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Health Care In The US Department Of Veterans Affairs: Critical Issues And Strategic Progress [PDF]

, 2015
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of the largest executive departments in the nation, providing essential financial and medical assistance to veterans and their families.
Sandoval, Kristin Nicole
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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The Boost Team: transforming outreach for female veterans in rural communities

Frontiers in Health Services
IntroductionPrior studies show that rurality and sex act synergistically resulting in poor health outcomes for rural female Veterans in large part due to challenges utilizing timely and convenient health care services.
Jenny Krause Cohen, Jenny Krause Cohen, Kara Zamora-Rogoski, Caitlin McLean, Mariam Jacob, Tara Stacker, Caroline Dancu, Caroline Dancu, Jennifer Childers   +8 more
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR MILITARY VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER [PDF]

, 2014
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has affected millions of veterans who have served in the United States Military. PTSD causes severe impairments in one\u27s mental health, and is correlated with homelessness, substance abuse, and unemployment ...
Roberts, Kanika Aisha, Toscano, Crystal Lynn   +1 more
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Cracking the Code: Which Ocular Symptoms Predict Dry Eye Signs? Insights from a large international sicca registry

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Purpose The study aimed to identify symptom‐based predictors of dry eye disease (DED) signs in the Sjögrens International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) cohort. Methods Retrospective analysis examining 16 ocular symptoms (most graded 0‐4) and artificial tear (AT) use (graded 0‐3) as predictors of DED signs [abnormal ocular surface staining ...
Pragnya R Donthineni, Chloe Shields, Rohit Muralidhar, Shreya Bhatt, Alan Baer, Robert Fox, Sara S. McCoy, Anat Galor   +7 more
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Pursuing the Mission: How Homeless Veterans Manage Chronic Disease

Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the process by which homeless veterans manage their chronic health problems. In the United States, over 550,000 people experience homelessness on any given night.
Jillian Weber, Rebecca C. Lee, Donna Martsolf   +2 more
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Niacin Enhancement for Parkinson’s Disease: An Effectiveness Trial

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021
We previously reported that individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) present with lower vitamin B3 levels compared to controls. It may be related to carbidopa interaction, defective tryptophan metabolism, and stresses of night sleep disorder. Vitamin B3
Raymond Chong, Raymond Chong, Chandramohan Wakade, Chandramohan Wakade, Chandramohan Wakade, Chandramohan Wakade, Marissa Seamon, Marissa Seamon, Marissa Seamon, Banabihari Giri, Banabihari Giri, John Morgan, John Morgan, Sharad Purohit, Sharad Purohit   +14 more
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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
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Receipt of medications for opioid use disorders among veterans by race/ethnicity and legal involvement: an observational study of electronic health records

Health & Justice
Background The Veterans Health Administration has made strides to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder overall. However, quality improvement methods to assess treatment gaps may not sufficiently detect differences in medication access by
Andrea K. Finlay, Ekaterina Pivovarova, Mengfei Yu, Christine Timko, Ingrid A. Binswanger, David Smelson, Emmeline Taylor, Alex H. S. Harris   +7 more
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Establishing community partnerships to maintain social connection and healthcare access during an emergency declaration: virtual veterans socials

Frontiers in Public Health
This community case study reflects the transition of a community-based social intervention at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the northeastern United States (U.S.) from in-person to virtual gatherings during COVID-19 restrictions.
Jay A. Gorman, Jay A. Gorman, Elizabeth S. Chamberlin, Helen P. Hailes, Marsha Langer Ellison, Rachelle M. Calixte, Jessica Mack, John Smolinsky, Erin D. Reilly, Erin D. Reilly, Charles E. Drebing   +10 more
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