2024
Pain, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Buprenorphine Treatment among Patients With and Without HIV
Miller E, McGinnis K, Edelman E, Feinberg T, Gordon K, Kerns R, Marshall B, Patterson J, McRae M. Pain, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Buprenorphine Treatment among Patients With and Without HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39264485, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04494-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health classesSubstance use disordersOpioid use disorderHIV statusBuprenorphine initiationVeterans Aging Cohort StudyInitiate buprenorphineMental health diagnosesAging Cohort StudyBuprenorphine treatmentMultiple pain conditionsAssociated with HIV statusInfluence treatment retentionUse disorderTreatment of opioid use disorderHigher comorbidity burdenAge of patientsClinical encountersMental healthHealth diagnosisBlack veteransHealth classesLatent class analysisCohort studyPrescription data
2022
Joint longitudinal trajectories of pain intensity and opioid prescription in veterans with back pain
Buta E, Gordon KS, Gueorguieva R, Becker WC, Heapy A, Bathulapalli H, Zeng Q, Redd D, Brandt C, Goulet J. Joint longitudinal trajectories of pain intensity and opioid prescription in veterans with back pain. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2022, 31: 1262-1271. PMID: 35996825, DOI: 10.1002/pds.5531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painOpioid prescriptionsPain/Pain intensityRetrospective cohort studyTrajectories of painElectronic health record dataMental health diagnosesHealth record dataHigh opioidCohort studyClinical predictorsHigher oddsPainLatent class growth analysisOpioidsPain classesHealth diagnosisRecord dataVeteransLongitudinal trajectoriesPrescriptionOddsTrajectory classesDistinct patterns