Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes significant morbidity and mortality and is a substantial burden on healthcare systems. Disease …
Abstract: The link between sexual assault (SA) and alcohol misuse (AM) documented in both military and civilian settings suggests that integrating SA and AM prevention programming …
Abstract:Background: Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a significant public health concern for approximately 60,000 Unites States (U.S.) military veterans and retention is challenging …
Abstract: Objective: Veterans who self-identify as Black (hereafter Black veterans) and use the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)’s MOVE!® Weight Management Program lose less …
Abstract: Objective: Veterans who self-identify as Black (hereafter Black veterans) and use the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)’s MOVE!® Weight Management Program lose less …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: In several Western nations, cancers of the colon and rectum have been steadily increasing in persons younger than age 50. Although the age at which to begin …
Abstract:Background: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged healthcare systems like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pivot to new models of care and keep up with rapidly …
Abstract: Objectives: To improve research involving people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), Project I-HEAL sought to refine a focus group guide for those who may have cognitive …
Abstract: Background: Universal gloving by healthcare workers (HCW) for all patient care activities (beyond isolation and standard precautions) has been proposed to reduce …
Abstract: Background: Up to 50% of veterans drop out of trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapies (TF-EBP) without completing treatment or recovering; evidence suggests this is …
Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) offers spiritual supports to Veterans nationally through its Chaplaincy Service and its Whole Health initiative. There are no …
Abstract: Objectives: We explored the perspectives of older veterans in Gerofit, a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) supervised clinical exercise program, to understand the …