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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Maximize Hip Abductor Strength and Reduce Fall Risk in Older Veterans: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Maximize Hip Abductor Strength and Reduce Fall Risk in Older Veterans: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

This randomized control trial (trial registration: Clinical Trials.gov NCT04969094) will examine the impact of 12 weeks (3 times per week) of NMES + an MMBI versus an MMBI alone on fall risk, balance, mobility, and hip abductor composition and strength in 80 (40/group) older veterans at risk for falls.

Ben Friedman, Brock A Beamer, Jeffrey Beans, Vicki Gray, Gad Alon, Alice Ryan, Leslie I Katzel, John D Sorkin, Odessa Addison

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e68082

Supporting Physical and Mental Health in Rural Veterans Living With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Nurse-Led Telephone Intervention Study

Supporting Physical and Mental Health in Rural Veterans Living With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Nurse-Led Telephone Intervention Study

However, rural veterans often lack access to support and problem-solving interventions in their communities. Furthermore, when such services are available, they typically are not tailored to the rural sociocultural and educational context, nor are they able to address the specific emotional needs of veterans [19]. Culturally sensitive, tailored interventions that provide support and focus on enhancing problem-solving skills [16] hold considerable promise for increasing uptake in rural veterans with HF.

Lucinda J Graven, Laurie Abbott, Josef V Hodgkins, Thomas Ledermann, M Bryant Howren

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e63498

Brief Video-Delivered Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Functioning in Older Veterans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Video-Delivered Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Functioning in Older Veterans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Anxiety disorders are pervasive among older adults and especially common in older military veterans. These disorders include generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and unspecified anxiety disorders [1]. A meta-analytic review estimated that nearly 1 in 10 (9.1%) older military veterans met the criteria for one of these anxiety disorders [2].

Christine E Gould, Chalise Carlson, Julie L Wetherell, Mary K Goldstein, Lauren Anker, Sherry A Beaudreau

JMIR Aging 2024;7:e56959

Opportunities to Address Specialty Care Deserts and the Digital Divide through the Veterans Health Administration’s Telehealth Hub-and-Spoke Cardiology Clinic: Retrospective Cohort Study

Opportunities to Address Specialty Care Deserts and the Digital Divide through the Veterans Health Administration’s Telehealth Hub-and-Spoke Cardiology Clinic: Retrospective Cohort Study

Access to specialty care varies widely across US geographic regions, a pattern that poses problems for the delivery of cardiology care within the Veterans Health Administration (VA) [1-3]. Given the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated morbidity and mortality among veterans [4], maintaining access to cardiology care is essential.

Rebecca Lauren Tisdale, Colin Purmal, Neil Kalwani, Alexander Sandhu, Paul Heidenreich, Donna Zulman, Tanvir Hussain

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e53932

Brief Peer-Supported Web-Based Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (BPS webSTAIR) for Trauma-Exposed Veterans in the Community: Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Peer-Supported Web-Based Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (BPS webSTAIR) for Trauma-Exposed Veterans in the Community: Randomized Controlled Trial

Among US veterans, the prevalence of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder is estimated to be roughly twice the rate of PTSD alone [1], and the symptoms of each of these disorders have been associated with deficits in emotion regulation [2,3] and psychosocial functioning [4,5]. Meanwhile, veterans experience numerous practical and cultural barriers to accessing evidence-based mental health treatment.

Laura E Ong, Sarah Speicher, Diana Villasenor, Jamie Kim, Adam Jacobs, Kathryn S Macia, Marylene Cloitre

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e52130

Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration’s Digital Divide Consult for Tablet Distribution and Telehealth Adoption: Cohort Study

Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration’s Digital Divide Consult for Tablet Distribution and Telehealth Adoption: Cohort Study

Access to health care is a foundational priority for the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) [1]. Many veterans experience barriers that impede their use of VHA clinical and social services, including geographic and transportation difficulties, physical and mental health challenges, and socioeconomic stressors [2]. Approximately 2.7 million VHA veterans live in rural or insular areas [3], a scenario that can compound other access barriers.

Jacqueline M Ferguson, James Van Campen, Cindie Slightam, Liberty Greene, Leonie Heyworth, Donna M Zulman

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e59089

Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation

Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation

Although US women veterans are more likely to experience lifetime IPV than men (approximately 45% vs 36%), the prevalence of past-year IPV is similar, at approximately 30% [5]. Research has found that as many as 55% of women veterans experience IPV in their lifetimes [6].

Galina A Portnoy, Mark R Relyea, Melissa E Dichter, Katherine M Iverson, Candice Presseau, Cynthia A Brandt, Melissa Skanderson, LeAnn E Bruce, Steve Martino

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e59918