2019
Pain-related illness intrusiveness is associated with lower activity engagement among persons with multiple sclerosis
Gromisch ES, Kerns RD, Beauvais J. Pain-related illness intrusiveness is associated with lower activity engagement among persons with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2019, 38: 101882. PMID: 31812040, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.101882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain InventoryIllness Intrusiveness Ratings ScaleIllness intrusivenessMultiple sclerosisPain experienceActivity engagementNorth American Research CommitteeLeast mild painMultidimensional Pain InventoryLower activity engagementDepression symptom severityMild painPain InventoryChronic painExploratory mediation analysisPainSymptom severityDaily functioningRating ScalePositive coping strategiesSignificant predictorsSclerosisResearch CommitteeMediation analysisCovariates“I Battle Pain Every Single Day”: Pain-Related Illness Intrusiveness Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Gromisch ES, Kerns RD, Beauvais J. “I Battle Pain Every Single Day”: Pain-Related Illness Intrusiveness Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis. Rehabilitation Psychology 2019, 64: 269-278. PMID: 30896244, DOI: 10.1037/rep0000273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllness intrusivenessDepressive symptom severityMultiple sclerosisSymptom severityNorth American Research CommitteeLeast mild painMultiple Sclerosis RegistryCross-sectional studyMild painExperience painPainDisease severityIntrusive problemEmotional dysfunctionSignificant predictorsSeveritySclerosisStrongest predictorMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisPredictorsCommon correlatesResearch CommitteeParticipantsDysfunction
2003
Rapid Improvement in Pain Management: The Veterans Health Administration and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Collaborative
Cleeland CS, Reyes-Gibby CC, Schall M, Nolan K, Paice J, Rosenberg JM, Tollett JH, Kerns RD. Rapid Improvement in Pain Management: The Veterans Health Administration and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Collaborative. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2003, 19: 298-305. PMID: 12966255, DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200309000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorHospitals, VeteransHumansInterinstitutional RelationsOrganizational ObjectivesPainPain ManagementPatient Care ManagementPatient Education as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Program DevelopmentQuality Assurance, Health CareTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsPain care planPain managementSevere painPain assessmentCare plansLeast mild painVeterans Integrated Service NetworkPercentage of patientsPoor pain managementNumber of patientsPatient-reported dataVeterans Health AdministrationRapid improvementMild painVHA patientsMajor health care organizationsPain educationPatientsHealth AdministrationSystem-wide effortsPainHealth care organizationsProcess measuresHealth careIntegrated Service Networks