Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020 Background Self-rated health is an useful indicator of the general health in specific populations and used to propose interventions after service in the military context.
Julian Reyes +4 more
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Impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on Veterans Health Administration Sleep Services
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objectives: To understand the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on sleep services within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs using separate surveys from “pre-COVID” and pandemic periods. Methods: Data from a pre-pandemic survey
Jason J Sico +10 more
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Inpatient stroke care quality for Veterans: Are there differences between VA medical centers in the stroke belt and other areas? [PDF]
, 2015 Background Stroke mortality has been found to be much higher among residents in the stroke belt region than in the rest of United States, but it is not known whether differences exist in the quality of stroke care provided in Department of Veterans ...
Bravata, Dawn M. +9 more
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It Takes an Act of Congress or Does It? Naming Practices of VA Facilities
Names, 2018 The Veterans Health Administration, a division under the US Department of Veterans Affairs, oversees more than 1700 healthcare facilities that provide support for more than eight million veterans annually.
Alice Crosetto, Thomas Atwood
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Predictive modeling of housing instability and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: To develop and test predictive models of housing instability and homelessness based on responses to a brief screening instrument administered throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Baggett +42 more
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β-Blocker Use and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Hemodialysis: A Systematic ReviewPlain-Language Summary
Kidney Medicine, 2022 Rationale & Objective: There is conflicting evidence regarding the type of β-blockers to use in dialysis patients. This systematic review seeks to determine whether highly dialyzable β-blockers are associated with higher rates of cardiovascular ...
Abhinav Tella +7 more
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Patient Perceptions of Video Visits Using Veterans Affairs Telehealth Tablets: Survey Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020 Background Video-based health care can help address access gaps for patients and is rapidly being offered by health care organizations. However, patients who lack access to technology may be left behind in these initiatives. In 2016, the US Department of
C. Slightam +7 more
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Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 Background The function of exosomes, small extracellular vesicles (sEV) secreted from human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC), is becoming increasingly recognized as a means of transferring the regenerative power of stem cells to injured cells in wound ...
Xaioyuan Kong +3 more
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Comparing the utilization and cost of health services between veterans experiencing brief and ongoing episodes of housing instability [PDF]
, 2017 Housing instability is associated with costly patterns of health and behavioral health service use. However, little prior research has examined patterns of service use associated with higher costs among those experiencing ongoing housing instability.
Brignone, Emily +5 more
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Admissions to Veterans Affairs Hospitals for Emergency Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020 Author Contributions: Drs Degesys and Wang had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Concept and design: All authors.
Aaron Baum, M. Schwartz
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