2020
A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy compared with diabetes education for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain
Higgins DM, Heapy AA, Buta E, LaChappelle KM, Serowik KL, Czlapinski R, Kerns RD. A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy compared with diabetes education for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. Journal Of Health Psychology 2020, 27: 649-662. PMID: 33070667, DOI: 10.1177/1359105320962262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic peripheral neuropathic painCognitive behavioral therapyPeripheral neuropathic painMental health functioningNeuropathic painPain intensityPain interferenceHealth functioningBehavioral therapyNeuropathic pain intensityOverall pain intensityEvidence of benefitAdjunctive treatmentCBT participantsDiabetes educationPainTherapyTrialsCondition differencesBaselineA randomized controlled pilot study evaluating Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety Workbook
Serowik K, Roemer L, Suvak M, Liverant G, Orsillo S. A randomized controlled pilot study evaluating Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety Workbook. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2020, 49: 412-424. PMID: 32508277, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1765858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot studySelf-help materialsSelf-help formatSelf-reported changesAcceptance-based behavioral therapyAnxiety/tensionFunctional impairmentSelf-reported worryBehavioral therapyEffective interventionsGeneralized anxietyGreater reductionExcessive worrySignificant differencesAnxiety symptomologyAnxietyBroad disseminationTherapyMindful way
2018
Predictors of Participation in a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Chronic Back Pain
Higgins DM, LaChappelle KM, Serowik KL, Driscoll MA, Lee A, Heapy AA. Predictors of Participation in a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Chronic Back Pain. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s76-s83. PMID: 30753730, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic back painPredictors of enrollmentCBT-CPBack painCognitive behavioral therapyEligible patientsMost patientsChronic painPain careEligible participantsPredictors of participationNonpharmacological interventionsNoninferiority trialMedical CenterDuration of participationTreatment doseTrial screeningPatientsPainBehavioral therapyOpioidsRegression analysisEnrollmentPredictorsDose