2016
Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain
Beitel M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Eggert K, Madden LM, Kerns RD, Liong C, Ginn J, Barry DT. Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain. American Journal On Addictions 2016, 25: 125-131. PMID: 26824197, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentPhysical activity levelsExercise group participationChronic painPhysical activityPsychiatric distressMaintenance treatmentActivity levelsPast weekVigorous-intensity physical activityExercise of patientsIntensity physical activityExercise groupExercise interventionPainBrief self-report instrumentPatientsLow levelsSelf-report instrumentDistressWeeksDepressionTreatmentGroup participationParticipants
2014
Toward Development of a Tinnitus Magnitude Index
Schmidt CJ, Kerns RD, Griest S, Theodoroff SM, Pietrzak RH, Henry JA. Toward Development of a Tinnitus Magnitude Index. Ear & Hearing 2014, 35: 476-484. PMID: 24603542, DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTinnitus magnitudeEmotional reactionsPsychological distressThree-item scaleCognitive-behavioral mediation modelDiscriminant validityTinnitus Functional IndexTinnitus reactionsInternal consistencyGeneral depressive symptomsMediation modelTest-retest reliabilityDistress measuresBeck Depression InventoryTinnitus variablesGroup differencesValid measureModerate correlationTinnitus perceptionPreliminary evidenceDepression InventoryDepressive symptomsTestable modelDistressAudiology clinic
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
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 understandingSatisfaction
1989
Support, Stress, and Recovery From Coronary Heart Disease: A Longitudinal Causal Model
Fontana A, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Colonese K. Support, Stress, and Recovery From Coronary Heart Disease: A Longitudinal Causal Model. Health Psychology 1989, 8: 175-193. PMID: 2786807, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.8.2.175.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Social insecurity, the Type A behavior pattern, and sympathetic arousal
Fontana A, Rosenberg R, Kerns R, Marcus J. Social insecurity, the Type A behavior pattern, and sympathetic arousal. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1986, 9: 79-88. PMID: 3701860, DOI: 10.1007/bf00844646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureCoronary atherosclerosisSympathetic arousalType A patternPsychological distressA-patternSurgical patientsDiastolic pressureType A behavior patternA behavior patternAtherosclerosisDifferential associationsAssociationPresent studyPattern of findingsArousalDistressPrior studiesPrevious studiesSystolicPatients