2016
Correlates of prescription opioid therapy in Veterans with chronic pain and history of substance use disorder
Lovejoy TI, Dobscha SK, Turk DC, Weimer MB, Morasco BJ. Correlates of prescription opioid therapy in Veterans with chronic pain and history of substance use disorder. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 25-36. PMID: 27005461, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyPrescription opioid therapySubstance use disordersOpioid therapyChronic painSUD historyPain diagnosisUse disordersChronic noncancer painVeterans Affairs electronic medical recordsPain-related functioningLow chronic painElectronic medical recordsNoncancer painOpioid medicationsOpioid prescriptionsClinical characteristicsPain severityPain interferencePharmacy dataMedical recordsPainPsychosocial questionnairesPatientsTherapy
2013
Sex Differences in the Medical Care of VA Patients with Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain
Weimer MB, Macey TA, Nicolaidis C, Dobscha SK, Duckart JP, Morasco BJ. Sex Differences in the Medical Care of VA Patients with Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain. Pain Medicine 2013, 14: 1839-1847. PMID: 23802846, PMCID: PMC3866355, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid therapyPain-related diagnosesPrimary care utilizationChronic painOpioid therapyCare utilizationEmergency departmentGreater oddsSevere chronic non-cancer painFemale veteransChronic non-cancer painSex differencesNon-cancer painRetrospective cohort studyInflammatory bowel diseasePhysical therapy referralsLow back painVeterans Affairs systemMultivariate logistic regressionPain-related complaintsVA administrative dataMental health diagnosesSubstance use disordersMore pain conditionsMedical comorbidities