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Access of Women Veterans to Veterans Affairs Hospitals

Women & Health, 1994
Women veterans represent a rapidly growing segment of the veteran population. This study examines how the utilization of VA hospitals by women veterans has changed since 1980. Information on the use of VA hospitals was obtained from the discharge database for all VA hospitals.
Thomas W. Weiss, Carol M. Ashton, Haworth Continuing Features Submission   +2 more
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Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense Mental Health Apps: A Systematic Literature Review

Psychological services, 2019
In the present systematic review, we summarize the feasibility, usability, efficacy, and effectiveness of mental health-related apps created by the Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Department of Defense (DoD).
C. Gould, Brian C. Kok, Vanessa K Ma, A. Zapata, J. Owen, E. Kuhn   +5 more
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Dedicated to the Mission: Strategies US Department of Veterans Affairs Home‐Based Primary Care Teams Apply to Keep Veterans at Home

Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 2019
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home‐Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program provides interdisciplinary, long‐term primary care for frail, disabled, or chronically ill veterans.
L. Haverhals, C. Manheim, C. Gilman, J. Karuza, T. Olsan, S. Edwards, C. Levy, S. Gillespie   +7 more
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Veterans Affairs Research Under Threat

JAMA Internal Medicine
This Viewpoint discusses the critical importance of continued funding for the intramural research program in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Stephan D, Fihn, David, Atkins, Timothy, O'Leary, Kenneth W, Kizer   +3 more
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Obesity prevalence among veterans at Veterans Affairs medical facilities

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2005
Obesity is a significant public health problem in the United States. Comprehensive obesity prevalence data among veterans have not been previously reported.This is a cross-sectional analysis of 1,803,323 veterans receiving outpatient care at 136 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities in 2000. Measured weight, height, and demographic data were used to
Sandeep R, Das, Linda S, Kinsinger, William S, Yancy, Anthea, Wang, Eileen, Ciesco, Mary, Burdick, Steven J, Yevich   +6 more
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Hysterectomy in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2001
To examine the indications and surgical morbidity for women veterans who underwent hysterectomies in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAs).Data on hysterectomies performed in VAs from 1991 to 1997 were abstracted from a surgical quality improvement program.Records of 1722 women who had hysterectomies in VAs over 6 years were examined ...
F, Weaver, D, Hynes, J M, Goldberg, S, Khuri, J, Daley, W, Henderson   +5 more
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Veteran's Affairs Home Based Primary Care

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2009
In response to the anticipated growth of the veteran population with chronic disabling diseases, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established Home Based Primary Care (HBPC). This article focuses on that program, a home care program that specifically targets individuals with complex chronic disabling disease, with the goal of maximizing the ...
Julie Leftwich, Beales, Thomas, Edes
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Characteristics Of Veterans Using Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved, 2002
In the late 1990s, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiated a system of community-based outpatient clinics to enhance access to care. The purpose of this study was to explore factors that may be related to veterans' desire to transfer care from VA-based to community clinics.
Steven J, Borowsky, David B, Nelson, Sean M, Nugent, Jenni L, Bradley, Paul R, Hamann, Claire J, Stolee, Hanna B, Rubins   +6 more
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Reliance on Veterans Affairs Outpatient Care by Medicare-eligible Veterans

Medical Care, 2011
To examine longitudinal changes in Medicare-eligible veterans' reliance on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system for primary and specialty care over 4 years.We merged VA administrative and Medicare claims data to examine outpatient use during fiscal years (FY) 2001 to 2004 by 15,520 Medicare-eligible veterans who used VA primary ...
Chuan-Fen, Liu, Willard G, Manning, James F, Burgess, Paul L, Hebert, Chris L, Bryson, John, Fortney, Mark, Perkins, Nancy D, Sharp, Matthew L, Maciejewski   +8 more
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Families' Perceptions of End-of-Life Care in Veterans Affairs versus Non-Veterans Affairs Facilities

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2010
The Veterans Affairs (VA) has made significant investments in care for veterans. However, it is not known whether these investments have produced improvements in end-of-life care in the VA compared to other settings. Therefore, the goal of this study was to compare families' perceptions of end-of-life care among patients who died in VA and non-VA ...
Hien, Lu, Emily, Trancik, F Amos, Bailey, Christine, Ritchie, Kenneth, Rosenfeld, Scott, Shreve, Christian, Furman, Dawn, Smith, Catherine, Wolff, David, Casarett   +9 more
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