Abstract Background Optimizing care while being resource-conscious, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) must develop equitable policies incorporating Veterans’ values and beliefs. Switching patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from biologic medications (originators) to less expensive biosimilars offers opportunities explore potential policies. Unlike originators, FDA did not requ...

background: sulfur mustard (sm) has acute and chronic effects on skin and mucosal surfaces. the aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of esophagitis in a historical cohort of veterans who had been exposed to sm in iran-iraq war nearly 25 years ago.   methods : one hundred two veterans with dyspepsia and/or heartburn underwent esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. of them, 52 cases had been exp...

In 1988, the Veterans Judicial Review Act (VJRA) was signed into law, ending more than a century of Congressional measures that kept veterans' benefits claims completely out of the appellate court system. Before this new law, any decision made by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) about a veteran's claim was final, and there was no recourse for independent judgment of an appeal. The legis...

Approximately 15% of casualties in the Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF]) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom [OIF]) conflicts received mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). To identify Veterans who may benefit from treatment, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented a national clinical reminder in 2007 to screen for TBI. Veterans who screen positive are referred for a compreh...

Past military service is associated with health outcomes, both positive and negative. In this study we use the 2013 National Health Interview Survey to examine the constellation of conditions referred to as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) for Veterans and non-veterans with health conditions that limit their daily activities. Multivariate logistic regression analysis reveal that Veterans are mo...

Although empirical research has examined factors associated with increased violence risk among individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) and among veterans without SMI, less attention has been devoted to identifying violence risk factors among veterans with SMI. Using multivariable analysis of a large pooled sample of individuals with SMI, this study examines violence risk factors of N = 278...

background: any defect in the extremities of the body can affect different life aspects. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of roy’s adaptation model-guided education on coping strategies of the veterans with lower extremities amputation. methods: in a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 veterans with lower extremities amputation referring to kowsar orthot...

•Among veterans, poorer health is tied to the use of lung cancer screening.•One third veterans screened for would not meet requirements a pivotal screening trial.•Marked racial and ethnic disparities exist in among veterans.•Non-White are 67% less likely be than White veterans. IntroductionVeterans at high risk an important group screening. Previous research suggests that may reaching healthier...

Objective The aversive impact of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on family members has been examined mainly among veterans' partners as well offspring. Background Only a few studies have secondary PTSD symptoms (PTSS) in parents, and the conditions which distress tolerance (DT) contributes to PTSS parents' (SPTSS) remain unexplored. In present study, we aimed use dyadic appr...