2024
Targeting Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: A Feasibility Pilot
Garvin L, Driscoll M, Steffensmeier K, Johnson N, Adamowicz J, Obrecht A, Hart K, Rothmiller S, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Richards C, Vander Weg M, Lund B, Hadlandsmyth K. Targeting Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: A Feasibility Pilot. Psychological Services 2024 PMID: 39374152, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain self-management interventionSelf-management interventionsWomen veteransChronic painRural women veteransChronic pain careEnjoyment of lifePreliminary data supportPain careFeasibility pilotGlobal Impression of Change scaleThree-item scaleNon-HispanicTelehealth platformQualitative interviewsThemes of connectionBaseline scoresChange ScaleSignificant barriersVeteransTotal scoreQualitative dataInterventionRural dwellingsStudy completionComorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Zhuang C, Driscoll M, Lund B. Comorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2024, 189: 2303-2306. PMID: 38869274, PMCID: PMC11536323, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComorbid chronic painChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderVeterans AffairsU.S. military veteransPsychiatric comorbiditiesPsychiatric comorbidityMultivariate logistic regression modelRates of psychiatric comorbiditiesNational Veterans AffairsMilitary veteransLogistic regression modelsPainStress disorderComorbiditiesComorbidityService usersStudy reports ratesAdministrative dataVeteransDemographic variablesRegression modelsDisordersUrban dwellingPatientsGender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial
Friedman J, Taylor B, Campbell E, Allen K, Bangerter A, Branson M, Bronfort G, Calvert C, Cross L, Driscoll M, Evans R, Ferguson J, Haley A, Hennessy S, Meis L, Burgess D. Gender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0293437. PMID: 38753651, PMCID: PMC11098421, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain outcomesPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen veteransChronic pain clinical trialsPain clinical trialsSensation of painHierarchical linear regression modelsGender differencesPain intensityPain catastrophizingPain interferenceClinical trialsPainAssociated with higher levelsComorbid conditionsExamined gender differencesLinear regression modelsSevere outcomesMultivariate modelMutual maintenanceClinical implicationsSymptomsVeteransUnited States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men?
Adamowicz J, Thomas E, Lund B, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men? Fatigue Biomedicine Health & Behavior 2024, 12: 238-245. DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2024.2350301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen veteransChronic fatigue syndromeChronic painVA Corporate Data WarehouseCorporate Data WarehousePsychiatric comorbiditiesFatigue syndromeGroup differencesEffect size differencesUnited States veteransPain clusterExamined group differencesHealthcare utilizationSociodemographic characteristicsPeriod prevalenceAdministrative dataClinical offeringsVeteransMenstrual painStates veteransPainWomenGroup comparisonsMenComorbiditiesVeterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post‐traumatic stress disorder
Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll M, Johnson N, Mares J, Mengeling M, Thomas E, Norman S, Lund B. Veterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post‐traumatic stress disorder. European Journal Of Pain 2024, 28: 1311-1319. PMID: 38450917, DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderChronic painPain typesTrajectory of chronic painVeterans Health Administration administrative dataVeterans with chronic painTrauma-sensitive careStress disorderRisk factorsMultivariate logistic regression modelImpact of post-traumatic stress disorderGender differencesLogistic regression modelsNegative binomial regressionWomen veteransChronic pain typesEstimate gender differencesIndependent risk factorAdministrative dataBinomial regressionPain subtypesVeteransPain conditionsRegression modelsPain
2023
“It Made Me Not Want to See him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain
Johnson N, Steffensmeier K, Garvin L, Adamowicz J, Obrecht A, Rothmiller S, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. “It Made Me Not Want to See him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain. Health Communication 2023, 39: 1161-1174. PMID: 37161286, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2207280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen veteransHealth careChronic painPatient-provider communication skillsHigher health care utilizationRural women veteransPatient-provider communicationSeeking health careHealth care utilizationPain treatment optionsChronic pain managementPatient-providerCare utilizationSeeking careSource of motivationMotivational interviewingInterview participantsPain managementDecision-makingCareVeteransCommunication skillsProvidersPain conditionsHealth
