2018
Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Fenton BT, Goulet JL, Bair MJ, Cowley T, Kerns RD. Relationships Between Temporomandibular Disorders, MSD Conditions, and Mental Health Comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s61-s68. PMID: 30203016, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health comorbiditiesTemporomandibular disordersRace/ethnicityHealth comorbiditiesTMD casesAssociation of TMDNational Veterans Health AdministrationNonwhite race/ethnicityNontraumatic joint disordersChronic painful conditionsVeterans Health AdministrationChi-square testCross-sectional analysisObservational cohortBack painPainful conditionsJoint disordersComorbidity patternsMood disordersHispanic ethnicityHispanic womenMale veteransComorbiditiesHealth AdministrationDisorder cohort
2015
Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Skanderson M, Bastian LA, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM. Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care. Women's Health Issues 2015, 26: 240-246. PMID: 26549242, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid usePregnancy windowsOpioid prescriptionsPsychiatric diagnosisWomen veteransPregnant veteransOpioid usePrescription opioidsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careMultivariable logistic regression modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesNontraumatic joint disordersPain management strategiesHealth-related variablesLogistic regression modelsPhysical health variablesPotential undertreatmentVHA servicesJoint disordersVHA systemOperation Enduring FreedomBack problemsOpioidsHealth variablesNational database
2012
Prevalence of Painful Musculoskeletal Conditions in Female and Male Veterans in 7 Years After Return From Deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
Haskell SG, Ning Y, Krebs E, Goulet J, Mattocks K, Kerns R, Brandt C. Prevalence of Painful Musculoskeletal Conditions in Female and Male Veterans in 7 Years After Return From Deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2012, 28: 163-167. PMID: 21677563, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e318223d951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPainful musculoskeletal conditionsMusculoskeletal conditionsVeterans AffairsMale veteransBack problemsFemale veteransOperation Iraqi FreedomFemale veteran populationSignificant demographic differencesIraqi FreedomOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi FreedomMusculoskeletal painVA careJoint disordersMusculoskeletal problemsObservational studyOperation Enduring FreedomVeteran populationWomen veteransWomen's healthYear 1Clinical databaseQuality careOIF veteransTreatment program