2016
Prevalence and correlates of coprescribing anxiolytic medications with extensive prescription opioid use in Veterans Health Administration patients with metastatic cancer.
Barry DT, Sofuoglu M, Kerns RD, Wiechers IR, Rosenheck RA. Prevalence and correlates of coprescribing anxiolytic medications with extensive prescription opioid use in Veterans Health Administration patients with metastatic cancer. Journal Of Opioid Management 2016, 12: 259-68. PMID: 27575827, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2016.0341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid useVeterans Health Administration patientsOpioid useMetastatic cancerAnxiolytic medicationMedical indicationsMultivariate analysisMore emergency department visitsNational VHA dataEmergency department visitsPrescription of antidepressantsAnxiolytic prescriptionsOpioid prescriptionsDepartment visitsVHA patientsPsychotropic medicationsFiscal year 2012VHA dataDrug AdministrationMedicationsBipolar disorderCareful monitoringYounger ageAnxiolyticsCancer
2015
Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Skanderson M, Bastian LA, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Kerns RD, Mattocks KM. Receipt of Prescription Opioids in a National Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care. Women's Health Issues 2015, 26: 240-246. PMID: 26549242, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid usePregnancy windowsOpioid prescriptionsPsychiatric diagnosisWomen veteransPregnant veteransOpioid usePrescription opioidsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careMultivariable logistic regression modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesNontraumatic joint disordersPain management strategiesHealth-related variablesLogistic regression modelsPhysical health variablesPotential undertreatmentVHA servicesJoint disordersVHA systemOperation Enduring FreedomBack problemsOpioidsHealth variablesNational database