2019
Enhancing Motivation for Change in the Management of Chronic Painful Conditions: a Review of Recent Literature
Ankawi B, Kerns RD, Edmond SN. Enhancing Motivation for Change in the Management of Chronic Painful Conditions: a Review of Recent Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 75. PMID: 31388839, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0813-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pharmacological treatmentChronic painPsychosocial influencesMotivational factorsTreatment adherenceRecent empirical researchHeadache disordersHealth treatmentIntervention feasibilityMotivationRecent FindingsResearchLong-term opioid therapyEmpirical researchChronic painful conditionsInitiation of treatmentDisordersInterventionOpioid therapyTreatment initiationTreatment outcomesPainful conditionsReviewThe purposeElectronic treatmentCommon factorsPain
2013
Headache Diagnoses Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Enrolled in VA: A Gender Comparison
Carlson KF, Taylor BC, Hagel EM, Cutting A, Kerns R, Sayer NA. Headache Diagnoses Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Enrolled in VA: A Gender Comparison. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2013, 53: 1573-1582. PMID: 24102376, DOI: 10.1111/head.12216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeadache diagnosisComorbid diagnosesAfghanistan war veteransPrevalence ratiosVA inpatientVeterans Affairs (VA) health carePrevalent comorbid diagnosesHistorical cohort studyDiseases diagnosis codesConfidence intervalsHealth care needsPost-traumatic stress disorderWar veteransCohort studyPatient characteristicsBack painOutpatient encountersDiagnosis codesHeadache disordersVA usersInternational ClassificationMigraine diagnosisCare needsOutpatient dataVA services