2018
Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients
Gaither JR, Gordon K, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 371-376. PMID: 30122319, PMCID: PMC7106601, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyIllicit drug useUrine drug testsDrug useOpioid therapyWhite racePositive urine drug testDrug testsMonths of treatmentElectronic medical recordsWhite patientsChronic painPatient raceMedical recordsPatientsLogistic regressionOpioidsRacial disparitiesDrug testingCocaineCannabisTherapyCliniciansDiscontinuationPain
2016
Association between pain outcomes and race and opioid treatment: Retrospective cohort study of Veterans
Burgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Farmer MM, Partin MR. Association between pain outcomes and race and opioid treatment: Retrospective cohort study of Veterans. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 13-24. PMID: 26933921, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyIndex visitOpioid prescriptionsPain outcomesCohort studyMusculoskeletal painPain treatmentPain interferenceBenefits of opioidsElectronic medical record dataGreater pain interferencePharmacologic pain treatmentsChronic noncancer painVeterans Affairs patientsChronic musculoskeletal painMedical record dataNoncancer painOpioid treatmentMost patientsVA patientsVA SurveyAlternative treatmentPatientsSignificant associationPain
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
2013
A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System
Burgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, van Ryn M, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Partin MR. A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2013, 29: 118-123. PMID: 23183265, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e31826a86ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care patientsHealth care utilizationBlack patientsHealth care experiencesIndex visitCare patientsScreening ratesCare utilizationOdds ratioCare experiencesPrior health care utilizationVA health care systemPatient's index visitVeterans Affairs patientsDocumentation of painLogistic regression analysisElectronic medical recordsCross-sectional analysisHierarchical logistic regression analysisHealth care systemPain medicationPain scoresWhite patientsOutpatient visitsVA patients