2011
Psychological Treatment of Chronic Pain
Kerns RD, Sellinger J, Goodin BR. Psychological Treatment of Chronic Pain. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology 2011, 7: 411-434. PMID: 21128783, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-090310-120430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological treatmentExperience of painPsychological researchIndividual differencesCommitment interventionEmotional factorsEmotional distressPain-related disabilityBiopsychosocial modelOlder adultsChronic painFuture interventionsInterdisciplinary planInterventionDistressPain treatmentChildrenAdultsPersonsDisabilityExperiencePain careCentral roleAcceptanceResearch
2003
Functional self-efficacy and pain-related disability among older veterans with chronic pain in a primary care setting
Barry LC, Guo Z, Kerns RD, Duong BD, Reid M. Functional self-efficacy and pain-related disability among older veterans with chronic pain in a primary care setting. Pain 2003, 104: 131-137. PMID: 12855322, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00471-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-related disabilityChronic painOlder veteransVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemPrimary care settingMean agePotential confoundersPrimary careCare settingsIndependent factorsPainWest HavenRestricted activityPast monthSelf-Efficacy QuestionnaireMore daysHealthcare systemMost participantsDisabilitySelf-efficacy groupVeteransParticipantsConfoundersYearsPrevalenceSupport and Coronary Heart Disease: The Importance of Significant Other Responses
Itkowitz NI, Kerns RD, Otis JD. Support and Coronary Heart Disease: The Importance of Significant Other Responses. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2003, 26: 19-30. PMID: 12690944, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021790921471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHD symptomsSymptom severityCoronary heart diseaseDegree of disabilityDepressive symptom severityHealth-related disordersLevel of symptomsSymptomatic CHDChronic painCoronary heartHeart diseaseRelated symptomsSelf-report questionnairesDepressive symptomsSymptom occurrenceSymptomsConcomitant disabilitiesEmotional distressRegression analysisCHDDisabilitySocial supportSeverityOperant conditioning modelExpression
2002
A Multidimensional, Case-control Study of Women with Self-identified Chronic Vulvar Pain
Masheb RM, Brondolo E, Kerns RD. A Multidimensional, Case-control Study of Women with Self-identified Chronic Vulvar Pain. Pain Medicine 2002, 3: 253-259. PMID: 15099260, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2002.02032.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic vulvar painVulvar painPain severityPhysical disabilityAffective distressLess marital satisfactionHealthy control womenCase-control studyGreater physical disabilityPersistent vulvar painChronic painControl womenPainNormal rangePsychosocial functioningWomenMarital satisfactionDisabilityDistressSeverityPresent studyMultidimensional evaluationLevels of intensityGreater understandingSatisfactionCoping strategies and their associations with levels of disability or pain, among older veterans receiving primary care
Reid M, Barry L, Kerns R, Duong B, Concato J. Coping strategies and their associations with levels of disability or pain, among older veterans receiving primary care. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2002, 55: 629. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00420-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic non-cancer painNon-cancer painLevel of disabilityChronic painSelf-reported effectivenessOlder personsPrimary careOlder veteransMedication usePain intensityComorbid conditionsMean ageCoping strategiesPainEligibility criteriaPsychological statusMultivariate analysisTelephone interviewsCold modalitiesLow levelsEligibility statusDisabilityReduced levelsPatientsPositive associationSelf-appraised problem solving and pain-relevant social support as predictors of the experience of chronic pain
Kerns RD, Rosenberg R, Otis JD. Self-appraised problem solving and pain-relevant social support as predictors of the experience of chronic pain. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2002, 24: 100-105. PMID: 12054314, DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm2402_06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pain patientsPain patientsComprehensive pain management programSocial supportPain management programPrediction of painUtility of interventionsChronic painDepressive symptomsPainDepressionDisabilityPatientsMultiple regression analysisSelf-appraised problemSelf-report measuresHierarchical multiple regression analysisHigh levelsSymptomsManagement program