Jennifer Orshak, PhD, RN, is Nurse Scientist, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.

Cissy Ondoma, PhD, RN, maintains a nonbudget appointment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing.

Heather M. Johnson, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASPC, is Preventive Cardiologist, Christine E. Lynn Women's Health & Wellness Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital/Baptist Health, Florida, and Clinical Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.

Diane Lauver, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing.

Accepted for publication June 10, 2023.

The authors would like to thank Drs. Lisa Bratzke, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAHA, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Roger Brown, PhD, Professor Clinical Health Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine Garlough, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Theresa Watts, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, Assistant Professor, Orvis School of Nursing; and Yuliya Nemykina, graduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison, for their assistance with this study. Also, the authors would like to thank the women veterans who participated in the survey. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. government.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Health Sciences Institutional Review Board deemed this study minimal risk, that is, research involving the use of educational tests, surveys, and interviews, and determined to meet the criteria for exempt human subjects research.

Support was provided by the Conger Research and Scholarship Award, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation/Astellas Heart Health Through the Life Span Award Program, funded by a charitable donation from Astellas; and the Graduate School, part of the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Corresponding author: Jennifer Orshak, PhD, RN, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705 (e-mail: [email protected]).

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