2013
A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
Becker WC, Fraenkel L, Kerns RD, Fiellin DA. A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1364-1367. PMID: 23568187, PMCID: PMC3785661, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2422-4.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsOpioid prescribingLong-term opioid therapyMulti-modal treatment planAppropriate opioid prescribingOpioid analgesic therapyPatient-reported safetyEvidence-based algorithmOpioid therapyOptimize therapyAnalgesic therapyChronic painPotent medicationsInadequate efficacyPrimary careQuality improvement workPatient sufferingMild toxicityTreatment planScant dataTherapyPrescribingEfficacyPatientsOutcomesToxicity
2007
Meta-Analysis of Psychological Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain
Hoffman BM, Papas RK, Chatkoff DK, Kerns RD. Meta-Analysis of Psychological Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain. Health Psychology 2007, 26: 1-9. PMID: 17209691, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painPain intensityBack painD effect sizesPsychological interventionsInclusion criteriaHealth care provider visitsComputer-aided literature searchHealth-related qualityPain-related interferenceHealth care utilizationRandom-effects modelCohen's d effect sizesMinimal publication biasEffect sizeSelf-regulatory treatmentPain medicationProvider visitsActive control conditionCare utilizationPain interferenceCompensation statusClinical trialsPositive short-term effects