Research Topics
Women's Health
The percentage of women Veterans is expected to increase from 7.7% in 2008 to 14.3% in 2033. Important issues being studied include redesigning primary care service delivery for women, as well as developing screening and treatment strategies for post-deployment health issues affecting women, such as military sexual trauma.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Women Veterans". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 765 WOMEN VETERANS focused publications)
- Borsky, Kroll-Desrosiers, Rodriguez, Fenwick, Friedman, Yano. The State of VA-funded Women Veterans' Health Systems Research. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2025 Mar 27 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.02.006.
- Rose DE, Farmer MM, Oishi SM, Bean-Mayberry BA, Canelo I, Washington DL, Yano EM. Availability of Women's Health Clinics, Primary Care Providers, and Women Veterans' Ratings of Care Experiences. Journal of general internal medicine. 2025 Mar 25 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09451-4.
- Goldstein KM, Yano EM, Schnurr PP, Bastian LA, Alton Dailey S, Pomernacki A, Carney D, Gierisch JM, Hamilton AB, Nevedal A, Vogt D, Frayne SM. Enhancing representation of special populations: An approach to the inclusion of women veterans in VA clinical trials. Contemporary clinical trials. 2025 Feb 1; 149:107812.
- Muratore LA, Blanken AE, Huang AJ, Gibson CJ. Sexual orientation and sexual functioning in midlife women veterans. Menopause (New York, N.Y.). 2025 Jan 1; 32(1):5-11, DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002449.
- Henion A, Cheney A, Pugh MJ, Leykum LK, Trivedi RB, Dang S, Kalvesmaki A, Sundstrom K, Rupper R, Bouldin ED. Women Veterans as caregivers: Characteristics and comparisons with women non-veterans using BRFSS. Journal of women & aging. 2024 Nov 9; 36(6):534-545.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 86 WOMEN VETERANS focused publication briefs)
- Women Veterans with PTSD More Likely Than Men to Receive Guideline Discordant Medication
This study examined potential confounders in incident prescribing of guideline discordant medications (GDM) in Veterans with PTSD. Findings showed that women Veterans with PTSD were 67% more likely than men to initiate a GDM, where more than half of this effect was explained by bipolar disorder diagnosis, age, and the number of distinct psychiatric medications prescribed in the prior year. After a...
Date: June 5, 2024
- Women Veterans More Likely to Have Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Higher Pain Interference and Intensity
This study examined gender differences in chronic pain and its contributors. Findings showed that, compared to men, women Veterans were more likely to have chronic overlapping pain conditions and had higher levels of pain interference and intensity. Women had higher prevalence of psychiatric and sleep disorder diagnoses, greater levels of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigu...
Date: February 12, 2024
- Research Priorities for Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health
Held in September 2021, The National VA Reproductive Health Research Conference provided a unique opportunity to survey the current state of knowledge on women Veterans’ reproductive health and to discuss and identify research priorities that will support optimizing VA reproductive healthcare in the context of a Learning Healthcare System. Priorities highlight the need for reproductive health rese...
Date: January 24, 2023
- Male and Female Veterans Differ in Attitudes to Referral to VA Care after Calling the Veterans Crisis Line
This study described Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) referral outcomes for Veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) with active thoughts of suicide during calendar years 2018–2019. Reasons given for declining SPC referral suggest that concerns about or discomfort with VA care were a key concern, particularly among women Veterans. Women had a higher rate of declining SPC referrals...
Date: January 1, 2023
- JGIM Supplement Features VA Research on Women Veterans’ Health and Healthcare
This special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM), titled “Moving Women Veterans’ Health Research Forward,” includes 25 articles and 2 editorials that highlight innovations and new findings related to women Veterans’ health and healthcare, including the diverse needs and experiences of women Veterans and active duty and Reserve/National Guard servicewomen....
Date: September 1, 2022
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Studies
( 5 of more than 61 WOMEN VETERANS focused projects
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| Project No. |
Title |
PI |
Funding Start |
| CDA 20-227
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Increasing PTSD Treatment Engagement in Women Veterans: Role of CBT for Insomnia |
Carlson, Gwendolyn |
2023-01-01 |
| CDA 20-275
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Assessing Trends in STI Screening among Women Veterans in the VHA |
Keddem, Shimrit |
2022-04-01 |
| CDA 20-224
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Examining Pre-Pregnancy Health and Maternal Outcomes among Women Veterans |
Quinn, Deirdre |
2021-09-01 |
| IIR 19-387
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MyPath: A Patient-Centered Web-Based Intervention to Improve Reproductive Planning for Women Veterans |
Callegari, Lisa |
2020-10-01 |
| IIR 18-287
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Strengthening Suicide Prevention Efforts for Women Veterans through the Veterans Crisis Line |
Dichter, Melissa |
2020-07-01 |
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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Women Veterans" seminars are displayed.
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| Date |
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Presenter(s) |
| 5/22/2025 |
How to support the participation of Women Veterans in clinical trials: the Women’s Enhanced Recruitment Program Toolkit
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Goldstein, Karen
Johnson, Marcus
Alton Dailey, Susan
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| 11/19/2024 |
An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans’ Health Literature (2016-2023)
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Yano, Elizabeth
Goldstein, Karen
Pace, Rachel
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| 9/24/2024 |
Improving Access to Urinary Incontinence Treatment through Mobile Health
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Markland, Alayne
Morgan, Chelsea
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| 7/8/2024 |
Women Veterans’ Healthcare Provider Workforce Experiences
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Zivin, Kara
Olmos-Ochoa, Tanya
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| 4/25/2024 |
Women Veterans’ Experiences of Harassment at VA Healthcare Facilities: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Need to Go?
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Fenwick, Karissa
Shekelle, Jeanette
Jackson, Discussant: Lelia
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