A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study
Driscoll MA, Perez E, Edmond SN, Becker WC, DeRycke EC, Kerns RD, Bastian LA. A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s84-s92. PMID: 30203011, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painEvidence-based smoking cessationWorst pain intensity scorePain intensity scoresTelephone-delivered interventionChronic pain reportVA healthcare systemCo-occurring smokingCurrent smokingPain intensityPain outcomesSmoking cessationTelephone interventionPrimary carePain reportsVeteran populationSmokingIntensity scoresMeaningful improvementsStudy participantsPilot studyFunctional interferenceHealthcare systemInterventionPainUnderstanding women veterans' preferences for peer support interventions to promote heart healthy behaviors: A qualitative study
Goldstein KM, Zullig LL, Oddone EZ, Andrews SM, Grewe ME, Danus S, Heisler M, Bastian LA, Voils CI. Understanding women veterans' preferences for peer support interventions to promote heart healthy behaviors: A qualitative study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2018, 10: 353-358. PMID: 29868391, PMCID: PMC5984244, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart-healthy behaviorsPeer support interventionCardiovascular diseaseWomen veteransSupport interventionsHealthy behaviorsRisk of CVDNon-insulin dependent diabetesVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPeer supportHealthcare systemVA healthcare systemCurrent smokingDependent diabetesPreventable conditionBehavior change goalsConventional content analysisSemi-structured individual interviewsVeterans' preferencesVeteransInterventionQualitative studyRiskIndividual interviewsHypertension