2020
Brief educational video plus telecare to enhance recovery for older emergency department patients with acute musculoskeletal pain: study protocol for the BETTER randomized controlled trial
Platts-Mills TF, McLean SA, Weinberger M, Stearns SC, Bush M, Teresi BB, Hurka-Richardson K, Kroenke K, Kerns RD, Weaver MA, Keefe FJ. Brief educational video plus telecare to enhance recovery for older emergency department patients with acute musculoskeletal pain: study protocol for the BETTER randomized controlled trial. Trials 2020, 21: 615. PMID: 32631400, PMCID: PMC7336469, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04552-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic musculoskeletal painMusculoskeletal painEmergency departmentUsual careOpioid useChronic painOlder adultsAnalgesic-related side effectsLong-term opioid useOlder emergency department (ED) patientsAcute musculoskeletal painEmergency department patientsCause of disabilityPublic health priorityBrief educational videoDiscussionThis trialPain severitySecondary outcomesSixty patientsDepartment patientsPrimary outcomeHealthcare utilizationStudy enrollmentPhysical functionStudy protocol
2019
Core Outcome Measures for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research: Recommendations from a Veterans Health Administration Work Group
Kroenke K, Krebs EE, Turk D, Von Korff M, Bair MJ, Allen KD, Sandbrink F, Cheville AL, DeBar L, Lorenz KA, Kerns RD. Core Outcome Measures for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research: Recommendations from a Veterans Health Administration Work Group. Pain Medicine 2019, 20: 1500-1508. PMID: 30615172, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyBiomedical ResearchChronic PainDelphi TechniqueDepressionHumansMusculoskeletal PainOutcome Assessment, Health CarePain ManagementPain MeasurementPatient Health QuestionnairePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPhysical Functional PerformancePsychometricsSleepUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsCore Outcome MeasuresOutcome measuresPain intensityPatient-reported global impressionBrief Pain Inventory Interference ScaleChronic musculoskeletal pain disordersMusculoskeletal pain disordersChronic musculoskeletal painPatient Health QuestionnaireNumerical rating scaleVeterans Health AdministrationCommon outcome measuresGeneralized anxiety disorderMusculoskeletal painPain disordersChronic painGlobal ImpressionPhysical functionHealth QuestionnairePhysical functioningSleep ScaleDepression ScaleOutcomes Information SystemPain researchHealth Administration
2016
Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women
Patel KV, Cochrane BB, Turk DC, Bastian LA, Haskell SG, Woods NF, Zaslavsky O, Wallace RB, Kerns RD. Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s91-s101. PMID: 26768395, PMCID: PMC5881612, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtreme pain interferencePain interferencePhysical functionPain severitySleep qualityDepressive symptomsHealth initiativesStudy participantsWorse physical functionAssociation of painWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenObservational study participantsLimited physical functioningVeteran statusHealth care servicesPostmenopausal womenLess painPhysical functioningOlder veteransHigh incidencePainCare servicesNumber of womenComorbid symptoms
2011
Measuring Pain Impact Versus Pain Severity Using a Numeric Rating Scale
Fraenkel L, Falzer P, Fried T, Kohler M, Peters E, Kerns R, Leventhal H. Measuring Pain Impact Versus Pain Severity Using a Numeric Rating Scale. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 27: 555-560. PMID: 22081365, PMCID: PMC3326111, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1926-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumeric rating scaleImpact of painPain impactPatient preferencesPain intensity numeric rating scaleRating ScalePatients' treatment preferencesResultsTwo hundred fortyMore effective treatmentsHigh-risk treatmentValuable screening instrumentPain severityCurrent medicationsMusculoskeletal painNRS scoresClinical outcomesIllness perceptionsPhysical functionTreatment preferencesHundred fortyEffective treatmentPainClinical practiceAppropriate managementScreening instrument