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The retrospective nature of data collection and lack of control over potential confounding factors preclude the resolution of the complex interrelationships between sleep disorders and OUD. Additionally, temporal relationships were not assessed. This study relies on Veterans Health Administration (VHA) record...
METHODS. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic medical records covering veterans with the diagnosis of COMISA between January 2021 and December 2023. A total of 131 eligible cases received brief behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBTI) over...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates the largest health-care system in the United States through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Under routine circumstances, the VHA operates 1221 outpatient clinics, 144 medical centers (VAMCs), and 132 Community Living Centers to serve approxi...
(CPAP) machine. All participants gave informed consent and all procedures adhered to Declaration of Helsinki principles. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Veteran's Administration, University of San Diego and the Human Research Protection Office of the U.S. Army ...
Here we present a network-based framework to study disease relationships using Electronic Health Records from > 9 million patients in the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system. We create the Temporal Disease Network, which maps the sequential aspects of disease co-occurrence ...
(US) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) linked to Medicare data of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Our primary objectives were to determine (1) incidence of newly-diagnosed AF in patients hospitalized with COVID-19; and (2) association between newly-diagnosed AF and in-hospital and 30-...
Approximately 4–5 % of Veterans receiving care through the Veterans Heath Administration (VHA) are diagnosed with these disorders (Bowersox et al., 2016), defined here as schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, bipolar-spectrum disorders, and major depression with psychosis. Recent work utilizing health ...
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(12.1) 0.08 Sleep apnea 24 (38.7) 26 (44.8) 23 (39.7) 0.08 Type 2 diabetes 4 (6.5) 8 (13.8) 9 (15.5) 0.20 Thyroid 1 (1.6) 1 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 0.13 Amputation 0 (0.0) 1 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 0.13 Any mental health condition 50 (76.9) 49 (76.6) 53 (82.8) 0.10 Depression 31 (...