team. Bidirectional Associations between Probable Eating Disorders and Mental Health Conditions Among Military Service Members and Veterans. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Jul 18:kwae205. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwae205. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39030718
- MacIver DH, Zhang H, Johnson C, Papatheodorou E, Parry-Williams G, Sharma S, Oxborough D. Global longitudinal active strain energy density (GLASED): age and sex differences between young and veteran athletes. Echo Res Pract. 2024 Jul 15;11(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s44156-024-00052-1. PMID: 39004742 Free PMC article.
- Gross GM, Spiller TR, Ben-Zion Z, Rubenstein A, Pietrzak RH, Duek O, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Unraveling PTSD: Symptom cluster change during and 1 year after Veterans' residential PTSD treatment. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Jul 11. doi: 10.1037/tra0001734. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38990694
- Hunt M, Aggad R. African American Female Veterans Experiences with Perceived Racism Within the Veteran's Healthcare Administration. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Jul 11. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02068-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38990470
- Ton Loy AF, Adler JS, Merritt VC, Sorg SF, Bondi MW, Delano-Wood L. APOE×BDNF Interaction and Poorer Cognitive Outcomes Among Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploratory Study. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2024 Jul 11:appineuropsych20230119. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230119. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38988190
- Hazra A, Goldstein KM, Waltz SE, Chiba A, Colonna SV, Kelley MJ, Moss HA, Zullig LL. Summary and Roadmap of Breast Cancer Research in the Veterans Affairs. Mil Med. 2024 Jul 9:usae345. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usae345. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38979894
- Cohen JK, Monteith LL, Stacker T, McCarthy M, Bomsztyk M, Wilson A, Childers J, Hussain T, Kohlwes J. Improving primary care access for rural women Veterans: the Boost Team. Front Health Serv. 2024 Jul 8;4:1149086. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1149086. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39040797 Free PMC article.
- Garcia-Davis S, Tyagi P, Bouldin ED, Hansen J, Brintz BJ, Noel P, Rupper R, Trivedi R, Kinosian B, Intrator O, Pugh MJ, Leykum LK, Dang S. Sex differences in unmet needs between male and female older Veterans. J Women Aging. 2024 Jul 8:1-16. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2375480. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38976516
- Gil A, Schuman D, Chang KY, Liu Z, Hwang CL. Implications of Physical Activity in Reducing Alcohol Use for Women Veterans: A Narrative Review. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2024 Jul 8;5(1):554-564. doi: 10.1089/whr.2023.0188. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39035145 Review.
- Voightman C, Littlewolf C, Helbling R, Hammer KDP, Montgomery A, Turner S. Cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp oil use in Veterans using a VA Pain Clinic: a cross-sectional survey study. J Addict Dis. 2024 Jul 7:1-4. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2024.2355365. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38973138
- Walton SR, Oldham JR, Remigio-Baker RA, Brett BL, Austin TA, Cetin OD, Wilde EA, Lempke LB, Ou Z, Kamineni S, Martindale SL, O'Neil ME, Pugh MJ, Swanson RL, Pappadis MR, Cifu DX, Walker WC. Research Letter: Characterizing Lifetime Mild TBI Exposure Among Female and Male Military Service Members and Veterans in the LIMBIC-CENC Study. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2024 Jul 5. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000989. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39019484
- Pace R, Goldstein KM, Williams AR, Clayton-Stiglbauer K, Meernik C, Shepherd-Banigan M, Chawla N, Moss H, Skalla LA, Colonna S, Kelley MJ, Zullig LL. The Landscape of Care for Women Veterans with Cancer: An Evidence Map. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jul 4. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08903-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38965201
- Lankester J, Guarischi-Sousa R, Hilliard AT; VA Million Veteran Program; Shere L, Husary M, Crowe S, Tsao PS, Rehkopf DH, Assimes TL. Increased BMI associated with decreased breastfeeding initiation in Million Veteran Program participants. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jul 3:2024.07.02.24309047. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.02.24309047. PMID: 39006437 Free PMC article. Preprint.
