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Observational studyMilitary Medical Research2023

Self-reported physical functioning, cardiometabolic health conditions, and health care utilization patterns in Million Veteran Program enrollees with Traumatic Brain Injury Screening and Evaluation Program data.

Alexandra L Clark, Makenna B McGill, Erin D Ozturk, David M Schnyer, Catherine Chanfreau-Coffinier, Victoria C Merritt, VA Million Veteran Program

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Observational study in Military Medical Research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. An extra X chromosome among adult women in the Million Veteran Program: A more benign perspective of trisomy X.American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra L ClarkResearch Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.
Makenna B McGillDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Erin D OzturkResearch Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.
David M SchnyerDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Catherine Chanfreau-CoffinierVA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, 84148, USA.
Victoria C MerrittResearch Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA, 92161, USA. victoria.merritt@va.gov.ORCID 0000-0001-5683-4168
VA Million Veteran Program
The University of Texas at Austin · USSan Diego State University · USUniversity of California San Diego · USVA Salt Lake City Healthcare System · USVA San Diego Healthcare System · US

Funding

Examination of Biological Markers Associated with Neurobehavioral and Neuropsychological Outcomes in Military Veterans with a History of Traumatic Brain InjuryIK2CX001952 · VA · VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI VICTORIA C. MERRITT · 2020 to 2026
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CSRD VA IK2 CX001952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExamining the health outcomes of veterans who have completed the United States Veterans Health Administration's (VHA's) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Screening and Evaluation Program may aid in the refinement and improvement of clinical care initiatives within the VHA. This study compared self-reported physical functioning, cardiometabolic health conditions, and health care utilization patterns in Million Veteran Program enrollees with TBI Screening and Evaluation Program data (collected between 2007 and 2019), with the goal of enhancing understanding of potentially modifiable health conditions in this population.

methodsIn this observational cohort study, veterans (n = 16,452) were grouped based on the diagnostic outcome of the TBI Screening and Evaluation Program: 1) negative TBI screen (Screen

resultsThe results showed that veterans in the Screen

conclusionsThe findings suggest that veterans who screen positive for TBI, regardless of whether they are ultimately diagnosed with TBI, are at greater risk for negative health outcomes, signifying that these veterans represent a vulnerable group that may benefit from increased clinical care and prevention efforts.

Indexed as

Brain Injuries, TraumaticCardiovascular DiseasesVeteransHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Patient Acceptance of Health CareSelf ReportUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsCardiometabolic healthCTBIEHealth outcomesMillion Veteran Program (MVP)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) screenVeterans

Identifiers

PMID36597157
PMCPMC9810242
OpenAlexW4313524023

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