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Characterizing PTSD symptom profiles in special forces operators and support personnel: Justification for a precision medicine approach

Abstract: Given the large number and diverse types of PTSD symptoms, examination of subtypes within the comprehensive PTSD criteria is necessary. This is especially true for …

Receipt of home health and 30-day outcomes among Veterans with dementia following inpatient surgery

Abstract: Although surgery among persons with dementia is common, dementia is a strong predictor of poor surgical outcomes, including readmissions and mortality. Increasingly, …

Racial and ethnic disparities in dietary intake and quality among United States Veterans

Abstract: Background: Dietary quality plays an important role in disease development and prognosis, and diet is also a key contributor to disparities in many chronic diseases and …

United States Veterans’ utilization of spinal cord injuries and disorders annual evaluation services

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate Veterans’ engagement in Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D) specialty annual evaluations. Design: Cross-sectional retrospective cohort …

Development and preliminary validation of a modified food craving inventory for pregnancy (FCI-P) in U.S. military active-duty service women

Abstract: Food cravings during pregnancy are highly common, yet no measure of cravings has been validated among pregnant women. The current study evaluated the psychometric …

Enhancing older Veterans' care: Insights from medication reviews and deprescribing interventions

Abstract: Background: Patient experience during and after health care is a critical indicator of quality of care that encompasses effective communication, respect, dignity, and …

Patients experience improvements in pain and quality of life when treated at a physician led integrative medicine clinic at a large air force military treatment facility

Abstract: Objective: A large percentage of military treatment facilities (MTFs) offer at least one type of complementary medicine and 80 % of patients surveyed felt that …

Initiation and persistence of antipsychotic medications at hospital discharge among community-dwelling Veterans with dementia

Abstract: Objectives: Adults with dementia are frequently prescribed antipsychotic medications despite concerns that risks outweigh benefits. Understanding conditions where …

Military service and sociodemographic determinants of depressive symptom trajectories

Abstract: Little is known about preservice depressive symptoms, their linkages to subsequent depressive symptoms, and the role of sociodemographic factors in shaping depressive …

Initial evaluation of a personalized advantage index to determine which individuals may benefit from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for suicide prevention

Abstract: Objective: Develop and evaluate a treatment matching algorithm to predict differential treatment response to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for suicide prevention …

Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and complex-PTSD, moral injury and perceived social support: A latent class analysis

Abstract: Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including childhood abuse and neglect, are consistently linked to poorer mental health and psychosocial outcomes in …

Telehealth for goals of care conversations in advanced CKD: A mixed-methods pilot study of US Veterans and their clinicians

Abstract: Rationale & Objective: Engaging patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) in goals of care (GOC) conversations is essential to align life-sustaining treatments …