Lori A Bastian
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 146568 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lori A Bastian |
| NOMBRES | Lori A |
| APELLIDO | Bastian |
| FIRMA | BASTIAN L A |
| AFILIACIONES | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2874-6405 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”
BACKGROUND: Unique characteristics and service exposures of the post-9/11 cohort of U.S. Veterans can influence their sleep health and associated comorbidities. The objectives of this study were to learn about men and women post-9/11 Veterans' and "front line" VA providers' knowledge about sleep and experiences with Veterans Health Administration (VA) sleep management. RESEARCH DESIGN: One sample included post-9/11 Veterans who received VA care (…
Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans
PURPOSE: As the number of women veterans receiving care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) continues to increase, so does the need to access gender-specific preventive health care services through the VHA. In rural areas, women veterans are the numeric minority, so many preventive screenings are performed outside of the VA by community providers. As the numbers of veterans utilizing both VHA and non-VHA providers for their preventive c…
Prenatal Stress Exposure and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Associated With Risk of Postpartum Alcohol Misuse Among Women Veterans
Factors Associated With Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Among Women Veterans
Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care
BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality remain a pressing public health problem. Variations in cesarean section (C-section) rates among racial and ethnic groups have been well documented, though reasons for these variations remain unknown. In the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), nearly half of all women Veterans are of reproductive age and >40% of these women are racial and ethnic minorities. Because the VA does not…
Predictors of prenatal smoking among US women veterans
This study investigated prevalence and factors associated with prenatal smoking among US women veterans using cross-sectional data from a cohort study of veterans from recent wars utilizing Veterans Health Administration primary care ( N = 6190). Among the participants, 747 (12.0%) were current smokers and 1039 (16.8%) were former smokers. Multivariable logistic regression indicated that White race, substance use disorder, and posttraumatic stres…
Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans
Incident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment
BACKGROUND: Military service confers an increased risk for musculoskeletal (MSK) injury among women and men Veterans. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of MSK conditions at first visit to Veterans Affairs (VA), and the incidence rates of new MSK conditions in women and men Veterans with and without a baseline MSK condition. DESIGN: A cohort study including Veterans whose end of last deployment was between Octo…
Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: Current United States guidelines recommend troponin as the preferred biomarker in assessing for acute coronary syndrome, but recommendations are limited about which patients to test. Variations in troponin ordering may influence downstream health care utilization. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 3,308,131 emergency department (ED) visits in all 121 acute care facilities within the Veterans Health Administration fro…
Women Veterans’ Experiences with Perceived Gender Bias in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Care
Rates and Correlates of Depression Symptoms in a Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Accelerating the Growth of Evidence-Based Care for Women and Men Veterans
Factors Impacting Perceived Access to Early Prenatal Care among Pregnant Veterans Enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Examining Women Veteran’s Experiences, Perceptions, and Challenges With the Veterans Choice Program
BACKGROUND: The Veterans Choice Program (VCP) was launched in 2014 to address the growing concerns about the timeliness and quality of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care. Given that many sex-specific health services, such as mammography and maternity care, are not routinely provided in all VHA facilities, women Veterans may disproportionately rely on VCP care. Understanding the provision and coordination of VCP care is crucial in order to …
Veterans Living with HIV
Characteristics and Health Care Preferences Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women Veterans
Impact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of readmission at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Previous studies demonstrate worse outcomes for veterans with multisystem health care, though the impact of non-VA care on COPD readmissions is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of use of non-VA outpatient care with 30-day readmission and 30-day follow-up among veterans admitted to the VA for CO…
The Veterans Choice Act
BACKGROUND: Congress enacted the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 [Veterans Choice Act (VCA)] to improve access to timely, high-quality health care for Veterans. Although Congress mandated that VCA must begin within 90 days of passage of the legislation, no guidelines were provided in the legislation to ensure that Veterans had access to an adequate number of community providers across different specialties of care or disti…
Incident Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men and Women Veterans After Return From Deployment
BACKGROUND: Stressors associated with military service and reintegration may impact psychologic well-being and behaviors that result in increased incidence rates for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. OBJECTIVE: Using electronic health record data from the Veterans Health Administration we sought to measure the incidence of newly diagnosed CV risk factors and how these incident risks were moderated by race and mental health conditions. DESIGN: A c…
Racial and Sociodemographic Disparities in Internet Access and eHealth Intervention Utilization Among Veteran Smokers
Binge Eating among Women Veterans in Primary Care
Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Associations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans
BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) implemented policy to provide Comprehensive Primary Care (for acute, chronic, and female-specific care) from designated Women's Health providers (DWHPs) at all VA sites. However, since that time no comparisons of quality measures have been available to assess the level of care for women Veterans assigned to these providers. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the associations betw…
Informing Policy to Deliver Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans
The goal of this supplement is to disseminate new research findings related to the planning, organization, financing, provision, evaluation, and improvement of health services and/or outcomes for women Veterans (WVs) and women actively serving in the military. We received wide-ranging, outstanding submissions that demonstrated advances in ever-widening domains of women’s health (WH) and health care, which was the goal of the VA WH research agenda…
Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of young women Veterans seek reproductive health care through the VA, yet little is known regarding the provision of infertility care for this population. The VA provides a range of infertility services for Veterans including artificial insemination, but does not provide in vitro fertilization. This study will be the first to characterize infertility care among OEF/OIF/OND women Veterans using VA care. METHODS: We…
Benefits and Drawbacks to Hormone Replacement Therapy Among Nursing Home Patients
Gender Differences in Care for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome–Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
Osteoporosis risk factors
The relationship between self-rated health and health care service use among women veterans in a primary care clinic
Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have found increased rates of depression in women aged 45 to 54 years, but the factors that influence these rates are not understood. It was assessed whether higher rates of depressive symptoms were associated with menopausal status, climacteric symptoms, and use of hormone replacement therapy. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Community sample. METHODS: Data are from 581 women ages 45 to 54 years who were inter…
Cigarette smoking in veteran women
Are women worrying about heart disease
A Tailored Intervention to Aid Decisionmaking About Hormone Replacement Therapy
Decision aids related to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), whether delivered in written form,1,2 along with audiotapes,3 or as part of discussion groups,4 have outperformed generic brochures in increasing knowledge and accuracy of risk assessments. However, these decision aids have provided women with population-based estimates of average risk, not individual risk levels that may have bearing on their decisions about HRT. Decision aids individua…
Coping styles and personality domains related to menopausal stress
Mortality Ascertainment of Women Veterans
BACKGROUND: To support health research on the unique cohort of women with a history of military service, this study assessed the completeness of mortality ascertainment for Texas women veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA databases. METHODS: We examined female veteran-specific mortality ascertainment comparing the VA Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem Death File (BIRLS DF), VA Patient Treatment Files (P…
Multiparity is Associated With High Motivation to Change Diet Among Overweight and Obese Postpartum Women
A Five-Step Guide for Moving from Observational Studies to Interventional Research for Women Veterans
Using Research to Transform Care for Women Veterans
Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012
Heart Matters
Association between Women Veterans' Experiences with VA Outpatient Health Care and Designation as a Women's Health Provider in Primary Care Clinics
Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Associations Between Provider Designation and Female-specific Cancer Screening in Women Veterans
BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) implemented policy to provide Comprehensive Primary Care (for acute, chronic, and female-specific care) from designated Women's Health providers (DWHPs) at all VA sites. However, since that time no comparisons of quality measures have been available to assess the level of care for women Veterans assigned to these providers. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the associations betw…
Informing Policy to Deliver Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans
The goal of this supplement is to disseminate new research findings related to the planning, organization, financing, provision, evaluation, and improvement of health services and/or outcomes for women Veterans (WVs) and women actively serving in the military. We received wide-ranging, outstanding submissions that demonstrated advances in ever-widening domains of women’s health (WH) and health care, which was the goal of the VA WH research agenda…
Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of young women Veterans seek reproductive health care through the VA, yet little is known regarding the provision of infertility care for this population. The VA provides a range of infertility services for Veterans including artificial insemination, but does not provide in vitro fertilization. This study will be the first to characterize infertility care among OEF/OIF/OND women Veterans using VA care. METHODS: We…
Binge Eating among Women Veterans in Primary Care
Veterans Living with HIV
Characteristics and Health Care Preferences Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Women Veterans
Impact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of readmission at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Previous studies demonstrate worse outcomes for veterans with multisystem health care, though the impact of non-VA care on COPD readmissions is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of use of non-VA outpatient care with 30-day readmission and 30-day follow-up among veterans admitted to the VA for CO…
The Veterans Choice Act
BACKGROUND: Congress enacted the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 [Veterans Choice Act (VCA)] to improve access to timely, high-quality health care for Veterans. Although Congress mandated that VCA must begin within 90 days of passage of the legislation, no guidelines were provided in the legislation to ensure that Veterans had access to an adequate number of community providers across different specialties of care or disti…
Medicine (41 obras) · Internal Medicine (25 obras) · Family medicine (20 obras) · Veterans Affairs (16 obras) · Gerontology (15 obras) · Psychiatry (14 obras) · Health care (13 obras) · Environmental health (12 obras) · Population (12 obras) · Demography (11 obras)