2022
Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans
Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF deploymentBreast cancerWomen veteransHealthcare utilizationHormone replacement therapy useRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealthy soldier effectOEF/OIFCohort studyTherapy useBC incidenceHormonal contraceptivesLifestyle factorsPrimary careBC diagnosisLower incidenceOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi FreedomWomenIncidenceGreater likelihoodIraqi FreedomVeteransCancerCareRecovering From Intimate Partner Violence Through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE): Development, Pilot Testing, and Refinement of a Patient-Centered Brief Counseling Intervention for Women
Iverson KM, Danitz SB, Driscoll M, Vogt D, Hamilton AB, Gerber MR, Stirman S, Shayani DR, Suvak MK, Dichter ME. Recovering From Intimate Partner Violence Through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE): Development, Pilot Testing, and Refinement of a Patient-Centered Brief Counseling Intervention for Women. Psychological Services 2022, 19: 102-112. PMID: 34110870, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkills-focused treatmentIntimate partner violenceCounseling interventionQualitative feedbackPositive qualitative feedbackOpen trialPsychosocial outcomesMotivational interviewingWomen veteransPotential helpfulnessHelpful interventionsIntervention feasibilityBrief counseling interventionPartner violenceHigh satisfaction ratingsMixed-methods approachPast-year intimate partner violenceSatisfaction ratingsAcceptability dataPreliminary examinationInterventionVeteransEmpowermentPilot testingSubsequent testing
2021
Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain
Bastian LA, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Kerns RD, Lawless M, Quon C, Selander K, Snow J, Casares J, Lee M, Brandt C, Ditre J, Becker W. Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 23: 100839. PMID: 34485755, PMCID: PMC8391053, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsBehavioral interventionsAdaptive coping strategiesPain-related anxietyChronic painSmoking studiesGreater pain intensityCoping strategiesMotivational interviewingSmoking cessationPain-related functional interferenceTelephone counseling interventionCounseling interventionNicotine replacement therapyMental health comorbiditiesComparative effectiveness trialRandomized clinical trialsParticipantsEffectiveness trialRelapse managementVeteransCessation counselingBaseline characteristicsHealth comorbiditiesMedian ageSex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracyMilitary sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment
Decker SE, Ramsey CM, Ronzitti S, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Goulet JL. Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment. Psychiatry Research 2021, 303: 114089. PMID: 34247061, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Healthcare AdministrationSuicidal ideationHealth diagnosisSexual traumaRelative risk estimatesOEF/OIF/OND veteransSample of veteransPost-9/11 veteransSuicide risk factorsMental health concernsClinical remindersRisk factorsRelative riskHigh riskMen veteransMental healthcareHealth concernRisk estimatesMST survivorsWomenDiagnosisTraumaVeterans
2020
Incident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment
Haskell SG, Brandt C, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Bathulapalli H, Dziura J. Incident Musculoskeletal Conditions Among Men and Women Veterans Returning From Deployment. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1082-1090. PMID: 32925458, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSK conditionsAnkle/footVeterans AffairsUpper extremityMen veteransClinical Modification diagnostic codesPercent of womenOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransMSK diagnosesCohort studyNinth RevisionUnadjusted ratesMusculoskeletal conditionsDiagnostic codesIncidence rateOperation New Dawn veteransFirst visitMusculoskeletal injuriesNew Dawn veteransInternational ClassificationWomen veteransLast deploymentWomenVeteransMenPostpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma
Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressionWomen veteransMultivariate analysisCross-sectional studyUnique risk factorsMilitary-related factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaMilitary exposureCombat exposureDepressionVeteransTrauma variablesCohortHigh rateTraumaExposureTraumatic experiencesMilitary stressAdditional supportPregnancyCliniciansFactorsMilitary serviceWomenPain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients
Masheb RM, Douglas ME, Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Driscoll M. Pain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2020, 43: 479-486. PMID: 32107681, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00143-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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