2023
Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers
Wang H, Cai S, Caprio T, Goulet J, Intrator O. Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2023, 24: 1061-1067.e4. PMID: 36963437, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Living CentersAdministration dayOpioid cohortMinimum Data SetOpioid administrationGuideline periodVeterans Affairs Community Living CentersLiving CentersMedication administration dataReduction of opioidsSafe pain reliefNursing home residentsFacility-level characteristicsHealth care professionalsVA Central OfficeQuality of careOpioid initiationOpioid dosageNonpharmacologic treatmentsOpioid usePain reliefOpioid misuseRetrospective studyCLC residentsBenzodiazepine administration
2013
Agreement Between Electronic Medical Record-based and Self-administered Pain Numeric Rating Scale
Goulet JL, Brandt C, Crystal S, Fiellin DA, Gibert C, Gordon AJ, Kerns RD, Maisto S, Justice AC. Agreement Between Electronic Medical Record-based and Self-administered Pain Numeric Rating Scale. Medical Care 2013, 51: 245-250. PMID: 23222528, PMCID: PMC3572341, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318277f1ad.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumeric rating scaleElectronic medical recordsPain screeningMedical recordsPain numeric rating scaleRating ScaleModerate-severe painVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesPatients' electronic medical recordsMajor depressive disorderEMR dataQuality of careUnderestimation of painSample of veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsNRS scoresPain careDepressive disorderSurvey scoresPainLevel of agreementStress disorder