Abstract: Background: Women comprise a growing proportion of Veterans seeking care at Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities. VA initiatives have accelerated changes in …
Abstract: Introduction: Published research indicates that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased mortality. However, causes of death among …
Abstract: Background: Frailty, a clinical syndrome characterized by vulnerability to stressors resulting from multisystemic loss of physiological reserve. The use of …
Abstract: Patient electronic health records (EHR) were not built to identify family caregivers (hereafter “caregivers”). New policies such as the CARE1 and RAISE2 Acts …
Abstract: Each year approximately 13,000 Veterans transition to maintenance dialysis, mostly in the traditional form of thrice-weekly hemodialysis from the start. Among >6,000 …
Abstract: Background: Moral injury has primarily been studied in combat veterans but might also affect healthcare workers (HCWs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: To …
Abstract: Objective: Healthcare use is elevated among individuals with eating disorders (EDs); however, most people with EDs do not receive ED-specific care, likely due to factors …
Abstract: Objectives: Veterans who decline to provide information on their history of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) may be at elevated suicide risk. We examined …
Abstract: Background: Home telehealth (HT) programs enable communication and remote monitoring of patient health data between clinician visits, with the goal of improving chronic …
Abstract: Background: Accumulating evidence indicates that behaviors in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias could result in incarceration. Yet, the proportion of persons …
Abstract: Objectives: The primary objective was to examine body fat composition in males with traumatic lower limb loss and a comparison group without limb loss. A secondary …
Abstract: Maladaptive anger and aggression are common in US military veterans and increase risk for impaired social relationships and functioning, justice-involvement and violence. …