Mary Driscoll, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
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2025
Providers’ Role in Building Patient Buy-In for Treating Chronic Pain and PTSD: Veterans’ Perspectives on Interactions with Providers
Johnson N, Van Tiem J, Steffensmeier K, Akuley S, Ball D, Thomas E, Mengeling M, Norman S, Pratt A, Driscoll M, Garvin L, Hart K, Hadlandsmyth K. Providers’ Role in Building Patient Buy-In for Treating Chronic Pain and PTSD: Veterans’ Perspectives on Interactions with Providers. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40360869, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09588-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic painDesignSemi-structured interviewsVeterans Health AdministrationPatient buy-inCo-occurring chronic painObjectiveThis qualitative studyElectronic medical recordsProvider rationaleTrauma-informed strategiesDeliver careVeterans' perspectivesReceive careProvider roleClinical communicationVeterans' perceptionsHealth AdministrationThematic analysisHealth conditionsOptimal careQualitative studyClinic visitsTreat chronic painPatient satisfactionVulnerable populationsBuy-inComorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans: Approaches to Care
Pratt A, Van Tiem J, Lund B, Johnson N, Steffensmeier K, Ball D, Thomas E, Mengeling M, Norman S, Driscoll M, Garvin L, Hart K, Hadlandsmyth K. Comorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans: Approaches to Care. Military Medicine 2025, usaf118. PMID: 40215123, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usaf118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComorbid chronic painChronic painMental health service linesVeterans AdministrationQualitative interviewsOptimize care coordinationVA administrative dataService linesClinical settingAdministrative data analysisQualitative interview participantsCare coordinationIdentified barriersCombined careHealth careMental healthInterview participantsAdministrative dataPosttraumatic stress disorderVeteransCareVisitsParticipantsStress disorderPain232 One Size Fits Some: Identifying How A Telehealth Delivery System Impacts Patient Experience
Ankawi B, Mattocks K, Driscoll M, Edmond S, Higgins D, LaChappelle K, MacLean R, Heapy A. 232 One Size Fits Some: Identifying How A Telehealth Delivery System Impacts Patient Experience. Journal Of Pain 2025, 29: 105030. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplementary and integrative health approaches used for pain management by U.S. adults with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: Findings from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey
Adamowicz J, Sirotiak Z, Thomas E, Lund B, Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll M. Complementary and integrative health approaches used for pain management by U.S. adults with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: Findings from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. European Journal Of Integrative Medicine 2025, 75: 102443. DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2025.102443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative health approachesHealth approachChronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitisPain-relatedDepressive symptomsNational Health Interview Survey dataU.S. National Health Interview Survey dataPain managementHealth Interview Survey dataNational Health Interview SurveyIntegrative health modalityRao-Scott chi-square testsHealth Interview SurveyInterview Survey dataChiropractic careHealth modalitiesInterview SurveySurvey weightsChi-square testU.S. adultsRao-ScottExperience painAssociated with usageHealth useCFS/ME333 Specialty Healthcare Use Among Rural and Urban Veterans with Fibromyalgia
Hadlandsmyth K, Adamowicz J, Driscoll M, Garvin L, Stout M, Lund B. 333 Specialty Healthcare Use Among Rural and Urban Veterans with Fibromyalgia. Journal Of Pain 2025, 29: 105131. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105131.Peer-Reviewed Original Research221 The Impact of Gender on Co-Occurring Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Pharmacotherapy in Veterans with Fibromyalgia
Adamowicz J, Lund B, Garvin L, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. 221 The Impact of Gender on Co-Occurring Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Pharmacotherapy in Veterans with Fibromyalgia. Journal Of Pain 2025, 29: 105019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuity of pain clinic care among rural and urban veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Courtney R, Adamowicz J, Driscoll M, Murphy J, Lund B. Continuity of pain clinic care among rural and urban veterans. The Journal Of Rural Health 2025, 41: e70031. PMID: 40346745, PMCID: PMC12064865, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.70031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain clinic visitVeterans Health AdministrationUrban veteransClinic visitsPsychology visitsRural veteransClinical careNational VHA administrative dataVHA administrative dataCohort of veteransPain clinic servicesTeam careMultivariate regression modelRural/urban differencesHealth AdministrationClinical servicesAdministrative dataContext of increasing accessFollow-up visitVeteransDemographic characteristicsCareVisitsRegression modelsPsychiatric comorbidity
2024
Targeting Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: A Feasibility Pilot
Garvin L, Driscoll M, Steffensmeier K, Johnson N, Adamowicz J, Obrecht A, Hart K, Rothmiller S, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Richards C, Vander Weg M, Lund B, Hadlandsmyth K. Targeting Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: A Feasibility Pilot. Psychological Services 2024 PMID: 39374152, PMCID: PMC12108542, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain self-management interventionSelf-management interventionsWomen veteransChronic painRural women veteransChronic pain careEnjoyment of lifePreliminary data supportPain careFeasibility pilotGlobal Impression of Change scaleThree-item scaleNon-HispanicTelehealth platformQualitative interviewsThemes of connectionBaseline scoresChange ScaleSignificant barriersVeteransTotal scoreQualitative dataInterventionRural dwellingsStudy completionIntegrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High-Quality Patient Care
Driscoll M, Kerns R. Integrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High-Quality Patient Care. 2024, 227-243. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8921-8_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of chronic painChronic painBiopsychosocial modelAssociated with costs of careBiopsychosocial model of chronic painExperience of chronic painMental health professionalsCost of careChronic pain managementSignificant public health concernPhysical functionPublic health concernHealth professionalsAssociated with declinesEmotional distressPain managementTeam-basedAssociated with costsLost wagesSocioeconomic burdenInterdisciplinary treatment approachHealth concernPainModels of chronic painGrowing body of researchFactors associated with participation in a walking intervention for veterans who smoke and have chronic pain
Muller R, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Becker W, Bastian L. Factors associated with participation in a walking intervention for veterans who smoke and have chronic pain. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 994-1001. PMID: 39143444, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00511-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with participationCognitive behavioral interventionPain locationCounseling sessionsAverage daily step countPain self-management interventionMedian daily stepsDaily step countIntegrated smoking cessationSelf-management interventionsTelephone counseling sessionsChronic painModerate pain intensityMedian pack-yearsMultivariate logistic regressionWalking interventionLE painDaily stepsStep countsPain interferenceWalk componentSmoking cessationPain intensityPack-yearsIncreased odds