2024
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond
Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess D, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s17-s27. PMID: 39514885, PMCID: PMC11548862, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsHealth careSocial supportChronic painEmotional healthHigher levels of painPain Management CollaboratoryEffective pain managementClinical trialsLevel of painEffectiveness of treatment outcomesPandemic impactAlcohol use disorder screeningCOVID-19-related impactsCOVID-19 pandemicChronic pain treatmentMental healthPain managementDisorder screeningNonpharmacological treatmentsPain treatmentStudy enrollmentCOVID-19HealthCare
2023
Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies
Webermann A, Nester M, Gianoli M, Black A, Rosen M, Mattocks K, Portnoy G. Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies. Women's Health Issues 2023, 33: 428-434. PMID: 37003918, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVHA mental health careMental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Benefits AdministrationClinical impactHealth careWomen veteransStress disorderSexual traumaPotential clinical impactCurrent psychosocial functioningThousands of veteransPsychotherapy referralsDiagnostic evaluationPsychosocial functioningDisability claimsPTSD symptomsVeteransCareTraumaExaminersExamDisordersExaminers’ responses