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Association of Internal Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) with Length of Stay, Hospitalization Costs, and Formal Imaging: a Prospective Cohort Study

POCUS Journal, 2023
Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) use has rapidly expanded among internal medicine (IM) physicians in practice and residency training programs.
David Tierney, Terry Rosborough, Lynn Sipsey, Kai Hanson, Claire Smith, Lori Boland, Robert Miner   +6 more
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Physical functioning and mental health treatment initiation and retention for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective cohort study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Most US adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not initiate mental health treatment within a year of diagnosis. Increasing treatment uptake can improve health and quality of life for those with PTSD. Individuals with PTSD are more
Wei Duan-Porter, David B. Nelson, Kristine E. Ensrud, Michele R. Spoont   +3 more
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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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Costs of implementing a multi-site facilitation intervention to increase access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background The United States has been grappling with the opioid epidemic, which has resulted in over 75,000 opioid-related deaths between April 2020 and 2021.
Carla C. Garcia, Mark Bounthavong, Adam J. Gordon, Allison M. Gustavson, Marie E. Kenny, Wendy Miller, Aryan Esmaeili, Princess E. Ackland, Barbara A. Clothier, Ann Bangerter, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Alex H. S. Harris, Hildi J. Hagedorn   +12 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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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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Early impacts of a multi-faceted implementation strategy to increase use of medication treatments for opioid use disorder in the Veterans Health Administration

Implementation Science Communications, 2021
Background Despite the risk of negative sequelae from opioid use disorder (OUD) and clinical guidelines for the use of effective medication treatment for OUD (M-OUD), many Veterans Health Administration (VHA) providers and facilities lag in providing M ...
Allison M. Gustavson, Jennifer P. Wisdom, Marie E. Kenny, Hope A. Salameh, Princess E. Ackland, Barbara Clothier, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Adam J. Gordon, Hildi J. Hagedorn   +8 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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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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