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Veteran Experiences With Suicide Ideation, Suicide Attempt, and Social Support in Safety Planning Within the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Military Medicine, 2023
INTRODUCTION This evaluation examined the role of safety plans, one of a host of clinical suicide prevention interventions available for veterans through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' national network of health care facilities managed
M. Matthieu, Sandra B. Morissette, Stephanie Clafferty, L. Degutis, Ciara M Oliver, D. A. Adkins, Bryann B. DeBeer   +6 more
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Implementation of kidney palliative care-lessons learned from the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Annals of Palliative Medicine, 2023
Advanced kidney disease is a progressive life-limiting illness associated with high symptom burden, disability, and highly intensive care near the end of life.
Paul M. Palevsky, Scott Shreve, Susan P Y Wong   +2 more
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Median survival following geriatric hip fracture among 17,868 males from the Veterans Health Administration

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundThe expected value of treatments for geriatric femoral neck fracture is influenced by the predicted duration of survival after injury. Specifically, total hip arthroplasty is more suited for patients likely to live long enough to reap its ...
Alexander Lee, Ianto Lin Xi, Jaimo Ahn, Jaimo Ahn, Joseph Bernstein, Joseph Bernstein   +5 more
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Academic Medical Centers and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A 75-Year Partnership Influences Medical Education, Scientific Discovery, and Clinical Care.

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2022
The historic academic affiliation program between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and academic medical centers recently marked its 75th anniversary. The partnership has dramatically influenced medical education, research, and clinical care in the
I. Petrakis, Michael D. Kozal
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A Multi-Site Evaluation of A National Employee Wellness Initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2022
Background The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to transform its health care delivery from disease-centered, episodic care to a holistic and patient-centered model known as the Whole Health System (WHS) of care.
Freny Shah, Joanna R. Sells, J. Werthman, Corrine Abraham, Asma' Ali, Carol Callaway-Lane   +5 more
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals common and unique gene expression profiles in primary CD4+ T cells latently infected with HIV under different conditions

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundThe latent HIV reservoir represents the major barrier to a cure. One curative strategy is targeting diseased cells for elimination based on biomarkers that uniquely define these cells.
Xinlian Zhang, Andrew A. Qazi, Savitha Deshmukh, Roni Lobato Ventura, Amey Mukim, Nadejda Beliakova-Bethell, Nadejda Beliakova-Bethell   +6 more
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Early Prediction of Alzheimers Disease Leveraging Symptom Occurrences from Longitudinal Electronic Health Records of US Military Veterans [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Early prediction of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for timely intervention and treatment. This study aims to use machine learning approaches to analyze longitudinal electronic health records (EHRs) of patients with AD and identify signs and symptoms that can predict AD onset earlier.
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Caring for Homebound Veterans during COVID-19 in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Foster Home Program

Geriatrics, 2022
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made older, homebound adults with multiple chronic conditions increasingly vulnerable to contracting the virus. The United States (US) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Foster Home (MFH) program cares for such
L. Haverhals, C. Manheim, Maya S. Katz, C. Levy   +3 more
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Responses to traumatic brain injury screening questions and suicide attempts among those seeking Veterans Health Administration mental health services

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016
Background: Psychometrically sound screening tools available to aid in the identification of lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are limited.
Alexandra Lindsay Schneider, Trisha Ann Hostetter, Beeta Yazmeen Homaifar, Beeta Yazmeen Homaifar, Beeta Yazmeen Homaifar, Jeri Erica Forster, Jeri Erica Forster, Jeri Erica Forster, Bridget Bulman Matarazzo, Bridget Bulman Matarazzo, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Joe eHuggins, Lisa Anne Brenner, Lisa Anne Brenner, Lisa Anne Brenner, Lisa Anne Brenner   +17 more
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HIV care using differentiated service delivery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a nationwide cohort study in the US Department of Veterans Affairs

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest provider of HIV care in the United States. Changes in healthcare delivery became necessary with the COVID‐19 pandemic.
K. McGinnis, M. Skanderson, A. Justice, Kathleen M. Akgün, J. Tate, J. King, C. Rentsch, V. Marconi, E. Hsieh, C. Ruser, F. Kidwai-Khan, Roozbeh Yousefzadeh, Joseph Erdos, L. Park   +13 more
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