2020
The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study
Higgins DM, Buta E, Heapy AA, Driscoll MA, Kerns RD, Masheb R, Becker WC, Hausmann LRM, Bair MJ, Wandner L, Janke EA, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2563-2572. PMID: 32186722, PMCID: PMC7778330, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationPain intensityMass indexFunction of BMILow back pain groupOdds of painBack pain groupOverweight/obesityElectronic health record dataHealth record dataUS military veteransMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisCohort studyOsteoarthritis groupPain groupMean ageNational cohortHigh prevalenceMSD diagnosisMusculoskeletal disordersPainHealth AdministrationDisorder diagnosisCross-sectional data
2017
Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Higgins DM, Fenton BT, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Carroll C, Brennan PL, Burgess DJ, Piette JD, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Gender Differences in Demographic and Clinical Correlates among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders. Women's Health Issues 2017, 27: 463-470. PMID: 28325585, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnxietyChronic PainCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal PainPain ManagementSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMusculoskeletal disordersClinical correlatesPain intensity numeric rating scalePain-related disabilityNumeric rating scaleGreater pain intensityDiagnosis of fibromyalgiaBack pain conditionsMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersGender differencesNeck painPain serviceSevere painPain conditionsPain intensityChronic painTemporomandibular disordersPainful conditionsCardiovascular diseaseMigraine headacheHigh riskLower oddsMSD diagnosisUse disorders
2016
The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort
Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Bair M, Becker W, Brennan P, Burgess DJ, Carroll CM, Dobscha S, Driscoll M, Fenton BT, Fraenkel L, Haskell S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Hoff RA, Hwang U, Justice AC, Piette JD, Sinnott P, Wandner L, Womack J, Brandt CA. The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort. Pain 2016, 157: 1696-1703. PMID: 27023420, PMCID: PMC4949131, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSD diagnosisMusculoskeletal disordersMSD cohortIndex dateVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careNumeric rating scale scoreICD-9-CM codesCohort inclusion criteriaNontraumatic joint disordersPain-related treatmentsMore outpatient visitsVeterans Health AdministrationMental health diagnosesRating Scale scoresHigher NRS scoresHealth services researchElectronic health recordsDiagnosis cohortSevere painInpatient visitsNRS scoresOutpatient visitsNeck disordersFirst diagnosisMean age