2022
Intervention Fidelity in Pain Pragmatic Trials for Nonpharmacologic Pain Management: Nuanced Considerations for Determining PRECIS-2 Flexibility in Delivery and Adherence
Kerns R, Davis A, Fritz J, Keefe F, Peduzzi P, Rhon D, Taylor S, Vining R, Yu Q, Zeliadt S, George S. Intervention Fidelity in Pain Pragmatic Trials for Nonpharmacologic Pain Management: Nuanced Considerations for Determining PRECIS-2 Flexibility in Delivery and Adherence. Journal Of Pain 2022, 24: 568-574. PMID: 36574858, PMCID: PMC10079571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsDelivery of interventionsClinical trialsNonpharmacologic pain managementPain management strategiesRoutine clinical settingPain managementNonpharmacological treatmentsRoutine careNonpharmacological interventionsPragmatic trialIntervention core componentsProvider trainingReal-world settingClinical settingIntervention fidelityTreatment flexibilityTrialsInterventionTreatment effectsDegree of pragmatismImplementation barriersAdherenceIntervention monitoringDelivery
2020
“Asking Is Never Bad, I Would Venture on That”: Patients’ Perspectives on Routine Pain Screening in VA Primary Care
Giannitrapani KF, Haverfield MC, Lo NK, McCaa MD, Timko C, Dobscha SK, Kerns RD, Lorenz KA. “Asking Is Never Bad, I Would Venture on That”: Patients’ Perspectives on Routine Pain Screening in VA Primary Care. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2163-2171. PMID: 32142132, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain screeningPrimary carePatient's perspectiveVA health care systemPain management strategiesVA primary careVeterans Health AdministrationMental health concernsHealth care systemRoutine carePatient recallPatients' perceptionsPatient recommendationsPainRoutine painHealth AdministrationHealth concernCare systemMental distressCarePatientsPsychological painScreeningTheme 1Theme 2