• Author: Michelle A. Mengeling
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Assessing United States military Veterans' fertility intentions before and after military service using a cognitive-social model

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Military service represents a unique life transition occurring during early adulthood. Limited existing work suggests that military service delays …

Development of a patient decision aid to prevent firearm suicide among US women reserve and National Guard Veterans

Abstract: Background: Firearms are the leading method of suicide death among women Veterans, accounting for nearly half of such deaths. Interventions addressing firearm suicide …

Post-hospitalization outcomes for Veterans receiving age-friendly health systems 4M care

Abstract: Background: The Age-Friendly Health System movement has been building teams and systems to implement the assessment of the “4Ms” (What Matters, Medications, Mobility, …

Post-hospitalization outcomes for Veterans receiving age-friendly health systems 4M care

Abstract: Background: The Age-Friendly Health System movement has been building teams and systems to implement the assessment of the “4Ms” (What Matters, Medications, Mobility, …

Pandemic stress and mediation of depression symptoms after traumatic brain injury in women Veterans: A cross-sectional study

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Stress from the COVID-19 pandemic may have had a profound impact on the mental health of Reserve and National Guard (RNG) women Veterans, especially if they …

Providers’ role in building patient buy-in for treating chronic pain and PTSD: Veterans’ perspectives on interactions with providers

Abstract:Background: Patients with co-occurring chronic pain and PTSD are especially vulnerable to debilitating symptoms and frustrating experiences seeking healthcare. The …

Providers’ role in building patient buy-in for treating chronic pain and PTSD: Veterans’ perspectives on interactions with providers

Abstract: Background: Patients with co-occurring chronic pain and PTSD are especially vulnerable to debilitating symptoms and frustrating experiences seeking healthcare. The …

Comorbid chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder among Veterans: Approaches to care

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The aim is to elucidate approaches to care for comorbid chronic pain and PTSD (CP + PTSD) in the Veterans Administration (VA). These conditions are …

Health and health care use of American Indian/Alaska Native women Veterans: A scoping review

Abstract: Background: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women serve in the U.S. military, use Veterans Health Administration (VA) health care, and reside in rural areas at the …

Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?

Abstract: Purpose: Growing numbers of older adults need home health care, yhese services may be more difficult to access for rural Veterans, who represent one-third of Veterans …

Veterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Women are more likely to experience multiple overlapping pain conditions (MOPCs) relative to men. Post-traumatic stress disorder can negatively impact the …

Incidence and risk factors for postpartum mood and anxiety disorders among women veterans

Abstract: Our aim was to determine rates of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) among U.S. women Veterans and the overlap among PMADs. We further sought to identify PMAD …