2016
The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort
Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Bair M, Becker W, Brennan P, Burgess DJ, Carroll CM, Dobscha S, Driscoll M, Fenton BT, Fraenkel L, Haskell S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Hoff RA, Hwang U, Justice AC, Piette JD, Sinnott P, Wandner L, Womack J, Brandt CA. The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort. Pain 2016, 157: 1696-1703. PMID: 27023420, PMCID: PMC4949131, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSD diagnosisMusculoskeletal disordersMSD cohortIndex dateVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careNumeric rating scale scoreICD-9-CM codesCohort inclusion criteriaNontraumatic joint disordersPain-related treatmentsMore outpatient visitsVeterans Health AdministrationMental health diagnosesRating Scale scoresHigher NRS scoresHealth services researchElectronic health recordsDiagnosis cohortSevere painInpatient visitsNRS scoresOutpatient visitsNeck disordersFirst diagnosisMean age
2006
Health‐Related Quality of Life in Veterans and Nonveterans with HIV/AIDS
Mrus JM, Leonard AC, Yi MS, Sherman SN, Fultz SL, Justice AC, Tsevat J. Health‐Related Quality of Life in Veterans and Nonveterans with HIV/AIDS. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: s39-s47. PMID: 17083499, PMCID: PMC1924783, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00644.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSSymptom botherDepressive symptomsCorrelates of HRQOLPoorer overall functionDeterminants of HRQoLNon-VA settingsHealth-related qualityInjection drug useRating Scale scoresUnstable housing situationsVeterans Administration settingsQuality of lifeVeteran statusHealth valueOverall functionPoor HRQOLHRQOL outcomesMultivariable analysisHRQOL measuresMultivariable associationsMultivariable modelHRQoLVeteran populationHealth ratings