2023
“It Made Me Not Want to See him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain
Johnson N, Steffensmeier K, Garvin L, Adamowicz J, Obrecht A, Rothmiller S, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. “It Made Me Not Want to See him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain. Health Communication 2023, 39: 1161-1174. PMID: 37161286, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2207280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen veteransHealth careChronic painPatient-provider communication skillsHigher health care utilizationRural women veteransPatient-provider communicationSeeking health careHealth care utilizationPain treatment optionsChronic pain managementPatient-providerCare utilizationSeeking careSource of motivationMotivational interviewingInterview participantsPain managementDecision-makingCareVeteransCommunication skillsProvidersPain conditionsHealth
2022
Rurality impacts pain care for female veterans similarly to male veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll MA, Mares JG, Au V, Miell KR, Lund BC. Rurality impacts pain care for female veterans similarly to male veterans. The Journal Of Rural Health 2022, 39: 313-319. PMID: 35170073, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty care visitsPain careCare visitsChronic painImpact of ruralityClinic visitsPsychiatric medicationsMost psychiatric medicationsLong-term opioidsPrimary care visitsHealth care utilizationCohort of veteransChronic pain careVA administrative dataRural-dwelling veteransMultiple comorbiditiesOpioid prescribingCare utilizationRural veteransMore painMuscle relaxantsUrban veteransMale veteransPainFemale veterans