2023
Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis
Wang K, Fenton B, Skanderson M, Black A, Becker W, Seng E, Anthony S, Guirguis A, Altalib H, Kimber A, Lorenze N, Scholten J, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Sico J. Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2023, 63: 1295-1303. PMID: 37596904, DOI: 10.1111/head.14605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorphine equivalent daily dosesVeterans Health AdministrationNumber of prescriptionsOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyMME/dayRetrospective cohort studyEquivalent daily dosesCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid therapyPre-pandemic periodCohort studyDaily doseChronic painOutpatient visitsPrevious diagnosisDaily dosesMean ageSubgroup analysisHeadache disordersOpioid accessHealth AdministrationPrescribingCoronavirus disease
2021
Suicide Attempts in US Veterans with Chronic Headache Disorders: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study
Androulakis XM, Guo S, Zhang J, Sico J, Warren P, Giakas A, Li X, Peterlin BL, Mathew R, Reyes D. Suicide Attempts in US Veterans with Chronic Headache Disorders: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Pain Research 2021, 14: 2629-2639. PMID: 34466030, PMCID: PMC8403028, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s322432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryRisk of SAChronic pain conditionsChronic headacheChronic painSuicide attemptsPain conditionsAnnual incidenceHealth administrative dataHighest annual incidenceMultivariable Poisson regressionLarge-scale retrospective analysisChronic headPsychiatric comorbidityRetrospective studyBrain injuryRelative riskRetrospective analysisHeadachePainPoisson regressionVeteransAdministrative dataRiskDemographic factors