Health Services Research & Development

• Shipherd JC, Darling JE, Klap RS, Rose D, Yano EM. Experiences in the Veterans Health Administration and Impact on Healthcare Utilization: Comparisons Between LGBT and Non-LGBT Women Veterans. LGBT health. 2018 Jul 1; 5(5):303-311.
• Lehavot K, Goldberg SB, Chen JA, Katon JG, Glass JE, Fortney JC, Simpson TL, Schnurr PP. Do trauma type, stressful life events, and social support explain women veterans' high prevalence of PTSD? Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. 2018 Jun 23.
• Chrystal JG, Dichter M, Hamilton AB. Engaging Women Veterans in Research. Spotlight on Women's Health [Cyberseminar]. VA HSR&D. 2018 Jun 6.
• Bean-Mayberry BA, Yano EM, Hamilton AB. Patterns and Experiences of VA Maternity Care Coordination for Women Veterans. In Progress: Care Coordination. 2018 Jun 1.
• Brunner JW, Hamilton AB. Implementing Web-Based Interventions at VA: Case Studies in Diabetes Prevention and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Women Veterans. Spotlight on Women's Health; Using Data & Information Systems in Partnered Research [Cyberseminar]. HSR&D. 2018 May 22.

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• 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
• Women Veterans Who Experienced Past-Year Intimate Partner Violence Significantly More Susceptible to Housing Instability
  This study used VA clinical screening data to assess the relationship between recent experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and housing instability among women Veterans. Findings showed that female Veteran patients who screened positive for past-year IPV had up to four times the odds of experiencing housing instability. Women Veterans who screened positive for past-year IPV were significant...
  
  Date: April 1, 2018
• Phone Communication and Care Coordination Associated with Access to Needed Care as Reported by Women Veterans
  This study used a survey of women Veterans to examine associations between key care team functions and patient-rated access to needed care (routine and urgent). Findings showed that overall, 74% of study participants reported usually or always being able to see a provider for routine care, and 68% for urgent care. In addition, 62% of patients gave high ratings of care coordination, and 76% gave hi...
  
  Date: March 1, 2018
• Women Veterans Screening Positive for Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Receive Mental Illness Diagnosis
  This cross-sectional study is the first large-scale investigation into the associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health using IPV clinical screening and mental health diagnosis data from VA medical records. Findings showed that female VA patients who screened positive for past-year IPV were more than twice as likely to have a mental health diagnosis – or more than two men...
  
  Date: December 1, 2017
• HCV-Related Complications Increasing among Women Veterans
  This study examined gender-related differences in the incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, and hepatocellular cancer (HCC) between 2000 and 2013. Findings showed that the incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) complications was higher in men than in women. However, the rate of increase in the incidence rates of cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis among HCV...
  
  Date: November 1, 2017

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• Improving the Quality of Healthcare for Women Veterans
  ...of importance to the care and health of women Veterans. Identifying Women Veterans Vulnerable to Homelessness Completed in 2013, this QUERI Quality...
  
  
• Research for Women Veterans
  ...declining, the number of homeless women Veterans is increasing: women Veterans are four times more likely than non-Veteran women to experience...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Systematic Review of Women Veterans Health Research 2004-2008
  ...systematic review focused on women veterans. To address the growing demand and potential needs of women veterans in the Department of Veterans...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  

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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.
• Visit VA's Center for Women Veterans website.
• Watch the Women's Health video series in which HSR&D investigators discuss various aspects of their research into improving care for women Veterans.