2024
Comparison of clinical pharmacist practitioners’ headache care roles across clinical contexts within the Veterans Health Administration: Optimizing pharmacist integration
Goldman R, Damush T, Guirguis A, Datre O, Baird S, Sico J. Comparison of clinical pharmacist practitioners’ headache care roles across clinical contexts within the Veterans Health Administration: Optimizing pharmacist integration. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2024 PMID: 39269026, DOI: 10.1111/head.14834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationClinical pharmacist practitionersVHA facilitiesHeadache careCare teamEnhance patient outcomesPharmacist practitionersSpecialist servicesHealth AdministrationPracticing pharmacistsQualitative studyCross-sectional qualitative studyAdvanced practice pharmacistBehavior change skillsPatient outcomesSpecialty care servicesNon-formulary medicationsReading of transcriptsPharmacist integrationPrimary carePain teamCaring roleCare servicesHeadache neurologistPhysician education
2023
The Headache Psychologists’ Role in Pediatric and Adult Headache Care: A Qualitative Study of Expert Practitioners
Grinberg A, Damush T, Lindsey H, Burrone L, Baird S, Takagishi S, Snyder I, Goldman R, Sico J, Seng E. The Headache Psychologists’ Role in Pediatric and Adult Headache Care: A Qualitative Study of Expert Practitioners. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 2023, 31: 359-367. PMID: 37839060, PMCID: PMC11102355, DOI: 10.1007/s10880-023-09972-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral treatmentBehavioral interventionsTreatment contentCognitive behavioral therapyEvidence-based behavioral interventionsEvidence-based behavior change interventionsBehavioral therapyBehaviour change interventionsRelaxation trainingPsychologistsSemi-structured interviewsHeadache activityStandalone optionChange interventionsHeadache careOpen-ended questionsParticipantsStandalone treatmentHeadache disordersBrief durationHeadache treatmentExpert practitionersMedical settingsPurposive sampleSuccessful referralComplex Patient Navigation by Veteran Patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for Chronic Headache Disease: A Qualitative Study
Lindsey H, Goldman R, Riley S, Baird S, Burrone L, Grinberg A, Fenton B, Sico J, Damush T. Complex Patient Navigation by Veteran Patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for Chronic Headache Disease: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Patient Experience 2023, 10: 23743735231151547. PMID: 36710997, PMCID: PMC9880564, DOI: 10.1177/23743735231151547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationHeadache careHeadache diseaseHealth AdministrationMost patientsHealthcare providersEvidence-based careMultiple healthcare providersPatient navigationVeteran patientsHeadache centerChronic headachePatient satisfactionSpecialty careHeadache specialistsHeadache treatmentMultiple healthcare systemsPatientsCareTimely accessDiseaseThematic qualitative analysisAdministrationHealthcare systemHigh satisfaction
2022
Characteristics and Gender Differences of Headache in the Veterans Health Administration
Sico JJ, Seng E, Wang K, Skanderson M, Schindler E, Ney JP, Lorenze N, Kimber A, Lindsey H, Grinberg AS, Kuruvilla D, Higgins D, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Shapiro RE, Lipton RB, Fenton B. Characteristics and Gender Differences of Headache in the Veterans Health Administration. Neurology 2022, 99: e1993-e2005. PMID: 36100437, PMCID: PMC9651459, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHeadache diagnosisHealthcare utilizationIncidence rateHeadache careHeadache typesHealth AdministrationSociodemographic characteristicsMilitary-related exposuresAge-adjusted incidenceEmergency department utilizationElectronic health record dataRetrospective cohort designType of headacheHigh incidence rateTraumatic brain injuryUnited States veteransHealth record dataPost-traumatic stress disorderGender differencesMilitary sexual traumaHeadache disordersBrain injuryHeadache specialistsCohort designTelehealth perceptions and utilization for the delivery of headache care before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A mixed‐methods study
Grinberg AS, Fenton BT, Wang K, Lindsey H, Goldman RE, Baird S, Riley S, Burrone L, Seng EK, Damush TM, Sico JJ. Telehealth perceptions and utilization for the delivery of headache care before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A mixed‐methods study. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2022, 62: 613-623. PMID: 35545754, PMCID: PMC9348149, DOI: 10.1111/head.14310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health Administration facilitiesTelehealth deliveryHeadache centerHeadache careAdministration facilitiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicUtilization of telehealthDisease 2019 pandemicRace/ethnicityPatient ageTelephone visitsPerson appointmentsTelehealth visitsOutpatient visitsPatient groupPatient preferencesHeadache disordersPerson visitsHeadache treatmentMultiple delivery methodsPatientsPatient engagementProviders' perceptionsHeadache servicesPatient accessEssential components of care in a multidisciplinary headache center: Perspectives from headache neurology specialists
Goldman RE, Damush TM, Kuruvilla DE, Lindsey H, Baird S, Riley S, BS L, Grinberg AS, Seng EK, Fenton BT, Sico JJ. Essential components of care in a multidisciplinary headache center: Perspectives from headache neurology specialists. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2022, 62: 306-318. PMID: 35293614, DOI: 10.1111/head.14277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary headache centerHeadache centerHeadache careNeurology specialistsChronic headacheIntegrative health modalitiesBotulinum toxin injectionImmersion/crystallization techniqueType of careSemi-structured telephone interviewsBehavioral health practitionersCognitive behavioral therapyToxin injectionMultidisciplinary careNerve blockPain managementUnsuccessful treatmentHeadache specialistsNew medicationsPhysical therapySuccessful careMultiple doctorsPatientsOccupational therapySleep medicine