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Provider perspectives regarding facility-level disparities in access to inpatient psychiatric occupational therapy services in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: IMPORTANCE: Veterans receiving inpatient psychiatric services with occupational performance limitations benefit from occupational therapy, yet facility-level disparities …

Facilitating assessment of symptoms and behaviors using a smartphone application to identify at-risk sailors

Abstract: During deployments, Navy personnel have reported concerning levels of mental health symptoms, as well as suicidal ideation. Upstream efforts are needed to identify and …

Associations between pre-fitting factors and 2-year hearing aid use persistence, derived from health records and post-fitting battery order data of 284,175 US Veterans

Abstract: Objectives: To examine associations between factors in domains of general health, hearing status, and demography, and subsequent long-term persistence of hearing aid (HA) …

Loneliness after service Veteran loneliness and exclusion by Veterans and nonveterans in Cyberball

Abstract: Previous research indicates that many veterans experience challenges when transitioning from military to civilian life, with a significant proportion reporting feelings …

Meaningful employment among Veterans with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders

Abstract: Objective: To examine associations between employment-based self-regulatory processes and meaningful employment attainment among veterans with co-occurring conditions. …

Staff perspectives on implementing dialectical behavior therapy skills groups in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Reducing veteran suicide is a high priority for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). While dialectical behavior therapy skills groups (DBT-SG) may be as effective as …

Sustained metabolic improvements in a remotely delivered ketogenic nutrition programme for Veterans with type 2 diabetes: A 3‐year observational study

Abstract: Aim Materials and Methods Results Conclusions To evaluate the long‐term effectiveness and safety of a remote, medically supervised ketogenic nutrition therapy …

How Veteran-nonveteran wage gaps across the wage distribution have evolved over time

Abstract: We examine how veteran-nonveteran wage gaps evolved over 1979-2017. Specifically, we estimate veteran wage differentials at each decile across the unconditional wage …

Part-time sustainment model of a military-civilian partnership in pediatric neurosurgery

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Surgical readiness can translate to lives saved on the battlefield. Unfortunately, military surgeons today are faced with low surgical volumes at military …

Proof of concept of an automated battlefield trauma system for large-scale combat operations

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Large-scale combat operations (LSCO) generate high casualty volumes, challenging battlefield trauma care and necessitating a synchronized approach that …

Cannabis legalization and opioid use disorder in Veterans Health Administration patients

Abstract: IMPORTANCE: In the context of the US opioid crisis, factors associated with the prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) must be identified to aid prevention and …

Female Veterans with military sexual trauma history and posttraumatic stress disorder display impaired fear extinction learning

Abstract: Two decades of conditioned fear studies reveal impaired extinction in traumatized military and civilian populations with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We aimed to …