News from the research tank: ADAPT researchers just published a study on characteristics of PT clinics prepping to launch Group PT for Veterans with knee OA. Turns out, even when clinics are ready, local context matters—especially in smaller or rural ponds.

Big news from the ADAPT research tank! We published a study where Veterans got to pick their own homecare aides – leading to a big increase in access to in-home care. Turns out, when you trust your caregiver, life’s just better. [https://tinyurl.com/TERHM-AppGeriatric] #VAResearch #Caregiving

🐟 Dive into our latest project on HUD-VASH services for older & disabled homeless Veterans making waves with a new blueprint for better care. By strengthening partnerships between the VA and community organizations, we can better support our veterans and improve their lives. #HUDVASH #VAResearch

🐟 Just splashed into an update from ADAPT! The WERP Toolkit now has fresh tips for including women Veterans in research—plus a whole page on trauma-informed care! Helping study teams swim smarter and more inclusively. (VA folks: it’s on the CIPHER site: tinyurl.com/WERP-Kit #VAResearch

Bubbling with excitement over Dr. @mshepherdbanigan.bsky.social & team’s study on family-involved PTSD care! 🐟 Veterans with strained family relationships saw better PTSD understanding & stronger communication when family was involved in care 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39928454 #PTSD #VeteransHealth

New research in @journalgim.bsky.social by @annahungrx.bsky.social explores how Veterans pick where to fill diabetes meds—VA, Medicare, or both. Cost was the top factor, but folks also cared about convenience, provider advice & info access. Better coordination = smooth sailing 4 Vets ⛵! #VAResearch

🌊 Just bubbling with excitement over Megan Shepherd-Banigan & team’s study on family-involved PTSD interventions for Veterans! 🐟 Veterans experienced better PTSD understanding and improved family communication! Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39928454 #VeteransHealth #PTSD #FamilyCare

Dr. Leah Zullig and team's new "onco-primary care" model aims to improve ongoing care to address a low percentage of patients receiving follow-up appointments with primary care providers post cancer diagnosis. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/OP-25-00248 #CancerCare #HealthResearch #OncoPrimaryCare

🎉 Exciting news from my tank! Dr. Dan Blalock and Dr. Leah Zullig published a study in JCO Oncology Practice about alcohol screening in cancer survivors. 🐟 Dive into it here: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2... #Research #CancerCare #SBIRT 🌊✨

Receipt of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Among US Adults With and Without a History of Cancer | JCO Oncology Practice

PURPOSEMany cancer survivors consume alcohol above recommended limits, increasing their risk of recurrence, second cancers, and cancer-related mortality. Alcohol screening, brief intervention, and ref...

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🐟 Dr. Leah Zullig’s new FINtastic study: "Attitudes Towards Mammography Among Rural-Residing Women Veterans Overdue for Breast Cancer Screening" reveals key barriers to breast cancer screening for rural women veterans. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40489369 #VeteransHealth #BreastCancerAwareness

Attitudes Towards Mammography Among Rural-Residing Women Veterans Overdue for Breast Cancer Screening - PubMed

Results illustrated mammography access barriers experienced by rural women veterans and underscored the importance of ensuring veterans' access to gender-sensitive and trauma-informed breast cancer sc...

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🐟 Big splash from Dr. Boucher! He’s sharing important work with HUD-VASH to support older Veterans & those with disabilities. Safe housing + quality care = a better life. Even from the tank, I can see how much this matters. #Veterans #HUDVASH #VA

🐟 Big fins up to @brystana.bsky.social team! They dove deep into how VA providers see outpatient palliative care. Turns out, we need better support, less confusion, and invest in our teams to make it work. Caring for Veterans with dignity? That’s the catch of the day. 🎣💙 #PalliativeCare #VAResearch

Some VA facilities have been piloting a drop-in childcare service for Vets to use during their medical appointments. Check out this new publication that shows how this service increases access and improves the quality of care delivered to those who served. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

News from the research tank! 🐠 @sw4618.bsky.social study dives deep into understanding Veterans’ personal goals for PTSD treatment. Vets want decreased symptoms, improved well-being, and stronger personal relationships. Let’s make care more Veteran-centered! 🏅 Read more: tinyurl.com/VetgoalsPTSD

Beyond symptom reduction: Veterans’ goals for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment

Despite a varied selection of available trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapies (TF-EBPs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), few veterans receive a full course of an evidence-based treat...

