2018
A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study
Driscoll MA, Perez E, Edmond SN, Becker WC, DeRycke EC, Kerns RD, Bastian LA. A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s84-s92. PMID: 30203011, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painEvidence-based smoking cessationWorst pain intensity scorePain intensity scoresTelephone-delivered interventionChronic pain reportVA healthcare systemCo-occurring smokingCurrent smokingPain intensityPain outcomesSmoking cessationTelephone interventionPrimary carePain reportsVeteran populationSmokingIntensity scoresMeaningful improvementsStudy participantsPilot studyFunctional interferenceHealthcare systemInterventionPainThe feasibility of a group stress management Liver SMART intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease: A pilot study
Jutagir DR, Saracino RM, Cunningham A, Foran-Tuller KA, Driscoll MA, Sledge WH, Emre SH, Fehon DC. The feasibility of a group stress management Liver SMART intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease: A pilot study. Palliative & Supportive Care 2018, 17: 35-41. PMID: 29860964, PMCID: PMC6279612, DOI: 10.1017/s147895151800024x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelaxation training interventionCognitive-behavioral stress management interventionTraining interventionStress managementEnd-stage liver diseaseStress management interventionsPreliminary efficacyDepressive symptomsBeck Anxiety InventoryBeck Depression Inventory-IIPsychological interventionsLiver diseaseAnxiety InventoryNew skillsInventory-IIIntervention effectivenessSmart interventionsEnd-stage liver disease patientsPostintervention surveysSingle transplantation centerLiver disease patientsCourse of treatmentManagement interventionsParticipantsIntervention
2007
Low-Cost Contingency Management in Community Clinics: Delivering Incentives Partially in Group Therapy
Alessi SM, Hanson T, Wieners M, Petry NM. Low-Cost Contingency Management in Community Clinics: Delivering Incentives Partially in Group Therapy. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2007, 15: 293-300. PMID: 17563216, DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.15.3.293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonth 6Standard treatmentContingency managementCommunity substance abuse treatment programsGroup therapyPrize-based contingency managementSame standard treatmentSubstance usePosttreatment substance useSubstance abuse treatment programsCrossover design studySubstance abuse historyPrimary outcomeCommunity clinicsMonth 9CM participantsSustained abstinenceAlcohol abuseDiagnostic criteriaTreatment attendanceWeek 1Week 7Treatment programTherapyUrine samples