Abstract: The demand for nursing care is rising in the long-term care setting. Nurse staffing is a crucial measure linked to health care quality measure outcomes. To assess for …
Abstract: Objective: To estimate whether those enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) were less likely to use VHA‐delivered colorectal cancer screening …
Abstract: In the USA, racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 outcomes for minoritized groups compared with non-Hispanic White (hereafter “White”) individuals have in part …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Comprehensive analysis of brain tumor incidence and survival in the Veteran population has been lacking. METHODS: Veteran data were obtained from the Veterans …
Abstract: Starting in 2008, the U.S. Veterans Health Administration required the integration of mental health providers (MH providers) in Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) programs to …
Abstract: Although most posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care in the Veterans health administration (VHA) is provided on an outpatient basis, the VHA has 40 residential …
Abstract: Rates of stimulant overdose have increased dramatically, which may have been exacerbated by treatment disruptions during the pandemic, but no recent studies have examined …
Abstract: Background: Despite Veterans Health Administration (VHA) efforts, many Veterans do not receive minimally adequate psychotherapy (MAP) for posttraumatic stress disorder …
Abstract: Time trend data are important to quantify the health burden of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and to predict healthcare needs. AUD prevalence for US Veteran men decreased …
Abstract: Tobacco use is the single most important modifiable risk factor in patients undergoing cancer treatment. The VHA offers evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment, with …
Abstract: This study evaluated measurement invariance across males and females on the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) in U.S. military veterans enrolled in the VA Million …
Abstract: Objective: To determine whether a 6- or 12-month look-back period affected rates of reported social risks in a social risk survey for use in the Veterans Health …