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Reversals in initially denied Department of Veterans Affairs’ PTSD disability claims after 17 years: a cohort study of gender differences

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background In 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) strengthened its disability claims processes for military sexual trauma, hoping to reduce gender differences in initial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) disability awards.
Maureen Murdoch, Michele Roxanne Spoont, Nina Aileen Sayer, Shannon Marie Kehle-Forbes, Siamak Noorbaloochi   +4 more
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Association of stay-at-home orders and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in rural and urban United States: a population-based study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective We examined the association between stay-at-home order implementation and the incidence of COVID-19 infections and deaths in rural versus urban counties of the United States.Design We used an interrupted time-series analysis using a mixed ...
Nilay D Shah, Rozalina G McCoy, Benjamin D Pollock, David H Jiang, Darius J Roy   +4 more
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Can families help veterans get more from PTSD treatment? A randomized clinical trial examining Prolonged Exposure with and without family involvement

Trials, 2022
Background Posttraumatic stress disorder occurs in as many as one in five combat veterans and is associated with a host of negative, long-term consequences to the individual, their families, and society at large.
Laura A. Meis, Shirley M. Glynn, Michele R. Spoont, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, David Nelson, Carl E. Isenhart, Afsoon Eftekhari, Princess E. Ackland, Erin B. Linden, Robert J. Orazem, Andrea Cutting, Emily M. Hagel Campbell, Millie C. Astin, Katherine E. Porter, Erin Smith, Christopher D. Chuick, Kristen E. Lamp, Tessa C. Vuper, Taylor A. Oakley, Lila B. Khan, Sally K. Keckeisen, Melissa A. Polusny   +21 more
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Implementation of coordinated spontaneous awakening and breathing trials using telehealth-enabled, real-time audit and feedback for clinician adherence (TEACH): a type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomized trial

Implementation Science, 2023
Background Intensive care unit (ICU) patients on mechanical ventilation often require sedation and analgesia to improve comfort and decrease pain. Prolonged sedation and analgesia, however, may increase time on mechanical ventilation, risk for ventilator
Colin K. Grissom, Richard Holubkov, Lori Carpenter, Bridgett Hanna, Jason R. Jacobs, Christopher Jones, Andrew J. Knighton, Lindsay Leither, Dee Lisonbee, Ithan D. Peltan, Carrie Winberg, Doug Wolfe, Rajendu Srivastava   +12 more
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Prenatal and postpartum depression diagnosis in a large health system: prevalence and disparities

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Background/objectives/introduction Depression during pregnancy or postpartum carries the same risks as general depression as well as additional risks specific to pregnancy, infant health and maternal well-being.
Abbey C. Sidebottom, Marc Vacquier, Elizabeth LaRusso, Anna K. Schulte, Amanda Nickel   +4 more
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Impact of different cover letter information and incentives on Veterans’ emotional responses to an unsolicited mailed survey about military traumas: a randomized, 3x2x2 factorial trial

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022
Background Altering cover letter information to reduce non-response bias in trauma research could inadvertently leave survey participants unprepared for potentially upsetting questions.
Maureen Murdoch, Barbara A Clothier, Shannon Kehle-Forbes, Derek Vang, Siamak Noorbaloochi   +4 more
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Perinatal outcome after vacuum assisted delivery with digital feedback on traction force; a randomised controlled study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Low and mid station vacuum assisted deliveries (VAD) are delicate manual procedures that entail a high degree of subjectivity from the operator and are associated with adverse neonatal outcome.
Stefhanie Romero, Kristina Pettersson, Khurram Yousaf, Magnus Westgren, Gunilla Ajne   +4 more
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Duration of Static and Dynamic Periods of the Upper Arm During Daily Life of Manual Wheelchair Users and Matched Able-Bodied Participants: A Preliminary Report

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021
Background: Manual wheelchair (MWC) users with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing rotator cuff pathology than able-bodied individuals.
Brianna M. Goodwin, Brianna M. Goodwin, Omid Jahanian, Omid Jahanian, Stephen M. Cain, Meegan G. Van Straaten, Meegan G. Van Straaten, Meegan G. Van Straaten, Emma Fortune, Emma Fortune, Melissa M. Morrow, Melissa M. Morrow   +11 more
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Reducing burden and building goodwill for practice-embedded trials: Results of rapid qualitative methods in the preimplementation phase of a community paramedic trial to reduce hospitalizations

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
Pragmatic trials aim to generate timely evidence while ensuring feasibility, minimizing practice burden, and maintaining real-world conditions. We conducted rapid-cycle qualitative research in the preimplementation period of a trial evaluating a ...
Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Erin O. Wissler Gerdes, Michelle A. Lampman, Olivia A. Smith, Jessica J. McCoy, Rozalina G. McCoy   +5 more
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Outcomes in reported penicillin allergic mothers and neonates requiring Group B streptococcal prophylaxis: a retrospective observational cohort study

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Infectious morbidity and mortality in the first week of life is commonly caused by early-onset neonatal Group B streptococcus (GBS) disease.
Justin Kirven, David Beddow, Love Patel, Claire Smith, Katherine S. Booker, Barite Dawud, Catherine A. St. Hill   +6 more
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