2024
Obstructive Respiratory Disease in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Burden
Bamonti P, Fischer I, Moye J, Poghosyan H, Pietrzak R. Obstructive Respiratory Disease in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Burden. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 176: 140-147. PMID: 38857555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical health burdenNationally representative sampleU.S. veteransObstructive respiratory diseaseHealth burdenRepresentative sampleNational Health and ResiliencePhysical health characteristicsRespiratory diseaseSecondary data analysisSevere somatic symptomsHealth characteristicsVA healthcareVeterans StudyTrauma burdenLow-incomeSomatic symptomsPosttraumatic stressMultivariate regression analysisVeteransMedical conditionsCurrent suicidal ideationGeneralized anxiety disorderMedical comorbiditiesNicotine use disorder
2023
Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use among U.S. Veterans during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Manzo L, Sarkar S, Nicholson N, Sanft T, Poghosyan H. Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use among U.S. Veterans during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Military Medicine 2023, 189: e1230-e1239. PMID: 37715685, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent tobacco smokersE-cigarette useComorbid conditionsTobacco smokersU.S. veteransNon-Hispanic Black veteransMultivariable logistic regression analysisSurvey's complex designMore comorbid conditionsNon-Hispanic white veteransFrequent mental distressHigh-risk subgroupsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicMilitary veteransCurrent e-cigarette useCurrent e-cigarette usersLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic blacksTimes higher oddsSubstance use disordersDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicNon-Hispanic whitesE-cigarette usersFormer smokers