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View article: Text Messaging and Video Stories to Support Hypertension Self-Management in Black Veterans
Text Messaging and Video Stories to Support Hypertension Self-Management in Black Veterans Open
Importance Hypertension treatment advances have resulted in improvements in blood pressure control and self-management. Yet, disparities persist for Black veterans. Objective To examine the impact of a narrative-informed texting interventi…
View article: Evaluating the impact of veterans expanded care legislation: a qualitative systematic review
Evaluating the impact of veterans expanded care legislation: a qualitative systematic review Open
Background The Veterans Health Administration (VA) provides healthcare to over 9 million enrollees, and the desire to further access to healthcare for Veterans led to the passage of multiple new laws over the past decade including the Choi…
View article: Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics of Hispanic Veteran Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Association to Mortality: A Pilot Study
Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics of Hispanic Veteran Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Association to Mortality: A Pilot Study Open
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the most common conditions in the military. VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have a higher mortality rate than Veterans in other VA health …
View article: Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis
Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis Open
Background Veterans Affairs health care systems have been early adopters of asynchronous telemedicine to provide access to timely and high-quality specialty care services in primary care settings for veterans living in rural areas. Scant r…
View article: 2319. Trends in Health Services Utilization among Veterans with HIV Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2319. Trends in Health Services Utilization among Veterans with HIV Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Background Public health efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 required structural changes to healthcare delivery, necessitating the decrease of in-person visits and the transition to virtual visits. Without sustained adherence to antiret…
View article: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents: A Qualitative Study
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents: A Qualitative Study Open
OBJECTIVES Addressing parental/caregivers’ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy is critical to improving vaccine uptake in children. Common concerns have been previously reported through online surveys, but qualitative dat…
View article: Veteran and Lung Cancer Screening Coordinator Perspectives on Improving Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening
Veteran and Lung Cancer Screening Coordinator Perspectives on Improving Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening Open
BackgroundLung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose CT (LDCT) scan has been shown to reduce mortality from lung cancer, the deadliest cancer killer. More than one-half of incident lung cancers detected in the National Lung Screening Trial …
View article: Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis (Preprint)
Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Veterans Affairs health care systems have been early adopters of asynchronous telemedicine to provide access to timely and high-quality specialty care services in primary care settings for veterans living in rural areas. Scant …
View article: Stakeholder perceptions affecting the implementation of teleophthalmology
Stakeholder perceptions affecting the implementation of teleophthalmology Open
Purpose Teleophthalmology has become the subject of heightened interest and scrutiny in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic. A streamlined implementation framework becomes increasingly important as demand grows. This study identifie…
View article: Introduction to section on dementia
Introduction to section on dementia Open
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View article: Incorporating African American Veterans’ Success Stories for Hypertension Management: Developing a Behavioral Support Texting Protocol
Incorporating African American Veterans’ Success Stories for Hypertension Management: Developing a Behavioral Support Texting Protocol Open
Background Peer narratives engage listeners through personally relevant content and have been shown to promote lifestyle change and effective self-management among patients with hypertension. Incorporating key quotations from these stories…
View article: The Doctor Will “Friend” You Now: A Qualitative Study on Adolescents’ Preferences for Weight Management App Features
The Doctor Will “Friend” You Now: A Qualitative Study on Adolescents’ Preferences for Weight Management App Features Open
Adolescents have expressed preferred app features to help them manage weight; however, further work is needed to see whether these features are effective.
View article: Incorporating African American Veterans’ Success Stories for Hypertension Management: Developing a Behavioral Support Texting Protocol (Preprint)
Incorporating African American Veterans’ Success Stories for Hypertension Management: Developing a Behavioral Support Texting Protocol (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Peer narratives engage listeners through personally relevant content and have been shown to promote lifestyle change and effective self-management among patients with hypertension. Incorporating key quotations from these storie…
View article: Enhancing Language Access: A Pilot Study to Examine the Importance of Understanding the Language Preference and Acculturalization Level in the Provision of Healthcare for Hispanics Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury
Enhancing Language Access: A Pilot Study to Examine the Importance of Understanding the Language Preference and Acculturalization Level in the Provision of Healthcare for Hispanics Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury Open
Introduction The purpose of this pilot study was to obtain preliminary data to culturally adapt the Veteran Health Administration Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) assessment instruments for the Hispanic Veteran population. A qualitative analys…
View article: Perceptions of traditional birth attendants and midwives related to neonatal airway management in rural Uganda: a focused ethnographic qualitative study
Perceptions of traditional birth attendants and midwives related to neonatal airway management in rural Uganda: a focused ethnographic qualitative study Open
Background The neonatal mortality rate in rural Uganda is 38/1000 births as compared to 6/1,000 in the United States. Hypoxic events, also referred to as birth asphyxia, represent 24% of neonatal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 60% of…
View article: FACTORS INFLUENCING VETERAN ADHERENCE TO LUNG CANCER SCREENING
FACTORS INFLUENCING VETERAN ADHERENCE TO LUNG CANCER SCREENING Open
View article: A Triangulated Qualitative Study of Veteran Decision-Making to Seek Care During Heart Failure Exacerbation: Implications of Dual Health System Use
A Triangulated Qualitative Study of Veteran Decision-Making to Seek Care During Heart Failure Exacerbation: Implications of Dual Health System Use Open
Among Veterans, heart failure (HF) contributes to frequent emergency department visits and hospitalization. Dual health care system use (dual use) occurs when Veterans Health Administration (VA) enrollees also receive care from non-VA sour…
View article: What Causes Racial Health Care Disparities? A Mixed-Methods Study Reveals Variability in How Health Care Providers Perceive Causal Attributions
What Causes Racial Health Care Disparities? A Mixed-Methods Study Reveals Variability in How Health Care Providers Perceive Causal Attributions Open
Progress to address health care equity requires health care providers’ commitment, but their engagement may depend on their perceptions of the factors contributing to inequity. To understand providers’ perceptions of causes of racial healt…
View article: A Qualitative Study to Assess Factors Supporting Tobacco Use in A Homeless Population
A Qualitative Study to Assess Factors Supporting Tobacco Use in A Homeless Population Open
Purpose: Homeless adults have a higher prevalence of smoking compared to the general population. Most tobacco cessation efforts have focused on the general population, with limited attention paid to this vulnerable population. In …
View article: Contested Ownership of Disease and Ambulatory-Sensitive Emergency Department Visits for Type 2 Diabetes
Contested Ownership of Disease and Ambulatory-Sensitive Emergency Department Visits for Type 2 Diabetes Open
View article: Conversing with the elderly in Latin America: a new cohort for multimodal, multilingual longitudinal studies on aging
Conversing with the elderly in Latin America: a new cohort for multimodal, multilingual longitudinal studies on aging Open
Many studies have found that language alterations can aid in the detection of certain medical afflictions.In this work, we present an ongoing project for recollecting multilingual conversations with the elderly in Latin America.This projec…