Recent Publications
Effects of a virtual voice-based coach delivering problem-solving treatment on emotional distress and brain function: a pilot RCT in depression and anxiety.
Kannampallil T, Ajilore OA, Lv N, Smyth JM, Wittels NE, Ronneberg CR, Kumar V, Xiao L, Dosala S, Barve A, Zhang A, Tan KC, Cao KK, Patel CR, Gerber BS, Johnson JA, Kringle EA, Ma J.Transl Psychiatry. 2023 May 12;13(1):166. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02462-x.
The Academic Learning Health System: A Framework for Integrating the Multiple Missions of Academic Medical Centers.
Rosenthal GE, McClain DA, High KP, Easterling D, Sharkey A, Wagenknecht LE, O'Byrne C, Woodside R, Houston TK. Acad Med. 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005259.
Pilot study of implementing the Shared Healthcare Actions & Reflections Electronic systems in Survivorship (SHARE-S) program in coordination with clinical care.
Sohl SJ, Sadasivam RS, Kittel C, Dressler EV, Wentworth S, Balakrishnan K, Weaver KE, Dellinger RA, Puccinelli-Ortega N, Cutrona SL, Foley KL, Houston T. Cancer Med. 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5965.
Understanding the Mental Health Impact of Previous Pregnancy Loss Among Currently Pregnant Veterans.
Shapiro MO, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Apr 24:S1049-3867(23)00074-9. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.03.006.
Quality Improvement Efforts in VA Community Living Centers Following Public Reporting of Performance.
Davila H, Mills WL, Clark V, Hartmann CW, Sullivan JL, Mohr DC, Baughman AW, Berlowitz DR, Pimentel CB.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2023 Apr 4:1-23. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2023.2196913.
Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies.
Webermann AR, Nester MS, Gianoli MO, Black AC, Rosen MI, Mattocks KM, Portnoy GA.
Womens Health Issues. 2023 Mar 30:S1049-3867(23)00009-9. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.002.
Secure Messaging for Diabetes Management: Content Analysis.
Robinson SA, Zocchi M, Purington C, Am L, DeLaughter K, Vimalananda VG, Netherton D, Ash AS, Hogan TP, Shimada SL. JMIR Diabetes. 2023 Mar 23;8:e40272. doi: 10.2196/40272.
Leveraging Organizational Conditions for Innovation: A Typology of Facility Engagement in the Veterans Health Administration Shark Tank-Style Competition.
Kaitz J, DeLaughter K, Deeney C, Cutrona SL, Hogan TP, Gifford AL, Jackson GL, White B, King H, Reardon C, Nevedal A, Henderson B, Fix GM.
Perm J. 2023 Mar 22:1-8. doi: 10.7812/TPP/22.154.
Representing and Utilizing Clinical Textual Data for Real World Studies: An OHDSI Approach.
Keloth VK, Banda JM, Gurley M, Heider PM, Kennedy G, Liu H, Liu F, Miller T, Natarajan K, V Patterson O, Peng Y, Raja K, Reeves RM, Rouhizadeh M, Shi J, Wang X, Wang Y, Wei WQ, Williams AE, Zhang R, Belenkaya R, Reich C, Blacketer C, Ryan P, Hripcsak G, Elhadad N, Xu H.J Biomed Inform. 2023 Mar 17:104343. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104343.
An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.
Reilly ED, Kathawalla UK, Robins HE, Heapy AA, Hogan TP, Waring ME, Quigley KS, Drebing CE, Bickmore T, Volonte M, Kelly MM.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 7;12:e45887. doi: 10.2196/45887.
Association between sleep hygiene practices scale and sleep quality in Black and Latinx patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
Biggers A, Barton I, Henkins J, Kim H, Perez R, Ong J, Sharp LK, Gerber BS.
Sleep Med X. 2023 Mar 2;5:100066. doi: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2023.100066. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Monitoring the Implementation of Tobacco Cessation Support Tools: Using Novel Electronic Health Record Activity Metrics.
Chen J, Cutrona SL, Dharod A, Bunch SC, Foley KL, Ostasiewski B, Hale ER, Bridges A, Moses A, Donny EC, Sutfin EL, Houston TK; iDAPT Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control.
JMIR Med Inform. 2023 Mar 2;11:e43097. doi: 10.2196/43097.
