2021
A Pilot Investigation of Nonpharmacological Pain Management Intervention Groups in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
DiMeola KA, Haynes J, Barone M, Beitel M, Madden LM, Cutter CJ, Raso A, Gaeta M, Zheng X, Barry DT. A Pilot Investigation of Nonpharmacological Pain Management Intervention Groups in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 229-234. PMID: 34145187, PMCID: PMC8678387, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChronic PainFemaleHumansMaleMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentPain ManagementPilot ProjectsConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentCurrent pain intensityPain intensityMaintenance treatmentAcute increaseIntervention groupCurrent chronic painMood statesCognitive behavioral therapyMMT clinicsChronic painAcute improvementAcute reductionAcute changesSpecific mood statesPainExergame interventionGroup attendanceUnvalidated measuresMonday-FridayPilot investigationBonferroni correctionPatientsT-testIntervention
2018
Training Addiction Counselors to Deliver a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Chronic Pain among Patients in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Pilot Investigation
Butner JL, Bone C, Martinez C, Kwon G, Beitel M, Madden LM, Bono MH, Eller A, Barry DT. Training Addiction Counselors to Deliver a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Chronic Pain among Patients in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Pilot Investigation. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2018, 39: 199-205. PMID: 29522379, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial interventionsBrief psychosocial interventionAddiction counselorsBrief psychoeducational interventionChronic painRole of counselorsAbsence of trainingPerceived AbilityAppropriate treatment interventionsCounselor's abilityPsychoeducational interventionTreatment counselorsDrug counselorsPositive attitudesTreatment interventionsCounselorsFuture researchKnowledge scorePilot investigationTrainingPre-test knowledge scoreOpioid agonist treatmentAppropriate interventionsInterventionAttitudes
2017
Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Kahn M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Madden LM, Ginn J, Barry DT. Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2152-2161. PMID: 28177509, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentChronic painDrug counselorsMaintenance treatmentTreatment needsUse disordersMedical providersCo-occurring chronic painMethadone maintenance treatment programPain management referralsChronic noncancer painPatient-related barriersMethadone-maintained patientsTreatment of patientsMaintenance treatment programPatients' treatment needsNoncancer painMedication regimensPain managementManagement referralsTreatment adherencePatient improvementPatient reportsPain