2018
Use of Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Modalities Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Edmond SN, Becker WC, Driscoll MA, Decker SE, Higgins DM, Mattocks KM, Kerns RD, Haskell SG. Use of Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Modalities Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 54-60. PMID: 29633141, PMCID: PMC5902341, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4322-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNPM usePain treatment modalitiesWomen Veterans Cohort StudySample of veteransCohort studyClinical correlatesTreatment modalitiesMultivariable associationsLogistic regressionBaseline surveyBivariate associationsDescriptive statisticsVeteransCorrelatesAssociationPainDesignWeParticipantsParticipantsStrong evidencePrevalenceMonths
2015
Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter?
Driscoll MA, Higgins DM, Seng EK, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter? Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1101-1111. PMID: 25930005, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painDepressive symptom severityPain interferencePain severitySymptom severitySocial supportCombat exposurePerpetuation of painChildhood interpersonal traumaMilitary sexual traumaInterpersonal traumaHigh prevalencePainDepressive symptomsWomen veteransService veteransTraumatic life eventsTraumatic sexual experiencesTraumaBaseline surveyMarital statusSeverityFamily conflictVeteransSexual trauma