Reproducible variability: assessing investigator discordance across 9 research teams attempting to reproduce the same observational study.
Ostropolets A, Albogami Y, Conover M, Banda JM, Baumgartner WA, Blacketer C, Desai P, DuVall SL, Fortin S, Gilbert JP, Golozar A, Ide J, Kanter AS, Kern DM, Kim C, Lai LYH, Li C, Liu F, Lynch KE, Minty E, Neves MI, Ng DQ, Obene T, Pera V, Pratt N, Rao G, Rappoport N, Reinecke I, Saroufim P, Shoaibi A, Simon K, Suchard MA, Swerdel JN, Voss EA, Weaver J, Zhang L, Hripcsak G, Ryan PB.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023 Feb 24:ocad009. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocad009.
Performance of Rapid Antigen Tests Based on Symptom Onset and Close Contact Exposure: A secondary analysis from the Test Us At Home prospective cohort study.
Herbert C, Wang B, Lin H, Hafer N, Pretz C, Stamegna P, Tarrant S, Hartin P, Ferranto J, Behar S, Wright C, Orwig T, Suvarna T, Harman E, Schrader S, Nowak C, Kheterpal V, Orvek E, Wong S, Zai A, Barton B, Gerber B, Lemon SC, Filippaios A, D'Amore K, Gibson L, Greene S, Howard-Wilson S, Colubri A, Achenbach C, Murphy R, Heetderks W, Manabe YC, O'Connor L, Fahey N, Luzuriaga K, Broach J, McManus DD, Soni A.
medRxiv. 2023 Feb 24:2023.02.21.23286239. doi: 10.1101/2023.02.21.23286239.
Creating research-ready partnerships: the initial development of seven implementation laboratories to advance cancer control.
Kruse GR, Hale E, Bekelman JE, DeVoe JE, Gold R, Hannon PA, Houston TK, James AS, Johnson A, Klesges LM, Nederveld AL.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Feb 21;23(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09128-w.
Infertility Services for Veterans Enrolled in Veterans Health Administration Care.
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Copeland LA, Mengeling MA, Mattocks KM.
J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Feb 21:1-7. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08080-z.
Development and feasibility of a web-based gestational weight gain intervention for women with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity.
Waring ME, Moore Simas TA, Heersping GE, Rudin LR, Balakrishnan K, Burdick AR, Pagoto SL. Mhealth. 2023 Feb 20;9:13. doi: 10.21037/mhealth-22-49. eCollection 2023.mHealth 2023;9:13 | https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-22-49
Development and feasibility of a web-based gestational weight gain intervention for women with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity.
Waring ME, Moore Simas TA, Heersping GE, Rudin LR, Balakrishnan K, Burdick AR, Pagoto SL. Mhealth. 2023 Feb 20;9:13. doi: 10.21037/mhealth-22-49. eCollection 2023. mHealth 2023;9:13 | https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-22-49
Research and Policy Recommendations from the SOTA XVI: State of the Art Conference on VA Emergency Medicine (SAVE).
Ward MJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN, Timko C, Chen JI, Vashi AA, Mattocks K, Abel EA, Bravata DM.
Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/acem.14679.
Examining Veterans' Experiences With In Vitro Fertilization Provided Under P.L. 114-223.
Mattocks KM, Marteeny V, Walker L, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mengeling M.
Med Care. 2023 Jan 23. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001831.
Sustainment of diverse evidence-informed practices disseminated in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): initial development and piloting of a pragmatic survey tool.
Reardon CM, Damschroder L, Opra Widerquist MA, Arasim M, Jackson GL, White B, Cutrona SL, Fix GM, Gifford AL, DeLaughter K, King HA, Henderson B, Vega R, Nevedal AL.
Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Jan 16;4(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-00386-z.
Effect of a Machine Learning Recommender System and Viral Peer Marketing Intervention on Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Faro JM, Chen J, Flahive J, Nagawa CS, Orvek EA, Houston TK, Allison JJ, Person SD, Smith BM, Blok AC, Sadasivam RS.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2250665. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50665.
Factors Affecting Psychological Distress in Family Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study.
Blok AC, Valley TS, Weston LE, Miller J, Lipman K, Krein SL.
Am J Crit Care. 2023 Jan 1;32(1):21-30. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2023593.
