Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incident Ischemic Heart Disease in Women Veterans.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.0227
Abstract: Importance Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with greater risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in predominantly male populations or limited community samples. Women veterans represent a growing, yet understudied, population with high levels of… read more here.
Keywords: ihd; risk; incident; disease ... See more keywords
The Association between Mental Health Disorders and History of Unintended Pregnancy among Women Veterans
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4647-8
Abstract: BackgroundWomen Veterans have high rates of mental health disorders and other psychosocial factors which may render this population particularly vulnerable to negative health outcomes associated with unintended pregnancy.ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to assess… read more here.
Keywords: health disorders; unintended pregnancy; health; mental health ... See more keywords
Impact of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement on Tailoring VA’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Model to Women Veterans’ Needs
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08647-4
Abstract: Women Veterans’ numerical minority, high rates of military sexual trauma, and gender-specific healthcare needs have complicated implementation of comprehensive primary care (PC) under VA’s patient-centered medical home model, Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT). We deployed… read more here.
Keywords: team; women veterans; readiness; care ... See more keywords
Patterns of Adverse Experiences and Health Outcomes Among Women Veterans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.029
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Adverse childhood experiences are associated with poor health outcomes in adulthood, such as depression, suicidal behavior, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Subsequent military service may continue trajectories of childhood adversity and contribute to cumulative disadvantage… read more here.
Keywords: health outcomes; adversity; patterns adverse; health ... See more keywords
Study adaptation, design, and methods of a web-based PTSD intervention for women Veterans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.12.002
Abstract: Women Veterans are a rapidly growing population with high risk of exposure to potentially traumatizing events and PTSD diagnoses. Despite the dissemination of evidence-based treatments for PTSD in the VA, most women Veteran VA users… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; veterans ptsd; web based; based ptsd ... See more keywords
Characteristics of younger women Veterans with service connected disabilities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01284
Abstract: Objectives There has been an increase in the number of women Veterans with service connected disabilities, which are illnesses or injuries incurred or aggravated during military service. We compared military service and disability characteristics in… read more here.
Keywords: service connected; connected disabilities; service; younger women ... See more keywords
Sleep Disorders in Women Veterans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.04.010
Abstract: Sleep disorders are common among women veterans and contribute to poor functioning and quality of life. Studies show that women veterans are particularly prone to insomnia, sleep-disordered breathing, and insufficient sleep. Standard cognitive behavioral therapy… read more here.
Keywords: disorders women; medicine; women veterans; sleep disorders ... See more keywords
Neurotoxicant exposures and rates of Chronic Multisymptom Illness and Kansas Gulf War illness criteria in gulf war deployed women veterans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119623
Abstract: AIMS This study analyzed deployment-related exposures and risk of Persian Gulf War Illness (GWI) in women veterans from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Studies Program 585 Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository (GWECB CSP#585). MAIN… read more here.
Keywords: gulf war; deployment related; deployed women; war ... See more keywords
The Risks, Invisibility, and Health Issues Facing Women Veterans Who Are Homeless.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2021.09.007
Abstract: Women veterans may experience a variety of traumatizing events and conditions before, during, and after their military service, such as intimate partner violence, military sexual trauma, moral injury, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These experiences put… read more here.
Keywords: health issues; invisibility health; issues facing; health ... See more keywords
A randomized trial of an online, coach-assisted self-management PTSD intervention tailored for women veterans.
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DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000556
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Scalable, efficiently delivered treatments are needed to address the needs of women Veterans with PTSD. This randomized clinical trial compared an online, coach-assisted cognitive behavioral intervention tailored for women Veterans with PTSD to phone… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; ptsd symptom; coach; phone ... See more keywords
Supporting equitable engagement and retention of women patients in a trauma-informed virtual mental health intervention: Acceptability and needed adaptations.
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DOI: 10.1037/prj0000531
Abstract: OBJECTIVE This study examines barriers and facilitators to participation in webSTAIR, a telemental health program providing virtual coaching sessions for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms, among women veterans from racial and… read more here.
Keywords: symptomatology; health; retention; women veterans ... See more keywords