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
Recovering From Intimate Partner Violence Through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE): Development, Pilot Testing, and Refinement of a Patient-Centered Brief Counseling Intervention for Women
Iverson KM, Danitz SB, Driscoll M, Vogt D, Hamilton AB, Gerber MR, Stirman S, Shayani DR, Suvak MK, Dichter ME. Recovering From Intimate Partner Violence Through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE): Development, Pilot Testing, and Refinement of a Patient-Centered Brief Counseling Intervention for Women. Psychological Services 2022, 19: 102-112. PMID: 34110870, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkills-focused treatmentIntimate partner violenceCounseling interventionQualitative feedbackPositive qualitative feedbackOpen trialPsychosocial outcomesMotivational interviewingWomen veteransPotential helpfulnessHelpful interventionsIntervention feasibilityBrief counseling interventionPartner violenceHigh satisfaction ratingsMixed-methods approachPast-year intimate partner violenceSatisfaction ratingsAcceptability dataPreliminary examinationInterventionVeteransEmpowermentPilot testingSubsequent testing
2021
Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain
Bastian LA, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Kerns RD, Lawless M, Quon C, Selander K, Snow J, Casares J, Lee M, Brandt C, Ditre J, Becker W. Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 23: 100839. PMID: 34485755, PMCID: PMC8391053, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsBehavioral interventionsAdaptive coping strategiesPain-related anxietyChronic painSmoking studiesGreater pain intensityCoping strategiesMotivational interviewingSmoking cessationPain-related functional interferenceTelephone counseling interventionCounseling interventionNicotine replacement therapyMental health comorbiditiesComparative effectiveness trialRandomized clinical trialsParticipantsEffectiveness trialRelapse managementVeteransCessation counselingBaseline characteristicsHealth comorbiditiesMedian age