Health Services Research & Development

• Yano EM. Women Veterans' Research and Interventions to Improve Care: Briefing before the Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA-26th); 2019 Mar 1; Thousand Oaks, CA.
• Klap R, Darling JE, Hamilton AB, Rose DE, Dyer K, Canelo I, Haskell S, Yano EM. Prevalence of Stranger Harassment of Women Veterans at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and Impacts on Delayed and Missed Care. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2019 Jan 24.
• Yu B, Montgomery AE, True G, Cusack M, Sorrentino A, Chhabra M, Dichter ME. The intersection of interpersonal violence and housing instability: Perspectives from women veterans. The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2018 Dec 31.
• Yano EM. Advances in VA Women Veterans' Research: Briefing before the Advisory Committee for Women Veterans; 2018 Dec 19; North Hills, CA.
• Clark CC, Long JA, Fine MJ. Reproductive health for women Veterans [CHERP Bulletin]. VeteransHealth@public.govdelivery.com]; 2018 Nov 29. Available from: https://www.cherp.research.va.gov/CHERP/features/Reproductive_health_for_women_Veterans.asp.

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• Women Veterans Who Report Stranger Harassment on VA Grounds More Likely to Delay or Miss Healthcare
  This study examined the prevalence of self-reported harassment among women Veterans who use VA healthcare. Findings showed that one in four women Veterans reported inappropriate and/or unwanted comments or behavior by male Veterans on VA grounds. Eight percent said that this usually or always took place at VA. Negative interactions included sexual/derogatory comments and questions about the women’...
  
  Date: January 24, 2019
• Women Veterans with Pain More Likely to Use Complementary and Integrative Therapies
  This study sought to examine complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapy use by gender among Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain, and variations in gender differences by race/ethnicity and age. Findings showed that of Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain, more women than men used CIH therapies (36% vs. 26%). Black women, regardless of age, were least likely to use CIH therapies...
  
  Date: September 1, 2018
• LGBT Women Veterans Report Missing Needed Health Care Due to Concerns about Interacting with Other Veterans
  This study sought to examine LGBT women Veterans’ experiences within the VA healthcare system, and whether their experiences impact use of VA care. Findings showed that the majority of women Veterans reported feeling welcome at their VA. However, fewer LGBT women reported feeling welcome and safe at VA compared with non-LGBT women Veterans. After controlling for demographics, health status, and p...
  
  Date: July 1, 2018
• Evaluating Care Coordination Program for Pregnant Veterans
  The VA Maternity Care Coordinator Telephone Care Program (MCC-TCP) was created to support MCCs and includes outlines to guide up to eight calls with Veterans on topics such as VA maternity care benefits, chronic health problems, substance use cessation, and depression and suicide screening. Investigators evaluated the program and assessed its feasibility, as well as facilitators and barriers to it...
  
  Date: May 23, 2018
• Most Women Veterans Report Timely Access to Mental Healthcare, Leading to High Satisfaction with VA Care
  This study evaluated access to mental healthcare by assessing women Veterans’ perceptions of the timeliness and quality of care. Findings showed that of the 419 women Veterans in this study cohort, 59% reported "always" getting an appointment for mental healthcare as soon as needed, and another 22% reported “usually” getting an appointment as soon as needed. Two problems were negatively associated...
  
  Date: April 5, 2018

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• Management Briefs eBrief-no119 - Evidence Map: Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015)
  ...women Veterans. In this situation, study results cannot be directly interpreted and applied by women Veterans' providers and researchers. The...
  
  
• Management Briefs eBrief-no105 - Mapping the Evidence: Sex Effects in High-Impact Conditions for Women Veterans
  ...in Intervention Effects for High-Impact Conditions among Women Veterans Women are entering the military at unprecedented rates and comprise a...
  
  
• Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans
  ...Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans Subscribe to the ESP Report RSS feed...
  
  
• Mapping the Evidence: Sex Effects in High-impact Conditions for Women Veterans - Depression, Diabetes, and Chronic Pain
  ...Mapping the Evidence: Sex Effects in High-impact Conditions for Women Veterans Depression, Diabetes, and Chronic Pain Mapping the Evidence:...
  
  
• ESP Report: An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008 - 2015)
  ...policy, and clinical activities in women Veterans' health. The population of interest was US women Veterans. We included all interventions, comparators,...
  
  

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Videos

• Understanding and Improving Pre- and Post-Natal Care for Women Veterans 11/06/15
• Access to Care for Women Veterans 09/25/14
• Intimate Partner Violence 09/25/14
• Women's Health Research 01/26/12

Podcasts

• Optimizing Maternal Health and Family Planning for Women Veterans 06/25/2018
• The Women's Health Experience Survey 07/24/2017
• Women Veterans: Housing Instability and Intimate Partner Violence 07/20/2017
• Measuring Quality of Care for Women Veterans 06/26/2017

Other Resources

• Visit VA's Office of Research & Development's Women's Health Research Program Page or their women’s health topic page to learn more about research milestones.
• Visit VA's Center for Women Veterans website.