2024
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraining-as-usualImplementation facilitatorsReferral to treatmentCase managementBrief interventionHybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trialPain managementImplementation strategiesPrimary implementation outcomeSubstance misuseProportion of participantsPain careUsefulness of screeningVeteran engagementVA sitesImplementation outcomesPragmatic trialPain serviceVeteran participantsCase management systemPain intensityDischarged veteransStudy enrollmentVeteransChronic pain
2023
Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates
Manhapra A, Fortinsky R, Berg K, Ross J, Rhee T. Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1627-1640. PMID: 37096328, PMCID: PMC10460550, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-impact chronic painChronic painPain managementOlder adultsCoronavirus diseasePain treatmentNational Health Interview SurveyNonpharmacological pain treatmentsUtilization of opioidsHealth Interview SurveyUS older adultsFirst yearOpioid useNonpharmacological treatmentsNonpharmacological interventionsTreatment utilizationLong-term effectsPainU.S. adultsPrevalenceInterview SurveyDiseaseAdultsCOVID-19 pandemicTreatment
2020
Ensuring Patient Protections When Tapering Opioids: Consensus Panel Recommendations
Covington E, Argoff C, Ballantyne J, Cowan P, Gazelka H, Hooten W, Kertesz S, Manhapra A, Murphy J, Stanos S, Sullivan M. Ensuring Patient Protections When Tapering Opioids: Consensus Panel Recommendations. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2020, 95: 2155-2171. PMID: 33012347, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyOpioid therapyConsensus panel recommendationsOngoing pain managementSerious withdrawal symptomsSerious adverse outcomesDifferent patient populationsHealth care professionalsLong-term useOpioid reductionOpioid taperTapering opioidsUncontrolled painPain cliniciansPain managementAdverse outcomesCertain patientsPatient populationWithdrawal symptomsPrimary careCare professionalsPatient advocatesOpioidsIllicit substancesBeneficial effects
2018
Multimodal Treatment Options, Including Rotating to Buprenorphine, Within a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic for Patients on Risky Opioid Regimens: A Quality Improvement Study
Oldfield BJ, Edens EL, Agnoli A, Bone CW, Cervone DJ, Edmond SN, Manhapra A, Sellinger JJ, Becker WC. Multimodal Treatment Options, Including Rotating to Buprenorphine, Within a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic for Patients on Risky Opioid Regimens: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s38-s45. PMID: 30203007, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersIntake appointmentMorphine equivalent daily dosePartial opioid agonist buprenorphineVeterans Health Administration hospitalsPartial agonist therapiesPrescribed opioid dosesRetrospective cohort studyUnsafe useEquivalent daily doseMultidisciplinary pain clinicMultimodal treatment optionsChronic pain managementPrimary care settingQuality improvement studyHealth system levelHealth system improvementOpioid dosesCohort studyPain clinicDaily doseOpioid regimensPain managementMultidisciplinary clinicTreatment options