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A clinical decision support tool for intimate partner violence screening among women Veterans: Development and qualitative evaluation of provider perspectives

Abstract: Background: Women veterans, compared to civilian women, are especially at risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), pointing to the critical need for IPV …

Family / Relationships Mental Health Peer reviewed

Implementation and impact of intimate partner violence screening expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a mixed methods evaluation

Abstract: Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem with far-reaching consequences. The health care system plays an integral role in the …

Family / Relationships Peer reviewed

Reducing alcohol misuse and promoting treatment initiation among Veterans through a brief internet-based intervention: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Background: Young adult veterans who served after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 (ie, post-9/11) are at heightened risk for experiencing behavioral …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Efficacy and implementation planning across the Veterans Affairs polytrauma system of care: Protocol for the REACH Intervention for caregivers of Veterans and Service members with traumatic brain injury

Abstract: Background: The responsibility of care for Veterans and Service Members (V/SMs) with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often defaults to informal family caregivers. Caregiving …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Comparing Federal Communications Commission and Microsoft estimates of broadband access for mental health video telemedicine among Veterans: Retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of telemedicine in health care. However, video telemedicine requires adequate broadband internet speeds. As …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Impacts of telehealth adoption on the quality of care for individuals with serious mental illness: Retrospective observational analysis of Veterans Affairs administrative data

Abstract: Background: Telehealth implementation can be challenging for persons with serious mental illness (SMI), which may impact their quality of care and health outcomes. The …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

The frailty trajectory's additional edge over the frailty index: Retrospective cohort study of Veterans with heart failure

Abstract: Individuals with heart failure (HF) have a high burden of health care utilization, costs, and morbidity in the year following hospitalization for an acute HF …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Preimplementation evaluation of a self-directed care program in a Veterans Health Administration regional network: Protocol for a mixed methods study

Abstract: Background: The Veteran-Directed Care (VDC) program serves to assist veterans at risk of long-term institutional care to remain at home by providing funding to hire …

Well-Being Peer reviewed

Quality of life, physical activity participation, and perceptions of physical rehabilitation among community-reintegrated Veterans with lower limb amputation in Sri Lanka: Convergent parallel mixed methods study

Abstract: Background: Lower limb amputation (LLA) impacts physical activity (PA) participation and quality of life (QoL). To minimize the effects of these challenges, LLA survivors …

Physical Health Well-Being Peer reviewed

Suicide prevention by peers offering recovery tactics (support) for US Veterans with serious mental illness: community engagement approach

Abstract: Background: Peer specialists are hired, trained, and accredited to share their lived experience of psychiatric illness to support other similar individuals through the …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Veteran experiences with an mHealth App to support measurement-based mental health care: results from a mixed methods evaluation

Abstract: Background: Mental health conditions are highly prevalent among US veterans. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is committed to enhancing mental health care through …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Needs for successful engagement in telemedicine among rural older US Veterans and their caregivers: qualitative study

Abstract: Background: Telemedicine is an important option for rural older adults who often must travel far distances to clinics or forgo essential care. In 2014, the Geriatric …

Physical Health Peer reviewed