- Hashemi L, Marijic Buljubasic A, Budoff MJ, Copeland LA, Jackson NJ, Jasuja GK, Gornbein J, Reue K. Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment and Metabolic Syndrome Among Transgender Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2419696. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19696. PMID: 38954413
- Malarkey ME, Fu AJ, Mannan N, Shaw OM, Haight TJ, Cota MR, Jahed NC, Werner JK, Brody DL. Internet-Guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Among Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2420090. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20090. PMID: 38980675 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
- Luedders BA, Wheeler AM, Ascherman DP, Baker JF, Duryee MJ, Yang Y, Roul P, Wysham KD, Monach P, Reimold A, Kerr GS, Kunkel G, Cannon GW, Poole JA, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR, England BR. Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase Concentrations and Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in a Prospective Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Jul;76(7):1013-1022. doi: 10.1002/art.42812. Epub 2024 Feb 15. PMID: 38268499
- Ozturk ED, Zhang Y, Lai MHC, Sakamoto MS, Chanfreau-Coffinier C, Merritt VC. Measurement Invariance of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory in Male and Female Million Veteran Program Enrollees Completing the Comprehensive Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation. Assessment. 2024 Jul;31(5):967-979. doi: 10.1177/10731911231198214. Epub 2023 Sep 14. PMID: 37710416
- Pickering AN, Zhao X, Sileanu FE, Lovelace EZ, Rose L, Schwartz AL, Hale JA, Schleiden LJ, Gellad WF, Fine MJ, Thorpe CT, Radomski TR. Care cascades following low-value cervical cancer screening in dually enrolled Veterans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jul;72(7):2091-2099. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18956. Epub 2024 May 9. PMID: 38721922
- Sexton MB, Cochran HM, Schubert JR, Gorin HM, Paulson JL, Boyd MR, Porter KE, Smith ER. Trauma-focused therapy retention among military sexual trauma survivors: relationship with Veterans' sexual or gender minority identification. Cogn Behav Ther. 2024 Jul;53(4):351-363. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2313740. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PMID: 38317621
- Bond AE, Houtsma C, Shapiro ME, Bandel SL, Moceri-Brooks J, Anestis MD. Female military service members and Veterans: Understanding treatment seeking behavior and previous suicide risk among suicide decedents. Death Stud. 2024 Jun 24:1-8. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2370468. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38912977
- Breneman CB, Valmas MM, Skalina LM, Cypel Y, Spiro A, Frayne SM, Magruder KM, Kilbourne AM, Kimerling R, Reinhard MJ. Mental Health and Cognition in Women Veterans Enrolled in the Health of Vietnam Era Veteran Women's Study (HealthViEWS). J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jun 24. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0974. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38913339
- Harper KL, Blosnich JR, Livingston N, Vogt D, Bernhard PA, Hoffmire CA, Maguen S, Schneiderman A. Trauma exposure, mental health, and mental health treatment among LGBTQ+ veterans and nonveterans. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Jun 24. doi: 10.1037/tra0001735. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38913715
- Finley EP, Chrystal JG, Gable AR, Fletcher EH, Palma A, Canelo I, Oberman RS, Jackson SS, Lesser R, Moin T, Bean-Mayberry B, Farmer MM, Hamilton A. The Rapid Implementation Feedback (RIF) report: real-time synthesis of qualitative data for proactive implementation planning and tailoring. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 Jun 21;5(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s43058-024-00605-9. PMID: 38907331 Free PMC article.
- Resendes NM, Bradley J, Tang F, Hammel IS, Ruiz JG. The association of non-severe COVID-19 infection and progression to frailty among robust older Veterans. J Nutr Health Aging. 2024 Jun 19;28(8):100296. doi: 10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100296. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38901116
- Ambia J, Ingle SM, McGinnis K, Pantazis N, Silverberg MJ, Wittkop L, Kusejko K, Crane H, van Sighem A, Sarcletti M, Cozzi-Lepri A, Domingo P, Jarrin I, Wyen C, Hessamfar M, Zhang L, Cavassini M, Berenguer J, Sterling TR, Reiss P, Abgrall S, Gill MJ, Justice A, Sterne JAC, Trickey A. Discrimination of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index 2.0 for Predicting Cause-specific Mortality Among Persons With HIV in Europe and North America. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 17;11(7):ofae333. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae333. eCollection 2024 Jul. PMID: 39015347 Free PMC article.
- LeardMann CA, Sharifian N, Warner S, Boyko EJ, Boparai SK, Powell TM, Rull RP, Reger MA, Hoge CW. Prospective comparison of risk factors for firearm suicide and non-firearm suicide in a large population-based cohort of current and former US service members: findings from the Millennium Cohort Study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Jun 14;36:100802. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100802. eCollection 2024 Aug. PMID: 38974380 Free PMC article.
