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Suicide-related behaviors in older patients with new anti-epileptic drug use: data from the VA hospital systemAnne C Vancott
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Neurology Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
BMC Med 8:4. 2010..We examined the relationship between suicide-related behaviors and different AEDs in older veterans receiving new AED monotherapy from the Veterans Health Administration (VA), controlling for potential confounders...- Disparities of care for African-Americans and Caucasians with community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort studyChristopher R Frei
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX 78712, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 10:143. 2010..S. hospitals with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are more likely than Caucasians to experience prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS), possibly due to either differential treatment decisions or patient characteristics... - Patterns of primary care and mortality among patients with schizophrenia or diabetes: a cluster analysis approach to the retrospective study of healthcare utilizationLaurel A Copeland
VERDICT Research, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 9:127. 2009..We also assessed whether such patterns of primary care use were a significant predictor of mortality over a 4-year period... - Clinical and demographic factors associated with homelessness and incarceration among VA patients with bipolar disorderLaurel A Copeland
Department of Veterans Affairs, San Antonio, TX, USA
Am J Public Health 99:871-7. 2009..We assessed the association between homelessness and incarceration in Veterans Affairs patients with bipolar disorder... 
Pulmonary disease among inpatient decedents: Impact of schizophreniaLaurel A Copeland
South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT HSR and D, 7400 Merton Minter 11c6, San Antonio, Texas 78229 4404, United States
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 31:720-6. 2007..Determine the risk associated with schizophrenia for common pulmonary illness (pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)) during the last year of life...
Postoperative complications in the seriously mentally ill: a systematic review of the literatureLaurel A Copeland
Veterans Affairs HSRD South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Ann Surg 248:31-8. 2008..To determine the knowledge base on clinical outcomes of surgery among persons diagnosed with serious mental illness...- Unforeseen inpatient mortality among veterans with schizophreniaLaurel A Copeland
Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT HSR and D, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
Med Care 44:110-6. 2006..We hypothesized that death among patients with schizophrenia occurs more frequently after minimal care of comorbid conditions... - Diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy after hospitalization for pneumoniaEric M Mortensen
VERDICT Research Program and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX, USA
Am J Med 123:66-71. 2010..Our aims were to assess the frequency of the diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy, and to identify risk factors for pulmonary malignancy following hospitalization for pneumonia... - Incidence of cardiovascular events after hospital admission for pneumoniaTheodore W Perry
VERDICT South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, USA
Am J Med 124:244-51. 2011..Therefore, we examined cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, unstable angina, stroke, and serious cardiac arrhythmias, within 90 days after hospitalization for pneumonia... - Intensity and duration of obesity-related counseling: association with 5-Year BMI trends among obese primary care patientsPolly H Noel
VERDICT South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:773-82. 2012..Enhanced efforts are needed to detect and combat increasing weight trajectories among veterans who are already obese, especially among those aged 18-35 who are at greatest risk... - Medication adherence, ethnicity, and the influence of multiple psychosocial and financial barriersJohn E Zeber
Veterans Affairs HSR and D South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 38:86-95. 2011..Fortunately tailored clinical interventions can improve adherence, particularly by addressing modifiable risk factors... - Perceived access to general medical and psychiatric care among veterans with bipolar disorderJohn E Zeber
Veterans Affairs Health Service Research and Development Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Am J Public Health 99:720-7. 2009..We examined associations between patient characteristics and self-reported difficulties in accessing mental health and general medical care services... - Pneumonia in the elderly hospitalized in the Department of Veteran Affairs Health Care SystemScott Selinger
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 3900, USA
Mil Med 176:214-7. 2011..In the VA, pneumonia-related admissions are being managed more effectively even as the overall number of admissions remains stable... - Treatment adherence and illness insight in veterans with bipolar disorderLaurel A Copeland
