2014
Racial Differences in Prescription of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in a National Sample of Veterans
Burgess DJ, Nelson DB, Gravely AA, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, van Ryn M, Farmer M, Partin MR. Racial Differences in Prescription of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in a National Sample of Veterans. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 447-455. PMID: 24440840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic noncancer painPain intensity ratingsPrescription of opioidsNoncancer painOpioid prescriptionsRacial differencesVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemIntensity ratingsElectronic medical record dataRetrospective cohort studyPain intensity scoresPrimary care patientsMedical record dataYears of agePossible racial differencesHealth care facilitiesSignificant racial differencesSystem-level factorsHealth care systemPatients 65Cohort studyJoint painPatient ageCare patientsOpioid analgesics
2002
Pain in multiple sclerosis: a biopsychosocial perspective.
Kerns RD, Kassirer M, Otis J. Pain in multiple sclerosis: a biopsychosocial perspective. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2002, 39: 225-32. PMID: 12051466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisPain conditionsNature of MSSymptoms of MSAcute pain conditionsPain-related disabilityChronic pain conditionsComprehensive biopsychosocial modelLhermitte's syndromeOptic neuritisJoint painUnresolved painSignificant painAssociated disabilityTrigeminal neuralgiaPain problemsPainful conditionsPainAffective distressSymptomsPsychological interventionsBiopsychosocial perspectiveBiopsychosocial modelSclerosisSyndrome