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
2015
Combined Use of Opioids and Antidepressants in the Treatment of Pain: A Review of Veterans Health Administration Data for Patients with Pain Both With and Without Co-morbid Depression
Sellinger JJ, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Rosenheck RA. Combined Use of Opioids and Antidepressants in the Treatment of Pain: A Review of Veterans Health Administration Data for Patients with Pain Both With and Without Co-morbid Depression. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 585-593. PMID: 26646578, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9411-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMusculoskeletal painAntidepressant useVeterans Health Administration dataAnnual opioid prescriptionsNational VHA databasesUse of antidepressantsCo-morbid depressionTreatment of painHealth Administration dataMajor depressive disorderNon-depressed groupOpioid therapyAnalgesic benefitOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsPrescribing patternsOpioid useVHA databasesFiscal year 2012Depressive disorderDepression diagnosisPainAntidepressantsOpioids
2004
Assessing Sexual Function and Dyspareunia with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in Women with Vulvodynia
MASHEB RM, LOZANO-BLANCO C, KOHORN EI, MINKIN MJ, KERNS RD. Assessing Sexual Function and Dyspareunia with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in Women with Vulvodynia. Journal Of Sex & Marital Therapy 2004, 30: 315-324. PMID: 15672599, DOI: 10.1080/00926230490463264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale Sexual Function IndexSexual Function IndexSexual functionFunction IndexFemale sexual arousal disorderOverall sexual functionSexual arousal disorderPatient sample dataInternal consistencySexual dysfunctionArousal disorderVulvodyniaLarge effect sizesScale scoreGreater painSexual intercourseWomenDyspareuniaEffect sizeDiscriminant validityPainDysfunction