2014
Racial Differences in Prescription of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in a National Sample of Veterans
Burgess DJ, Nelson DB, Gravely AA, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, van Ryn M, Farmer M, Partin MR. Racial Differences in Prescription of Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Noncancer Pain in a National Sample of Veterans. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 447-455. PMID: 24440840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic noncancer painPain intensity ratingsPrescription of opioidsNoncancer painOpioid prescriptionsRacial differencesVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemIntensity ratingsElectronic medical record dataRetrospective cohort studyPain intensity scoresPrimary care patientsMedical record dataYears of agePossible racial differencesHealth care facilitiesSignificant racial differencesSystem-level factorsHealth care systemPatients 65Cohort studyJoint painPatient ageCare patientsOpioid analgesics
1985
Chronic pain: A multiple-setting comparison of patient characteristics
Holzman A, Rudy T, Gerber K, Turk D, Sanders S, Zimmerman J, Kerns R. Chronic pain: A multiple-setting comparison of patient characteristics. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1985, 8: 411-422. PMID: 4093976, DOI: 10.1007/bf00848372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital programTreatment historyChronic pain patientsPain management programPain symptomsPatient agePatient characteristicsPain patientsPain programPain problemsOptimal treatmentGeneral hospital programsPain variablesTreatment outcomesDisability compensationAgePatientsSymptomsManagement programMultiple variablesDemographics