Comparison of the pooled cohort and the PREVENT cardiovascular disease risk equations in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract:Over 1 million individuals suffer a first myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke annually in the United States. Prediction of those at high risk of atherosclerotic …

Evaluating the accuracy of the Veterans Health Administration's REACH VET suicide prediction model for legal involved Veterans

Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration's (VA) Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health-Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) suicide prevention program uses a model …

Assessing Veterans with Gulf War illness for prodromal Parkinson's disease risk with the REM behavioral sleep disorder questionnaire

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess deployed Gulf War (GW) veterans for prodromal Parkinson's Disease (PD) using the REM Sleep Behavioral Disorder (RBD) Screening Questionnaire (RBDSQ). …

A federal demonstration project of money management services for Veterans at risk of homelessness

Abstract:With funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act and support from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in 2023 more than $2.1 million was distributed to 13 …

Perspectives on the low demand transitional model in engaging and housing hard-to-reach Veterans experiencing unsheltered homelessness

Abstract: Nationwide around 226,080 homeless individuals are unsheltered each night. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Low Demand program is a community-based model …

A multivariable model to predict risk of dementia or death in older Veterans with traumatic brain injury

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased risk of both death and dementia in older adults, but no prognostic models currently …

Glycemic therapies and the risk of gastrointestinal adverse events in Veterans with type 2 diabetes

Abstract: AIMS: To compare the risk of gastrointestinal adverse events in new users of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 …

Temporal dynamics of the wish to live and wish to die signal near-term increases in suicidal thinking in a Veteran sample

Abstract: Preventing suicide is challenging because there are no ways to reliably determine when someone is about transition from a lower to higher risk state. Dynamic interactions …

VA-purchased community care and risk of potentially unsafe concurrent medication use among Veterans receiving opioids: A regression discontinuity analysis

Abstract: Objective: To examine whether eligibility for Veterans Health Administration (VA) community care, which expanded Veterans' access to VA-funded care outside VA, increased …

VA‐purchased community care and risk of potentially unsafe concurrent medication use among Veterans receiving opioids: A regression discontinuity analysis

Abstract: Objective: To examine whether eligibility for Veterans Health Administration (VA) community care, which expanded Veterans' access to VA-funded care outside VA, increased …

The impact of burn pit waste segregation practices on respiratory and cardiovascular health risks among US military Veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract: Background: Open-air burning was a prevalent waste management method at many U.S. military bases during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Past studies of the health …