Abstract: Guidelines recommend consideration of modification, tapering, or discontinuation of long-term, full-agonist opioid therapy when harms outweigh benefits; one alternative …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Women represent 15% of veteran callers to the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL); there has been little research identifying the experiences and needs of women …
Abstract: Few studies have examined the effect of informal care receipt on health care utilization and expenditures while accounting for the potentially endogenous relationship …
Abstract: Objective To construct an indicator for assessing the complexity of UK veterans’ needs. Study design Cross-sectional, secondary analysis. Methods The study applied …
Abstract: High unpredictability has emerged as a dimension of early-life adversity that may contribute to a host of deleterious consequences later in life. Early-life …
Abstract: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in telehealth use for patient evaluations. The Veteran Health Administration (VHA) has tripled phone …
Abstract: Objectives: Some state veterans homes (SVHs) received media attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic because of allegations of poor infection control and excess …
Abstract: While many studies of intestinal permeability (IP) are focused on those with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, there is a rising trend to analyze IP among individuals with …
Abstract: RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the lived experiences and wellness related outcomes of veterans engaged in the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Whole Health (WH) system …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to explore a systemwide process for assessing components of low back pain (LBP) care quality in Veterans Health Administration …
Abstract: Background: Hypoglycaemia from diabetes treatment causes morbidity and lower quality of life, and prevention should be routinely addressed in clinical visits. Methods: …
Abstract: Background: The Veteran Health Administration prioritizes the distribution of naloxone to veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) to prevent deaths due to …