Search Results - "Welsh, Deborah E."

Eight-year trends of cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality in patients with schizophrenia by Morden, Nancy E., M.D., M.P.H, Lai, Zongshan, M.P.H, Goodrich, David E., Ed.D, MacKenzie, Todd, Ph.D, McCarthy, John F., Ph.D., M.P.H, Austin, Karen, M.P.H, Welsh, Deborah E., M.S, Bartels, Stephen, M.D., M.S, Kilbourne, Amy M., Ph.D., M.P.H

“…Abstract Objective We examined cardiometabolic disease and mortality over 8 years among individuals with and without schizophrenia. Method We compared 65,362…”
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Evaluation of a nurse practitioner disease management model for chronic heart failure: a multi-site implementation study by Lowery, Julie, Hopp, Faith, Subramanian, Usha, Wiitala, Wyndy, Welsh, Deborah E, Larkin, Angela, Stemmer, Karen, Zak, Cassandra, Vaitkevicius, Peter

“…While disease management appears to be effective in selected, small groups of CHF patients from randomized controlled trials, its effectiveness in a broader…”
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Veterans Health Administration Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Surveillance to Action by Charles, Maureen A., Yackel, Edward E., Mills, Peter D., Welsh, Deborah E.

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Access to Subspecialty Care And Survival Among Patients With Liver Disease by Mellinger, Jessica L, Moser, Stephanie, Welsh, Deborah E, Yosef, Matheos T, Van, Tony, McCurdy, Heather, Rakoski, Mina O, Moseley, Richard H, Glass, Lisa, Waljee, Akbar K, Volk, Michael L, Sales, Anne, Su, Grace L

“…Access to subspecialty care may be difficult for patients with liver disease, but it is unknown whether access influences outcomes among this population. Our…”
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Early Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans Affairs Patients With Depression by Zivin, Kara, Ilgen, Mark A, Pfeiffer, Paul Nelson, Welsh, Deborah E, McCarthy, John, Valenstein, Marcia, Miller, Erin M, Islam, Khairul, Kales, Helen C

“…Objective:Substantial literature documents excess and early mortality among individuals with serious mental illness, but there are relatively few data about…”
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Quality of General Medical Care Among Patients With Serious Mental Illness: Does Colocation of Services Matter? by Kilbourne, Amy M, Pirraglia, Paul A, Lai, Zongshan, Bauer, Mark S, Charns, Martin P, Greenwald, Devra, Welsh, Deborah E, McCarthy, John F, Yano, Elizabeth M

“…Objective:This study was conducted to determine whether patients with serious mental illness receiving care in Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health programs…”
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The relationship between religious involvement and clinical status of patients with bipolar disorder by Cruz, Mario, Pincus, Harold Alan, Welsh, Deborah E, Greenwald, Devra, Lasky, Elaine, Kilbourne, Amy M

“…Cruz M, Pincus HA, Welsh DE, Greenwald D, Lasky E, Kilbourne AM. The relationship between religious involvement and clinical status of patients with bipolar…”
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The effects of crew resource management on teamwork and safety climate at Veterans Health Administration facilities by Schwartz, Miriam E., Welsh, Deborah E., Paull, Douglas E., Knowles, Regina S., DeLeeuw, Lori D., Hemphill, Robin R., Essen, Keith E., Sculli, Gary L.

“…Communication failure is a significant source of adverse events in health care and a leading root cause of sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission…”
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Clinical and Demographic Factors Associated With Homelessness and Incarceration Among VA Patients With Bipolar Disorder by Copeland, Laurel A, Miller, Alexander L, Welsh, Deborah E, McCarthy, John F, Zeber, John E, Kilbourne, Amy M

“…We assessed the association between homelessness and incarceration in Veterans Affairs patients with bipolar disorder. We used logistic regression to model…”
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Rates of clinical depression diagnosis, functional impairment, and nursing home placement in coexisting dementia and depression by Kales, Helen C, Chen, Peijun, Blow, Frederic C, Welsh, Deborah E, Mellow, Alan M

