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Ocular manifestations and biomarkers of Gulf War Illness in US veterans

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a multisystem disease with variable presentations, making diagnosis difficult. Non-invasive biomarkers would aid in disease diagnosis. We hypothesized that the eye could serve as a biomarker for GWI. We performed a retrospective
Brandon S. Baksh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Caution to College: The Effects on Veterans with Self- Reported Trauma Symptoms Sharing their Experiences with the Campus Community [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Over 900,000 veterans are using benefits for higher education today; the vast majority of them served in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Over 25% of GWOT service members that have been treated by the Veterans Affairs (VA) are reported to have ...
Diaz, Jemerson
core   +6 more sources

Self-reported post-exertional fatigue in Gulf War veterans: roles of autonomic testing

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2014
To determine if objective evidence of autonomic dysfunction exists from a group of Gulf War veterans with self-reported post-exertional fatigue, we evaluated 16 Gulf War ill veterans and 12 Gulf War controls.
Mian eLi   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The VA Health Care System: An Unrecognized National Safety Net [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The dominance of local health care markets in conjunction with variable public funding results in a national patchwork of "safety nets" and beneficiaries in the United States rather than a uniform system.
Kenneth W. Kizer, Nancy J. Wilson
core   +1 more source

How successful was the use of a community of practice for the implementation of evidence-based practices for heart failure within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Insights from a formative evaluation

open access: yesHealth Research Policy and Systems, 2022
Background Communities of Practice (CoPs) are a promising approach to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) to improve care for chronic conditions like heart failure (HF).
Anju Sahay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 associated mortality and cardiovascular disease outcomes among US women veterans

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The burden of COVID-19 has been noted to be disproportionately greater in minority women, a population that is nevertheless still understudied in COVID-19 research.
Shirling Tsai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Veterans Affairs and Medicaid Services for Dually Enrolled Veterans [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Services Research, 2017
ObjectivesTo examine how dual coverage for nonelderly, low‐income veterans by Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicaid affects their demand for care.Data SourcesVeterans Affairs utilization data and Medicaid Analytic Extract Files.Study DesignA retrospective, longitudinal study of VA users prior to and following enrollment in Medicaid 2006–2010.Data ...
Ciaran S. Phibbs   +7 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2016
Background Healthcare mobility, defined as healthcare utilization in more than one distinct healthcare system, may have detrimental effects on outcomes of care.
Karen H. Wang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of Public and Nonpublic Reporting of Interventional Cardiology Outcomes and Its Impact on Practice: Insights From the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking Program

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Physicians have expressed significant mistrust with public reporting of interventional cardiology outcomes. Similar data are not available on alternative reporting structures, including nonpublic quality improvement programs with internally ...
Justin Morrison   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Veteran Family Reintegration: Strategic Insights to Inform Stakeholders’ Efforts

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2016
In 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Policy and Planning convened the first of its kind forum to inform stakeholders about national policy needs to advance the outcomes for veterans and their families as they reintegrate back to civilian
Raun L Lazier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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