Predictors of engagement in an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for veterans with chronic low back pain
Solar C, Halat AM, MacLean RR, Rajeevan H, Williams DA, Krein SL, Heapy AA, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM. Predictors of engagement in an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for veterans with chronic low back pain. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2020, 11: 1274-1282. PMID: 33098304, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painClinical characteristicsBack painChronic painEASE programParticipant characteristicsInternet-based cognitive behavioural therapy programmeInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapy interventionInternet-based interventionsCognitive behavioral therapy interventionInternet-based programCognitive behavioral therapy programBehavioral therapy interventionBehavioral therapy programRace/ethnicityPain careMean ageNumber of loginsIncreased ageTherapy interventionWeek trialPainTherapy programPredictors of engagementNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain
Fraenkel L, Buta E, Suter L, Dubreuil M, Levy C, Najem C, Brennan M, Corn B, Kerns R, Goulet J. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1194-1202. PMID: 32702101, PMCID: PMC7372512, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsWOMAC pain scorePain scoresAnti-inflammatory drugsGlobal ImpressionKnee osteoarthritisMeloxicam groupMcMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain scoreCurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsLong-term clinical benefitMean differencePain score differenceParticipant global impressionWOMAC disability scoresKnee osteoarthritis painLower extremity disabilityPrimary outcome measureSignificant differencesCognitive behavioral therapy programCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapy programBaseline painOsteoarthritis painTreat basisDisability scores