2024
Gender Differences in “Making Weight” Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health
Cary A, Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Gender Differences in “Making Weight” Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health. Journal Of Women's Health 2024 PMID: 39510825, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale service membersEating pathologyMental healthAfghanistan war era veteransLevels of dietary restraintMeasures of eating behaviorPosttraumatic stress disorderService membersGender differencesWeight behaviorPotential gender differencesRates of obesityAssociated with female genderStress disorderFood addictionProportion of womenDietary restraintEmotional eatingEra veteransU.S.-IraqWar veteransExcessive exerciseFuture healthMilitary populationVeterans
2023
Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns
Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 57: 827-838. PMID: 38129986, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtypical anorexia nervosaAtypical ANWeight suppressionAnorexia nervosaClinical entityWeight lossControl groupDietary restraintMental healthDistinct clinical entityPoor mental healthOnly groupU.S. military veteransClinical significanceHigh riskVeteran populationSecondary analysisWeight gainSpecialized interventionsMilitary veteransNervosaDisordersVeteransNational studyPathologyDevelopment and Psychometric Assessment of the Weight and Eating Quality of Life (WE-QOL) Scale in US Military Veterans
Masheb R, Snow J, Fenn L, Antoniadis N, Raffa S, Ruser C, Buta E. Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Weight and Eating Quality of Life (WE-QOL) Scale in US Military Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 2076-2081. PMID: 36973571, PMCID: PMC10361921, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08132-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPopulation health metricsQOL measuresGeneric health-related QOL measuresHealth-related QOL measuresHealth metricsWeight management programPopulation health approachObesity-related diseasesQuality of careUS military veteransClinical remindersUS veteransPhysical activityHealth AdministrationPatient careEuropean QualityHealth approachWeight gainPhysical discomfortWeight stigmaMilitary veteransPsychometric assessmentEmotional distressLife Scale
2016
(208) The relationship among BMI, pain intensity, and musculoskeletal diagnoses
Higgins D, Buta E, Heapy A, Driscoll M, Kerns R, Masheb R, Becker W, Burgess D, Hausmann L, Bair M, Justice A, Wandner L, Krein S, Brandt C, Goulet J. (208) The relationship among BMI, pain intensity, and musculoskeletal diagnoses. Journal Of Pain 2016, 17: s28. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.112.Peer-Reviewed Original Research