2021
Comparison of attitudes towards the service connection claims process among veterans filing for PTSD and veterans filing for musculoskeletal disorders
Spinola S, Fenton BT, Meshberg-Cohen S, Black AC, Rosen MI. Comparison of attitudes towards the service connection claims process among veterans filing for PTSD and veterans filing for musculoskeletal disorders. Medicine 2021, 100: e27068. PMID: 34477140, PMCID: PMC8415949, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMusculoskeletal disordersPTSD groupDisorder groupPTSD claimantsClinical characteristicsOperation New Dawn veteransSecondary data analysisNew Dawn veteransOperation Enduring FreedomPTSD claimsOperation Iraqi FreedomNegative expectationsStress disorderDisordersDepressionVeteransEffects of demographicsEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomInventory subscales
2019
Systematic Review of Pain Severity and Opioid Craving in Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder
MacLean RR, Spinola S, Manhapra A, Sofuoglu M. Systematic Review of Pain Severity and Opioid Craving in Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder. Pain Medicine 2019, 21: e146-e163. PMID: 32034413, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyOpioid use disorderChronic painPain severityOpioid therapyOpioid cravingUse disordersEligible studiesSystematic reviewOpioid use disorder patientsChronic pain populationsRisk of biasInclusion/exclusion criteriaPain populationObservational studyExclusion criteriaPainDisorder patientsPsycINFO databasesTherapyMean levelsDisordersSeverityStudy of individualsCraving
2018
Clinical Course and Relapse among Adolescents Presenting for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Recent Findings
Buckheit K, Moskal D, Spinola S, Maisto S. Clinical Course and Relapse among Adolescents Presenting for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Recent Findings. Current Addiction Reports 2018, 5: 174-191. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-018-0209-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersIntensive data collection methodsResearch Domain Criteria frameworkUse disordersReviewThis narrative reviewBehavior changeBio-psychosocial modelProcess of remissionLine of researchMost empirical researchTheory developmentFuture researchLimited theoryCriteria frameworkEmpirical literatureEmpirical researchSummaryOur findingsAdolescentsOutcome variablesChange processTheoretical modelRecent findingsResearchDisordersNarrative review
2016
Reliability and Validity of a Treatment Barriers Scale for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
Possemato K, Funderburk J, Spinola S, Hutchison D, Maisto S, Lantinga L, Oslin D. Reliability and Validity of a Treatment Barriers Scale for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 383-394. PMID: 26890627, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1110172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPrimary care patientsUse disordersCare patientsTreatment barriersVeterans Affairs primary care patientsRandomized clinical trialsIndividualized treatment planConcurrent validityLess mental healthInternal consistent reliabilityMeasures of barriersTreatment visitsClinical trialsPredictive validityPatient engagementTreatment planHealthcare providersAddiction servicesTreatment programAddiction treatmentMental healthBarriers ScaleInitial psychometric investigationDisorders