2020
Correlates of Homelessness Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Gaeta M, Beitel M, Oberleitner LMS, Oberleitner DE, Madden LM, Tamberelli JF, Barry DT. Correlates of Homelessness Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1030-1034. PMID: 32925463, PMCID: PMC7668351, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderImportant public health roleLogistic regressionMethadone maintenance treatment programImportant public health issueTreatment-related correlatesCorrelates of homelessnessPercent of patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentFinal logistic regression modelMaintenance treatment programPublic health roleSymptoms of depressionBivariate logistic regressionPublic health issueLogistic regression modelsMaintenance treatmentUse disordersPatientsSignificant independent variablesHealth roleBivariate analysisTreatment programPast monthHigher symptoms
2016
Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study
Banerjee G, Edelman EJ, Barry DT, Becker WC, Cerdá M, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Martins SS, Fiellin DA, Marshall BD. Non‐medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study. Addiction 2016, 111: 2021-2031. PMID: 27552496, PMCID: PMC5056813, DOI: 10.1111/add.13491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable Cox regression modelsNon-medical useCox regression modelHeroin initiationPrescription opioidsHeroin useCohort studyUS veteransOpioid use disorder diagnosisVeterans Aging Cohort StudyProspective cohort studyAging Cohort StudyIllicit opioid usePrimary care clinicsPrimary outcome measureStrong risk factorPost-traumatic stress disorderUninfected veteransUninfected patientsOpioid useRegression modelsCare clinicsPain interferencePrior diagnosisPrimary exposure
2011
Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Coping among Methadone-Maintained Patients
Garnet B, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Savant J, Peters S, Schottenfeld RS, Barry DT. Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Coping among Methadone-Maintained Patients. Pain Medicine 2011, 12: 79-86. PMID: 21087402, PMCID: PMC3059771, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.01002.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-related disabilityCharacteristic pain intensityMethadone maintenance treatment programPain intensityMMTP patientsRecent painPain statusChronic severe painAssociation of painOpioid-dependent patientsChronic pain patientsPain coping strategiesGreater pain intensityStudy of patientsMaintenance treatment programCross-sectional surveySevere painPain patientsChronic painPain catastrophizingPain copingGreater catastrophizingPainMeasures of demographicsPatients