Rurality impacts pain care for female veterans similarly to male veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll MA, Mares JG, Au V, Miell KR, Lund BC. Rurality impacts pain care for female veterans similarly to male veterans. The Journal Of Rural Health 2022, 39: 313-319. PMID: 35170073, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty care visitsPain careCare visitsChronic painImpact of ruralityClinic visitsPsychiatric medicationsMost psychiatric medicationsLong-term opioidsPrimary care visitsHealth care utilizationCohort of veteransChronic pain careVA administrative dataRural-dwelling veteransMultiple comorbiditiesOpioid prescribingCare utilizationRural veteransMore painMuscle relaxantsUrban veteransMale veteransPainFemale veterans