Health Services Research & Development

• Gibson CJ, Li Y, Bertenthal D, Huang AJ, Seal KH. Menopause symptoms and chronic pain in a national sample of midlife women veterans. Menopause (New York, N.Y.). 2019 Jul 1; 26(7):708-713.
• Yano EM. VA Research Day on the Hill: Women Veterans' Experiences with Harassment at the VA: Briefing before the members and staffers of the US Congress; 2019 Jun 20; Washington, DC.
• Koenig AF, Borrero S, Zhao X, Callegari L, Mor MK, Sonalkar S. Factors associated with long-acting reversible contraception use among women Veterans in the ECUUN study. Contraception. 2019 May 29.
• Bergman AA, Hamilton AB, Chrystal JG, Bean-Mayberry BA, Yano EM. Primary Care Providers' Perspectives on Providing Care to Women Veterans with Histories of Sexual Trauma. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2019 Apr 23.
• Katon JG, Zephyrin L, Meoli A, Hulugalle A, Bosch J, Callegari L, Galvan IV, Gray KE, Haeger KO, Hoffmire C, Levis S, Ma EW, Mccabe JE, Nillni YI, Pineles SL, Reddy SM, Savitz DA, Shaw JG, Patton EW. Reproductive Health of Women Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature from 2008 to 2017. Seminars in reproductive medicine. 2019 Apr 19; 36(6):315-322.

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• Significant Cost Savings for VA in Allowing for 12-Month Dispensing of Oral Contraceptive Pills
  Like most US health plans, VA currently stipulates a 3-month maximum dispensing limit for all medications, including oral contraceptive pills (OCPs). This study sought to determine the expected financial and reproductive health implications for the VA healthcare system in implementing a 12-month dispensing option for oral contraceptive pills. Findings showed that adoption of a 12-month dispensing ...
  
  Date: July 8, 2019
• Women Veterans’ Experience with Research on Intimate Partner Violence
  Little is known about successful strategies for recruiting and retaining women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in research, and their experiences of research participation. This study used data on health, safety, empowerment, and engagement with IPV-related services among women VA patients with self-reported IPV in the 12 months prior to enrollment. Findings showed that direct...
  
  Date: May 6, 2019
• Over-Prescribing of Medication for Insomnia, Particularly among Women Veterans
  Zolpidem, a non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic, is extensively prescribed in the U.S. for short-term treatment of insomnia. FDA recommends cutting the dose for women in half because women metabolize the same dose of zolpidem more slowly than men; VA’s national Pharmacy Benefits Management service policy is in line with FDA guidelines. This study examined prescribing patterns among all VA patient...
  
  Date: March 1, 2019
• Cardiovascular Care and Research for Women Veterans
  This review presents important information on five areas of cardiovascular disease (CVD) care for women Veterans: 1) rapidly changing demographics; 2) prevalence of traditional risk factors; 3) prevalence of less traditional risk factors (i.e., homelessness, military sexual trauma, and mental health disorders); 4) treatment and outcomes of CVD; and 5) the current state and future directions of wom...
  
  Date: February 19, 2019
• 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

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• Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans
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• 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,...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  

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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

Podcasts

• Women’s Healthcare and Family Planning in VA 06/20/2019
• 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.