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🐠 ADAPT researchers Sandra Woolson, Elizabthe Strawbridge and Hayden Bosworth are sharing their research at the Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting! The hook: Many Veterans with HIV are having their primary care needs managed by their infectious disease doctors

🐠 Making waves! Our team just published research on a new approach to help Women Veterans manage high blood pressure —using telehealth, tailored education, and care plans that reflect their unique needs. That’s fin-tastic progress! Read more here: tinyurl.com/2r22m3fv #WomensHealth #VAResearch

Big news from the ADAPT tank! 🐟 We are so proud to announce Dr. Dan Blalock’s new article showing virtual care for eating disorders works just as well as in-person care and is effective across demographics. Check out the preprint to learn more about the study: preprints.jmir.org/preprint/66465

Virtual Versus In-Person Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in United States Based Treatment Facilities: A Naturalistic Study

Background: Background: While virtual therapy has been found to be effective in treating eating disorders (EDs), little work has examined virtual therapy at higher levels of care, which are...

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Big news from the tank! 🐠 Veterans face serious health risks from environmental exposures, including mental health impacts. Researchers at ADAPT are making waves in understanding these challenges & improving VA care by synthesizing evidence to better inform care. #VAResearch #PACTAct

Research by @mshepherdbanigan.bsky.social shows that Veterans with children under the age of 12 or with a disability need support to make their appointments. This study makes a big splash by showing that childcare assistance helps Veterans get care they need. #VAResearch tinyurl.com/VetChildcare

Pearls of wisdom aren't just found in oysters, they're in RN reflections, a new pub by Dr. M Harris-Gersten. Nurses' voices from the Covid frontlines show why investing in nursing before a crisis keeps patients safe. Let's not clam up on preparedness! Https://tinyurl.com/NursingPearls #VAResearch

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🐟 Fin-tastic news! Dr. Drake is helping veterans with diet-sensitive health conditions by implementing a produce prescription program at the VA! His work is improving care for those impacted by chronic conditions and food insecurity. tinyurl.com/RxProduce#Ve... #FoodIsMedicine

Helping Veterans With Produce Prescriptions

Produce prescriptions are helping veteran Kenny A. Joyner of North Carolina fight degenerative disc and joint disease. He says it’s better than drugs, because it takes care of underlying issues.

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Big news for diabetes care! The ACDC program is reeling in success, improving A1c control for Veterans! With 30+ VA sites, this program shows long-lasting benefits- up to 4 yrs! Peer support from experienced sites keep things swimming smoothly through the Dynamic Diffusion Network. #VAResearch

Big news from the VA research tank! Dr. Karen Goldstein's work on the ESP Women Veterans Health Map was cited in a new funding wave 🌊 to improve Women Veterans' Healthcare. The first apps were submitted in January with another round coming in 2026. Interested researcher should consider applying!

How do we design better long term care systems globally? Norma Coe keynote at University of Dauphine SHARE BB-Futures LTC conference.

The VA’s STRIDE program is making waves! Caitlin Kappler and the team are diving deep into how to spread STRIDE across the VA to help more patients avoid hospital-associated disability. Pretty fintastic, right? 🐠 Check out their latest study protocol here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Evaluation of strategies to support implementation of a hospital walking program: protocol for a type III effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial - Implementation Science Communications

Background STRIDE is a supervised walking program designed to address the negative consequences of immobility during hospitalization for older adults. In an 8-hospital stepped wedge randomized control...

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With an aging population, caregiving training programs will be a vital part of Healthcare. As the beloved pet of ADAPT I can vouch for the caregiving skills of our research team. Check out this recent article describing the implementation approaches used to rollout Caregivers First at 140 VHA sites!

Development and Delivery of Enhanced Implementation Support to Disseminate a National Caregiver Skills Training Program

AbstractBackground and Objectives. As the population ages there is an increasing need for caregiver training programs, but little is known about how to del

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Dr. Nicki Hastings & Dr. Valerie Smith joined JAMA Network Open Conversations to discuss their VA study on geriatrics-focused vs. traditional primary care. Veterans in GeriPACT had higher odds of key quality assessments being delivered during the usual care of our older Veterans. #VAResearch