2020
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 engagementNeuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic services in Veterans with multiple sclerosis: Rates of utilization and their associations with socio-demographics and clinical characteristics using Veterans Health Administration-based data
Gromisch ES, Kulas JF, Altalib H, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM, Brandt CA, Haskell S. Neuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic services in Veterans with multiple sclerosis: Rates of utilization and their associations with socio-demographics and clinical characteristics using Veterans Health Administration-based data. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2020, 43: 102220. PMID: 32480347, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCo-occurring conditionsMultiple sclerosisWomen Veterans Cohort StudyService utilizationClinical characteristicsMood disordersService useHealth AdministrationVHA Corporate Data WarehouseNeuropsychological assessmentAlcohol-related disordersTraumatic brain injuryMental health servicesPsychotherapeutic servicesCorporate Data WarehouseRace/ethnicityCohort studyDiagnosis dateBrain injuryComprehensive careSleep disordersInitial appointmentSubsequent logistic regressionCognitive disorders
2018
Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Fenton BT, Goulet JL, Bair MJ, Cowley T, Kerns RD. Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s61-s68. PMID: 30203016, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health comorbiditiesTemporomandibular disordersRace/ethnicityHealth comorbiditiesTMD casesAssociation of TMDNational Veterans Health AdministrationNonwhite race/ethnicityNontraumatic joint disordersChronic painful conditionsVeterans Health AdministrationChi-square testCross-sectional analysisObservational cohortBack painPainful conditionsJoint disordersComorbidity patternsMood disordersHispanic ethnicityHispanic womenMale veteransComorbiditiesHealth AdministrationDisorder cohort