South Texas Veterans Health Care System, VERDICT, 7400 Merton Minter 11c6, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:16-21. 2008..Odds of poor adherence increased for women, African Americans, mania, and hazardous drinking. The association of mutable factors-hazardous drinking, manic symptoms, and insight-could represent an opportunity to improve adherence... - Population-based study of statins, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on pneumonia-related outcomesEric M Mortensen
VERDICT research program, and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L Murphy Division, San Antonio, USA
Clin Infect Dis 55:1466-73. 2012..Our purpose was to examine the association of statin, ACE inhibitor, and angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) use with pneumonia-related outcomes... - Impact of previous statin and angiotensin II receptor blocker use on mortality in patients hospitalized with sepsisEric M Mortensen
VERDICT Research Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78284, USA
Pharmacotherapy 27:1619-26. 2007..To examine the effect of previous outpatient use of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) and/or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) on 30-day mortality in patients hospitalized with sepsis... - How the relationship of attitudes toward mental health treatment and service use differs by age, gender, ethnicity/race and educationJodi M Gonzalez
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 46:45-57. 2011..We investigated the influence of interactions between attitudes toward treatment and age, gender, ethnicity/race and education for both general medical and specialty care... - Prediabetes assessment and follow-up in older veterans with schizophreniaLaurel A Copeland
Veterans Affairs HSR and D, Departments of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:887-96. 2010..Assess glycemic monitoring and follow-up... - Transition from military to VHA care: psychiatric health services for Iraq/Afghanistan combat-woundedLaurel A Copeland
Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Temple, TX, United States
J Affect Disord 130:226-30. 2011..This study assessed transition from DoD to VHA and subsequent psychiatric care of service members traumatically injured in OEF/OIF... - Antiepileptic drug monotherapy exposure and suicide-related behavior in older veteransMary Jo V Pugh
South Texas Veterans Health Care System Verdict, Audie L Murphy Division, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:2042-7. 2012..To examine the association between antiepileptic drug (AED) receipt and suicide-related behavior (SRB) in older veterans... - Psychiatric disease burden profiles among veterans with epilepsy: the association with health services utilizationMary Jo V Pugh
Veterans Evidence Based Research Dissemination Implementation Center, Health Services Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:925-8. 2008..This brief report describes patterns of psychiatric comorbidities among patients with epilepsy and their relationship with health care utilization... - Factors in second-generation antipsychotic switching patterns in a national sample of older veterans with schizophreniaAlbana M Dassori
Department of Psychiatry, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA
Psychiatr Serv 62:47-53. 2011..As part of a study of older patients with schizophrenia (50-102 years), this study evaluated factors associated with antipsychotic switches and switches that incurred a greater or lesser metabolic risk... - Therapeutic alliance perceptions and medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorderJohn E Zeber
Veterans Affairs HSR and D South Texas Veterans Health Care System VERDICT, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, United States
J Affect Disord 107:53-62. 2008..Maintaining a beneficial therapeutic alliance with providers is one important strategy for improving adherence. We examine the association between adherence and therapeutic environment perceptions among veterans with bipolar disorder... - The role of comorbid psychiatric conditions in health status in epilepsyJohn E Zeber
South Texas Veterans Health Care System HSR and D Verdict, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Epilepsy Behav 10:539-46. 2007..Patients with epilepsy are uniquely at risk for high physical-psychiatric comorbidity profiles, with concomitant losses in perceived health status... - Cancer rates, medical comorbidities, and treatment modalities in the oldest patientsJohn E Zeber
Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System Verdict, HSR and D, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 67:237-42. 2008..As we reconcile definitions of 'elderly' with appropriate treatment options, compassionate care requires identifying geriatric oncology guidelines that improve survival and quality of life... - VHA Corporate Data Warehouse height and weight data: opportunities and challenges for health services researchPolly Hitchcock Noel
Department of Veterans Affairs VA, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd 11C6, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
J Rehabil Res Dev 47:739-50. 2010..Researchers should assess the reliability of data contained within any source and apply strategies to minimize the impact of data errors appropriate to their study population... - Impact of statins and ACE inhibitors on mortality after COPD exacerbationsEric M Mortensen
VERDICT research unit, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Respir Res 10:45. 2009..The purpose of our study was to examine the association of prior outpatient use of statins and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on mortality for subjects >or= 65 years of age hospitalized with acute COPD exacerbations... - Postdeployment health care for returning OEF/OIF military personnel and their social networks: a qualitative approachErin P Finley
Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, VERDICT, Health Services Research and Development, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Mil Med 175:953-7. 2010..These data point to significant deployment-related disruptions in the well-being of service members and those in their broader social networks, with implications for defining service needs in community health settings... - Serious mental illness, aging, and utilization patterns among veteransJohn E Zeber
Veterans Evidence-Based Research Dissemination Implementation Research Center (VERDICT, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System (HSR and D, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Mil Med 171:619-26. 2006..Careful attention to mental health utilization patterns may help policy makers and providers understand psychiatric needs in older patients... - Association of hydrophilic versus lipophilic angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use on pneumonia-related mortalityEric M Mortensen
VERDICT Research Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78284, USA
Am J Med Sci 336:462-6. 2008..Our aim was to examine the associations of prior outpatient use of lipophilic and hydrophilic ACE inhibitors on mortality for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia... - Mortality and guideline-concordant care for older patients with schizophrenia: a retrospective longitudinal studyJack Y Tsan
VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs, 4800 Memorial Drive 151C, Waco, TX 76711, USA
BMC Med 10:147. 2012..We analyzed the receipt by patients with schizophrenia of 11 types of guideline-concordant care and the association of such care with survival... - Impact of obesity on outcomes for patients hospitalised with pneumoniaPhoebe King
Divisions of Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Eur Respir J 41:929-34. 2013..40, 95% CI 1.14-1.73). Although obesity is a growing health epidemic, it appears to have little impact on clinical outcomes and may reduce mortality for veterans hospitalised with pneumonia... - Variation in antiepileptic drug adherence among older patients with new-onset epilepsyJohn E Zeber
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, USA
Ann Pharmacother 44:1896-904. 2010..Despite substantial research identifying numerous risk factors, the role of specific medications has been neglected... - An intervention for VA patients with congestive heart failureLaurel A Copeland
VERDICT Research Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
Am J Manag Care 16:158-65. 2010..To assess the effect of a telephone intervention to improve quality of life among patients with congestive heart failure (CHF)... - The impact of epilepsy on health status among younger and older adultsMary Jo V Pugh
Veterans Affairs HSR and D, South Texas Veterans Health Care System Verdict, San Antonio, Texas 78229 4404, USA
Epilepsia 46:1820-7. 2005..This study examines the impact of epilepsy on patients' subjective health status in a population that includes both younger and older adults... - Family perceptions of post-deployment healthcare needs of Iraq/Afghanistan military personnelJohn E Zeber
Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas and Scott and White Healthcare Center for Applied Health Research, Temple, Texas, USA
Ment Health Fam Med 7:135-43. 2010.... - The expert consensus guideline series: adherence problems in patients with serious and persistent mental illnessDawn I Velligan
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 70:1-46; quiz 47-8. 2009..Poor adherence to medication treatment can have devastating consequences for patients with mental illness. The goal of this project was to develop recommendations for addressing adherence problems to improve patient outcomes... - Obesity diagnosis and care practices in the Veterans Health AdministrationPolly Hitchcock Noel
VERDICT South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd 11C6, San Antonio, TX 78229 4404, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:510-6. 2010..In response to dramatic increases in obesity prevalence, clinical guidelines urge health care providers to prevent and treat obesity more aggressively... - Impact of brachytherapy on regional, racial, marital status, and age-related patterns of definitive treatment for clinically localized prostate carcinomaLaurel A Copeland
Department of Psychiatry, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Cancer 104:1372-80. 2005..Persistent regional, racial/ethnic, marital status, and age-related differences in the use of permanent prostate brachytherapy merit further investigation... - Racial disparity in the use of atypical antipsychotic medications among veteransLaurel A Copeland
VA Health Services Research and Development Field Office, Ann Arbor, Mich, 48113 0170, USA
Am J Psychiatry 160:1817-22. 2003..This study assessed the current state of antipsychotic prescription practices regarding race among veterans receiving care through the Department of Veterans Affairs... - Poor antipsychotic adherence among patients with schizophrenia: medication and patient factorsMarcia Valenstein