- Ramezani A, Azarian M, Sharafkhaneh A, Maghsoudi A, Jones MB, Penzel T, Razjouyan J. Age modifies the association between severe sleep apnea and all-cause mortality. Sleep Med. 2024 Jun 13;121:18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.06.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38901302
- Nicosia FM, Purcell N, Bertenthal D, Usman H, Seidel I, McGrath S, Hildebrand C, McCarthy B, Seal KH. Evaluation of a New Integrative Health and Wellness Clinic for Veterans at the San Francisco VA Health Care System: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2024 Jun 11;13:27536130241260034. doi: 10.1177/27536130241260034. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec. PMID: 38867941 Free PMC article.
- Ramezani A, Sharafkhaneh A, BaHammam AS, Kuna ST, Razjouyan J. Effects of COVID-19 on Sleep Services Use and Its Recovery. Nat Sci Sleep. 2024 Jun 11;16:761-768. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S456214. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38882925 Free PMC article.
- Taverna E, Kline N, Kumar SA, Iverson KM. Experiences of intimate partner violence and valued living among women Veterans: The role of self-efficacy. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Jun 11. doi: 10.1002/jts.23059. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38861277
- Buckheit K, Savage A, King PR Jr, Buchholz LJ, Wade M, Wray LO. Relationships among age, motivation, and exercise among women Veterans. J Women Aging. 2024 Jun 8:1-11. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2351621. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38850542
- Bachrach RL, Frost MC, Fletcher OV, Chen JA, Chinman M, Ellis R, Williams EC. Receipt of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration: Comparison of Rates at the Intersections of Racialized and Ethnic Identity With Both Sex and Transgender Status. J Addict Med. 2024 Jun 6. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001323. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38842176
- Poleshuck E, Johnson E, Boykin D, Davis A, Funderburk JS, Hundt N, Cerulli C, Possemato K. Barriers to accessing care among rural women veterans: A qualitative study with Veterans, peer specialists, and primary care professionals. Psychol Serv. 2024 Jun 6. doi: 10.1037/ser0000876. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38842851
- Mattocks KM, Shenette LL, Walker L, Maher N, Haskell S. Understanding Women's Transitions from Military to Department of Veterans Affairs Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jun 5. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0022. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38836756
- Stewart Steffensmeier KR, Hadlandsmyth K, Bernardy N, Ball D, Johnson NL, Van Tiem J, Lund BC. What's Gender Got to Do With It: Accounting for Differences in Incident Guideline Discordant Prescribing for PTSD Among Women and Men Veterans. J Clin Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 5;85(2):23m15174. doi: 10.4088/JCP.23m15174. PMID: 38836865
- Chao LL. Current Health Status of Gulf War Deployed and Gulf War Era Veterans Who Use Veterans Affairs Health Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jun 5. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38837179
- Miranda O, Kiehl SM, Qi X, Brannock MD, Kosten T, Ryan ND, Kirisci L, Wang Y, Wang L. Enhancing post-traumatic stress disorder patient assessment: leveraging natural language processing for research of domain criteria identification using electronic medical records. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024 Jun 4;24(1):154. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02554-8. PMID: 38835009
- Fischer IC, Nichter B, Trachik B, Bryan CJ, Pietrzak RH. Suicide-Specific Cognitions and Suicidal Behavior in U.S. Military Veterans. Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 4:1-10. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2024.2352883. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38832675
- Guillot J, Justice AC, Gordon KS, Skanderson M, Pariente A, Bezin J, Rentsch CT. Contribution of Potentially Inappropriate Medications to Polypharmacy-Associated Risk of Mortality in Middle-Aged Patients: A National Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08817-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38831248
- Hollifield M, Hsiao AF, Smith T, Calloway T, Jovanovic T, Smith B, Carrick K, Norrholm SD, Munoz A, Alpert R, Caicedo B, Frousakis N, Cocozza K. Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 1;81(6):545-554. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5651. PMID: 38381417 Clinical Trial.
- Aronson KR, Morgan NR, Rudi JH, McCarthy KJ, Perkins DF. The differential impact of COVID-19 on the psychological stress of post-9/11 veterans: Gender, race, and ethnicity. Stress Health. 2024 Jun;40(3):e3360. doi: 10.1002/smi.3360. Epub 2023 Dec 23. PMID: 38141014
- Benfer N, Darnell BC, Rusowicz-Orazem L, Fielstein EM, Grunthal B, Lehavot K, Marx BP, Litz B. An examination of the criterion-related validity of varying methods of indexing clinically significant change in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Jul;16(5):802-809. doi: 10.1037/tra0001479. Epub 2023 Jun 12. PMID: 37307347 Clinical Trial.
