2016
A Chronic Opioid Therapy Dose Reduction Policy in Primary Care
Weimer MB, Hartung DM, Ahmed S, Nicolaidis C. A Chronic Opioid Therapy Dose Reduction Policy in Primary Care. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2016, 37: 141-147. PMID: 26685018, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1129526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose opioidsChronic opioid therapyOpioid therapyOpioid doseDose taperAcademic primary care clinicHigh-dose opioid therapyHigher opioid doseIntervention of educationOpioid dose reductionTotal opioid doseRetrospective cohort studyCharacteristics of patientsPrimary care clinicsOpioid use disorderMedication-assisted treatmentAverage daily doseOnly significant associationMorphine equivalentsOpioid dosesCohort studyPatient characteristicsDaily doseCare clinicsChronic pain
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