Health Services Research and Development HSRandD, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Schizophr Bull 30:255-64. 2004..African-Americans and younger patients are particularly at risk. Unfortunately, atypical antipsychotics may not be associated with substantial improvements in adherence. More intensive interventions are likely needed... - Statins and outcomes in patients with pneumonia: not only healthy user biasEric M Mortensen
BMJ 333:1123-4. 2006 - Pharmacy data identify poorly adherent patients with schizophrenia at increased risk for admissionMarcia Valenstein
From the Department of Veterans Affairs, Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Research, and Evaluation Center SMITREC, Health Services Research and Development HSR and D Center for Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
Med Care 40:630-9. 2002..Health care organizations may be able to use pharmacy data to identify patients with schizophrenia and poor antipsychotic adherence... - Health care costs of seriously mentally ill patients enrolled in enhanced treatmentAndrea M Hegedus
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 72:331-40. 2002..Adjusted costs fell from $32,000-$55,000 (for the 1st year) to $20,000-$36,000 (for the 4th year). Costs were associated positively with schizophrenia, living in the Northeast region of the United States, and poorer baseline functioning... - Effect of smoking, alcohol, and depression on the quality of life of head and neck cancer patientsSonia A Duffy
Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 24:140-7. 2002..While smoking, alcohol intake and depression may be episodically treated, standardized protocols and aggressive intervention strategies for systematically addressing these highly prevalent disorders are needed in this population... - Cigarettes, alcohol, and depression: characterizing head and neck cancer survivors in two systems of careMichael T Lambert
North Texas Veterans Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 7:233-41. 2005..Head and neck cancer patients benefit from aggressive smoking cessation efforts by the VA, but many patients need specialized services that integrate smoking interventions with treatment of comorbid alcoholism... - Veterans' health and access to care in the year after September 11, 2001Laurel A Copeland
VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Mil Med 170:602-6. 2005..Patients with PTSD symptoms may require outreach programs to assist them in dealing with catastrophic events, regardless of their proximity to the events... - Therapeutic drug and cardiovascular disease risk monitoring in patients with bipolar disorderAmy M Kilbourne
VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Affect Disord 102:145-51. 2007..We assessed whether patients with bipolar disorder received serum drug level and toxicity monitoring for mood stabilizers and assessment of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related risk factors attributed to atypical antipsychotic medications... - New-onset type-2 diabetes associated with atypical antipsychotic medicationsMichael T Lambert
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas UTSWMS, Department of Psychiatry, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235 9070, and North Texas Veterans Health Care System, USA
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 30:919-23. 2006.... - Veterans' disclosure of trauma to healthcare providersRuth Q Leibowitz
Research and Development Service, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:100-3. 2008..The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of patients' trauma disclosure to health professionals... - Diagnostic classifications and resource utilization of decedents served by the Department of Veterans AffairsSonia A Duffy
VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Health Services Research and Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113 0170, USA
J Palliat Med 10:1137-45. 2007.... - Patient-physician concordance: preferences, perceptions, and factors influencing the breast cancer surgical decisionNancy K Janz
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:3091-8. 2004..The impact of demographic and psychosocial characteristics on patients' decisional role was also examined... - Impact of an educational video on patient decision making in early breast cancer treatmentEdwin G Wilkins
Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Med Decis Making 26:589-98. 2006..Eventhough enthusiasm for SDM programs remains high among some patients and providers, this study found only modest benefits... - Safety of outpatient dalteparin therapy in veterans with mechanical heart valvesJessica L O'Neill
Department of Pharmacy, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
Pharmacotherapy 25:1560-5. 2005.... - Likelihood of home death associated with local rates of home birth: influence of local area healthcare preferences on site of deathMaria J Silveira
VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1243-8. 2006..We tested whether local cultural and social values regarding the use of health care are associated with the likelihood of home death, using variation in local rates of home births as a proxy for geographic variation in these values... - Nurse practitioners' and physicians' views of NPs as providers of primary care to veteransCarol E Fletcher
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 0170, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 39:358-62. 2007..To describe NPs' and MDs' perceptions of the role of NPs, the degree of collegiality between professions, and NPs' feeling of acceptance, three relationship components that may affect the acceptance of NPs as providers of primary care...