Factors Associated With Self-reported Use of Web and Mobile Health Apps Among US Military Veterans: Cross-sectional Survey.
Hogan TP, Etingen B, Lipschitz JM, Shimada SL, McMahon N, Bolivar D, Bixler FR, Irvin D, Wacks R, Cutrona S, Frisbee KL, Smith BM.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022 Dec 30;10(12):e41767. doi: 10.2196/41767.
Experiences Using Family or Peer Support for Smoking Cessation and Considerations for Support Interventions: A Qualitative Study in Persons With Mental Health Conditions.
Nagawa CS, Lane IA, Davis M, Wang B, Pbert L, Lemon SC, Sadasivam RS.
J Dual Diagn. 2022 Dec 28:1-9. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2022.2159732.
Video-based communication assessment for weight management counseling training in medical residents: a mixed methods study.
Faro JM, D'Addario A, King AM, Mazor KM, Pbert L, Sadasivam RS, Geller AC, Murphy EA, Ockene JK.
BMC Med Educ. 2022 Dec 28;22(1):899. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03984-6.
Pre-Implementation Formative Evaluation of Co-Operative Pain Education and Self-Management (COPES) Expanding Treatment for Real-World Access (ExTRA): A Pragmatic Pain Trial.
Mattocks KM, LaChappelle KM, Krein SL, DeBar LL, Martino S, Edmond S, Ankawi B, MacLean RR, Higgins DM, Murphy JL, Cooper E, Heapy AA. Pain Pract. 2022 Dec 16. doi: 10.1111/papr.13195.
Towards a framework for patient-centred care coordination: a scoping review protocol.
Khanna A, Fix GM, Anderson E, Bolton RE, Bokhour BG, Foster M, Smith JG, Vimalananda VG.
BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 1;12(12):e066808. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066808.
Studying the implementation of Zero Suicide in a large health system: Challenges, adaptations, and lessons learned.
Boudreaux ED, Larkin C, Sefair AV, Mick E, Clements K, Pelletier L, Yang C, Kiefe C.
Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2022 Sep 17;30:100999. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100999. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Retrospective analysis of the impact of pre-transplant implantable cardioverter-defibrillator status on long-term prognosis in heart transplant patients.
Dean M, Zoni CR, Copeland LA, Pickett C, Sudhakar CBS, Ravi Y.
Clin Transplant. 2022 Nov 8:e14842. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14842.
Use of a Rapid Qualitative Method to Inform the Development of a Text Messaging Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness Who Smoke: Formative Research Study.
Nagawa CS, Lane IA, McKay CE, Kamberi A, Shenette LL, Kelly MM, Davis M, Sadasivam RS.
JMIR Form Res. 2022 Nov 7;6(11):e40907. doi: 10.2196/40907.
Caregiving in the COVID-19 pandemic: Family adaptations following an intensive care unit hospitalisation.
J Clin Nurs. 2022 Oct 19. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16560.
Predicting Adolescent Intervention Non-responsiveness for Precision HIV Prevention Using Machine Learning.
AIDS Behav. 2022 Oct 18. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03874-4. Online ahead of print.
Association of neighborhood-level social determinants of health with psychosocial distress in patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer.
Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2022 Oct 17:e1734. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1734.
Digital Mental Health Interventions for Depression: Scoping Review of User Engagement.
J Med Internet Res. 2022 Oct 14;24(10):e39204. doi: 10.2196/39204.
Association between the LACE+ index and unplanned 30-day hospital readmissions in hospitalized patients with stroke.
Front Neurol. 2022 Oct 5;13:963733. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.963733. eCollection 2022.
Common procedures of remote measurement-based care in an integrated behavioural health context: protocol for a scoping review.
Richardson E, Hogan TP, Shimada SL, Sliwinski SK, Kim B.
BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 28;12(9):e064450. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064450.
Trajectories of functioning in a population-based sample of veterans: contributions of moral injury, PTSD, and depression.
Psychol Med. 2022 Sep;52(12):2332-2341. doi: 10.1017/S0033291720004249. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
Global trends in smoking cessation research from 2002 to 2021: A bibliometric and visual analysis.
Xu Y, Gu Z, Zhang Y, He M, Gerber BS, Sadasivam RS, Liu F, Wang Z.
Prev Med Rep. 2022 Sep 19;30:101991. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101991. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Motivational interviewing interventions aiming to improve health behaviors among cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review.