“…Depression is commonly found as a coexisting condition in dementia. An earlier retrospective study by the authors found that patients with coexisting dementia…”
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Automated computerized intensive care unit severity of illness measure in the Department of Veterans Affairs: Preliminary results by Render, Marta L, Welsh, Deborah E, Kollef, Marin, Lott, James H, Hui, Siu, Weinberger, Morris, Tsevat, Joel, Hayward, Rodney A, Hofer, Timothy P

“…OBJECTIVETo evaluate the feasibility of an automated intensive care unit (ICU) risk adjustment tool (acronymSISVistA) developed by selecting a subset of…”
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Tu1006 Access to Subspecialty Care Is Associated With Improved Survival in Patients With Liver Disease: an Analysis of the Visn 11 Liver Disease Cohort by Mellinger, Jessica L, Moser, Stephanie E, Welsh, Deborah E, McCurdy, Heather, Rakoski, Mina, Sales, Anne, Moseley, Richard, Volk, Michael, Su, Grace L

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Ratings of Patient-Provider Communication Among Veterans: Serious Mental Illnesses, Substance Use Disorders, and the Moderating Role of Trust by Bohnert, Amy S. B., Zivin, Kara, Welsh, Deborah E., Kilbourne, Amy M.

“…Many individuals with a mental illness are not satisfied with their communication with their primary provider. The present study examined the relationship of…”
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A collaborative therapeutic relationship and risk of suicidal ideation in patients with bipolar disorder by Ilgen, Mark A, Czyz, Ewa K, Welsh, Deborah E, Zeber, John E, Bauer, Mark S, Kilbourne, Amy M

“…Abstract Background A diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder (BD) is among the strongest known risk factors for suicide. The present study examines the relative impact…”
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Journal Reading Habits of Internists by Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A., Saha, Somnath, Elmore, Joann G., Welsh, Deborah E., Baker, Paul, Koepsell, Thomas D.

“…We assessed the reading habits of internists with and without epidemiological training because such information may help guide medical journals as they make…”
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Variation in outcomes in Veterans Affairs intensive care units with a computerized severity measure by Render, Marta L, Kim, H Myra, Deddens, James, Sivaganesin, Siva, Welsh, Deborah E, Bickel, Karen, Freyberg, Ron, Timmons, Stephen, Johnston, Joseph, Connors, Alfred F, Wagner, Douglas, Hofer, Timothy P

“…OBJECTIVE:To quantify the variability in risk-adjusted mortality and length of stay of Veterans Affairs intensive care units using a computer-based severity of…”
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Quality of Care for Cardiometabolic Disease: Associations With Mental Disorder and Rurality by Morden, Nancy E., Berke, Ethan M., Welsh, Deborah E., McCarthy, John F., Mackenzie, Todd A., Kilbourne, Amy M.

“…Background: This study examines quality of cardiometabolic care among veterans receiving care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system. We assess whether…”
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Using Pharmacy Data on Partial Adherence to Inform Clinical Care of Patients With Serious Mental Illness by Woltmann, Emily M, Valenstein, Marcia, Welsh, Deborah E, Lee, Todd A, Wolschon, Patricia A, Grabowski, John, Reilly, Peter A

“…Low adherence to antipsychotic medications is a risk factor for poor outcomes for people with serious mental illness. Pharmacy data might be used by health…”
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Design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial to reduce cardiovascular disease risk for patients with bipolar disorder by Goodrich, David E, Kilbourne, Amy M, Lai, Zongshan, Post, Edward P, Bowersox, Nicholas W, Mezuk, Briana, Schumacher, Karen, Bramlet, Margretta, Welsh, Deborah E, Bauer, Mark S

“…Abstract Background Persons with bipolar disorder (BD) experience a disproportionate burden of medical comorbidity, notably cardiovascular disease (CVD),…”
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Pain, Quality of Life, and Spinal Accessory Nerve Status After Neck Dissection by Terrell, Jeffrey E., Welsh, Deborah E., Bradford, Carol R., Chepeha, Douglas B., Esclamado, Ramon M., Hogikyan, Norman D., Wolf, Gregory T.

“…Objective To assess quality of life (QOL) in patients with head and neck cancer who underwent neck dissection and to compare QOL scores for patients in whom…”
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