- Berryman K, Wirth M, Bombardier CH, Motl RW, Bartle B, Jacob RL, Aguina K, LaVela SL. Variables Associated With Moderate to High Loneliness Among Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Jun;105(6):1076-1082. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.01.010. Epub 2024 Jan 26. PMID: 38281576
- Bourassa KJ, Halverson TF, Garrett ME, Hair L, Dennis M; VA Mid Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup; Ashley-Koch AE, Beckham JC, Kimbrel NA. Demographic characteristics and epigenetic biological aging among post-9/11 Veterans: Associations of DunedinPACE with sex, race, and age. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Jun;336:115908. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115908. Epub 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 38626626
- Combellick JL, Esmaeili A, Johnson AM, Haskell SG, Phibbs CS, Manzo L, Miller LJ. Perinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2024 Jun;27(3):417-424. doi: 10.1007/s00737-023-01404-2. Epub 2024 Jan 4. PMID: 38172275
- Ferguson JM, Goldstein KM, Zullig LL, Zulman DM. Gender Differences in Adoption and Frequency of Virtual Primary Care Among Men and Women Veterans. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jun;33(6):749-757. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0781. Epub 2024 Apr 17. PMID: 38629443
- Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K. Postpartum Depression and Engagement with VA Care Among Veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jun;39(8):1531-1533. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08659-0. Epub 2024 Feb 29. PMID: 38424342 No abstract available.
- LeBeau K, Collins S, Zori G, Walker D, Marchi E, Pomeranz JL, Hart M. Evaluating a novel hospital-based online health community to address palliative and psychosocial care factors for chronically ill adolescent and young adult patients. Palliat Support Care. 2024 Jun;22(3):432-443. doi: 10.1017/S1478951523000147. PMID: 36847132
- Nordstrand AE, Bøe HJ, Hjemdal O, Huffman AH, Noll LK, Reichelt JG, Bakker LP, Anyan F. Differences in resilience profiles between military veterans and the general population: An exploratory latent profile analysis using the HUNT-4 survey. Stress Health. 2024 Jun;40(3):e3343. doi: 10.1002/smi.3343. Epub 2023 Nov 6. PMID: 37929999
- Serier KN, Zhao Z, Vogt D, Kehle-Forbes S, Smith BN, Mitchell KS. The impact of stress and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in U.S. Veterans. Stress Health. 2024 Jun;40(3):e3357. doi: 10.1002/smi.3357. Epub 2023 Dec 21. PMID: 38126682
- Thomas MC, Buysse DJ, Soreca I. Same sleep disorder but different sleep patterns: individual differences in sleep health and depressive symptomatology in Veterans with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath. 2024 Jun;28(3):1431-1435. doi: 10.1007/s11325-024-03007-2. Epub 2024 Mar 8. PMID: 38457023
- Varilek BM, Da Rosa P. Analysis of Palliative Care Knowledge and Symptom Burden Among Female Veterans With Serious Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Jun;41(6):641-650. doi: 10.1177/10499091231187341. Epub 2023 Jun 29. PMID: 37385594
- Walsh K, Short N, Ji YY, An XM, Witkemper KD, Lechner M, Bell K, Black J, Buchanan J, Ho J, Reed G, Platt M, Riviello R, Martin SL, Liberzon I, Rauch SAM, Bollen K, McLean SA. Development of a brief bedside tool to screen women sexual assault survivors for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress six months after sexual assault. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Jun;174:54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.04.013. Epub 2024 Apr 9. PMID: 38615545
- Yano EM, Than C, Brunner J, Canelo IA, Meredith LS, Rubenstein LV, Hamilton AB. Impact of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement on Tailoring VA's Patient-Centered Medical Home Model to Women Veterans' Needs. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jun;39(8):1349-1359. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08647-4. Epub 2024 Feb 29. PMID: 38424344 Clinical Trial.
- Zerach G. Constellations of posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth among Israeli female combat Veterans: A latent profile analysis approach. J Clin Psychol. 2024 Jun;80(6):1377-1390. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23671. Epub 2024 Feb 24. PMID: 38401144