2023
Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis
Han L, Luther S, Finch D, Dobscha S, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh S, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Goulet J, Brandt C, Kerns R. Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2023, 29: 420-429. PMID: 36971840, PMCID: PMC10280173, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain care qualityPrimary care settingCIH exposureIntegrative health approachesCare settingsPropensity scorePain managementCIH approachesPCQ scoresPrimary care clinic visitsHealth approachCare qualityInternational clinical guidelinesChronic pain managementPrimary care capacityDeclaration of AstanaVHA initiativesClinic visitsMusculoskeletal painBenefits patientsMassage therapyClinical guidelinesExposure groupCare capacityMusculoskeletal disorders
2021
Pain, Complex Chronic Conditions and Potential Inappropriate Medication in People with Dementia. Lessons Learnt for Pain Treatment Plans Utilizing Data from the Veteran Health Administration
Husebo BS, Kerns RD, Han L, Skanderson M, Gnjidic D, Allore HG. Pain, Complex Chronic Conditions and Potential Inappropriate Medication in People with Dementia. Lessons Learnt for Pain Treatment Plans Utilizing Data from the Veteran Health Administration. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 86. PMID: 33440668, PMCID: PMC7827274, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11010086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic complex conditionsSevere pain intensityVeterans Health AdministrationPain intensityHealth AdministrationDiscontinuation of opioidsInappropriate pain managementPain treatment planPotential inappropriate medicationsInappropriate medication useComplex chronic conditionsNon-pharmacological approachesImportant risk factorAdverse drug reactionsFinal analytic sampleAnalgesic efficacyInappropriate medicationsOpioid medicationsPain medicationMedication usePain managementPersistent painChronic painMedical illnessOutpatient visits