J Cancer Surviv. 2022 Sep 14. doi: 10.1007/s11764-022-01253-5. Online ahead of print.
Pilot examination of stress, heart rate variability, and alcohol craving and use among female veterans.
Holzhauer CG, Epstein EE, Bickar L, Ellis RA, Pole N, Sofuoglu M, Smelson DA, Mattocks K.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 9;13:886801. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.886801. eCollection 2022.
PRISM and Emotions: Understanding the Role of Fear and Hope toward Vaccine Information Seeking Intentions.
Health Commun. 2022 Sep 7:1-12. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2119689. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19-associated AKI in hospitalized US patients: incidence, temporal trends, geographical distribution, risk factors and mortality.
Masthead, Yoo YJ, Wilkins KJ, Alakwaa F, Liu F, Torre-Healy LA, Krichevsky S, Hong SS, Sakhuja A, Potu CK, Saltz JH, Saran R, Zhu RL, Setoguchi S, Kane-Gill SL, Mallipattu SK, He Y, Ellison DH, Byrd JB, Parikh CR, Moffitt RA, Koraishy FM.
medRxiv. 2022 Sep 2:2022.09.02.22279398. doi: 10.1101/2022.09.02.22279398. Preprint.
Perceived Benefits of Geriatric Specialty Telemedicine among Rural Patients and Caregivers.
Dryden EM, Kennedy MA, Conti J, Boudreau JH, Anwar CP, Nearing K, Pimentel CB, Hung WW, Moo LR.
Health Serv Res. 2022 Aug 31. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14055. Online ahead of print.
Exploring the Acceptability of Expanded Perinatal Depression Care Practices Among Women Veterans.
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney RL, Marteeny V, Mattocks KM.
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug 30:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07573-7.
Prior Abortions and Barriers to Abortion Access Reported by Pregnant Women Veterans.
Judge-Golden C, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K, Borrero S.
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07576-4.
Examining Pregnant Veterans' Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Moore Simas TA, Bastian LA, Marteeny V, Walker L, Sheahan K, Elwy AR.
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug 30:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07588-0.
Gynecologist Supply Deserts Across the VA and in the Community.
Friedman S, Shaw JG, Hamilton AB, Vinekar K, Washington DL, Mattocks K, Yano EM, Phibbs CS, Johnson AM, Saechao F, Berg E, Frayne SM.
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07591-5.
Effects of Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 and Pandemic-Related Stress on the Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans.
Iverson KM, Dardis CM, Cowlishaw S, Webermann AR, Shayani DR, Dichter ME, Mitchell KS, Mattocks KM, Gerber MR, Portnoy GR.
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug 30:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07589-z.
Wearable Device Use and Technology Preferences in Cancer Survivors with or at-risk of Atrial Fibrillation.
Jamie M. Faro, Kai-Lou Yue, Aditi Singh, Apurv Soni, Eric Y. Ding, Qiming Shi, David D. McManus.
Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal. August 29, 2022. doi.org/10.1016/j.cvdhj.2022.08.002
Agent Orange Exposure, Transformation From MGUS to Multiple Myeloma, and Outcomes in Veterans.
Dodlapati J, Hall JA, Kulkarni P, Reely KB, Nangrani AA, Copeland LA.
Fed Pract. 2022 Aug;39(Suppl 3):S23-S29a. doi: 10.12788/fp.0303. Epub 2022 Aug 15.
Finding a Needle in the Haystack: Design and Implementation of a Digital Site-less Clinical Study of Serial Rapid Antigen Testing to Identify Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Soni A, Herbert C, Pretz C, Stamegna P, Filippaios A, Shi Q, Suvarna T, Harman E, Schrader S, Nowak C, Schramm E, Kheterpal V, Behar S, Tarrant S, Ferranto J, Hafer N, Robinson M, Achenbach C, Murphy R, Manabe Y, Barton B, O'Connor L, Fahey N, Orvek E, Lazar P, Ayturk D, Wong S, Zai A, Cashman L, Rao LV, Luzuriaga K, Lemon S, Blodgett A, Heetderks W, Broach J, McManus D.
medRxiv. 2022 Aug 5:2022.08.04.22278274. doi: 10.1101/2022.08.04.22278274.
Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jul 5;28:101886. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101886. eCollection 2022 Aug.