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
2011
Measurement of adherence to clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain
Midboe AM, Lewis ET, Paik MC, Gallagher RM, Rosenberg JM, Goodman F, Kerns RD, Becker WC, Trafton JA. Measurement of adherence to clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011, 2: 57-64. PMID: 24073098, PMCID: PMC3717811, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0104-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical practice guidelinesOpioid therapyChronic painPractice guidelinesDefense Clinical Practice GuidelineVeterans Affairs/DepartmentChronic opioid therapyPatient-oriented interventionsMeasurement of adherenceHealth care prioritiesSystem-level factorsQuality improvement approachEffective prescribingCare prioritiesTherapyPainAdherenceLevel factorsDepartmentGuidelinesPrescribingProblematic use