2018
Pain and modifiable risk factors among weight loss seeking Veterans with overweight
Godfrey KM, Bullock AJ, Dorflinger LM, Min KM, Ruser CB, Masheb RM. Pain and modifiable risk factors among weight loss seeking Veterans with overweight. Appetite 2018, 128: 100-105. PMID: 29885382, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWeight loss treatmentMental health symptomsModifiable risk factorsHigher pain intensityPain intensityLoss treatmentHealth symptomsRisk factorsAverage body mass indexBehavioral weight loss treatmentSelf-reported pain ratingsOverweight/obesitySample of veteransElectronic medical recordsVA ConnecticutClinical characteristicsSevere painChronic painMass indexOutpatient clinicPain ratingsMedical recordsNight eatingSelf-report questionnairesImplementation of Shared Medical Appointments to Offer Battlefield Acupuncture Efficiently to Veterans with Pain
Federman DG, Poulin LM, Ruser CB, Kravetz JD. Implementation of Shared Medical Appointments to Offer Battlefield Acupuncture Efficiently to Veterans with Pain. Acupuncture In Medicine 2018, 36: 124-126. PMID: 28630048, DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2016-011315.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Stepped care model of pain management and quality of pain care in long-term opioid therapy
Moore BA, Anderson D, Dorflinger L, Zlateva I, Lee A, Gilliam W, Tian T, Khatri K, Ruser CB, Kerns RD. Stepped care model of pain management and quality of pain care in long-term opioid therapy. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 137-146. PMID: 27006068, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence and correlates of painful conditions and multimorbidity in national sample of overweight/obese Veterans
Higgins DM, Buta E, Dorflinger L, Masheb RM, Ruser CB, Goulet JL, Heapy AA. Prevalence and correlates of painful conditions and multimorbidity in national sample of overweight/obese Veterans. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 71-82. PMID: 26933823, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthritis/joint painOverweight/obese veteransJoint painPainful conditionsObese veteransHigher oddsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careHigher body mass indexPrevalent public health concernCommon painful conditionNumber of comorbiditiesOverweight/obesityBody mass indexWeight management programPublic health concernMultiple comorbiditiesMultivariable adjustmentChronic painMass indexClinical managementMultinomial logistic regressionPainFemale veteransReference categoryComorbidities