2017
Taking ACTION to reduce pain: ACTION study rationale, design and protocol of a randomized trial of a proactive telephone-based coaching intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain among African Americans
Bhimani RH, Cross LJ, Taylor BC, Meis LA, Fu SS, Allen KD, Krein SL, Do T, Kerns RD, Burgess DJ. Taking ACTION to reduce pain: ACTION study rationale, design and protocol of a randomized trial of a proactive telephone-based coaching intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain among African Americans. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017, 18: 15. PMID: 28086853, PMCID: PMC5237146, DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-1363-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic musculoskeletal painMusculoskeletal painTreatment outcomesHealth care service utilizationMorris Disability QuestionnairePain outcome measuresPain treatment outcomesTelephone counseling sessionsAfrican American patientsAfrican AmericansPrimary aimUsual careDisability QuestionnaireOpioid analgesicsPain outcomesPain treatmentPrimary outcomeChronic painPain assessmentTreat methodologyAmerican patientsClinical trialsPhysical functioningService utilizationOutcome measures
2016
Association between pain outcomes and race and opioid treatment: Retrospective cohort study of Veterans
Burgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Farmer MM, Partin MR. Association between pain outcomes and race and opioid treatment: Retrospective cohort study of Veterans. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 13-24. PMID: 26933921, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyIndex visitOpioid prescriptionsPain outcomesCohort studyMusculoskeletal painPain treatmentPain interferenceBenefits of opioidsElectronic medical record dataGreater pain interferencePharmacologic pain treatmentsChronic noncancer painVeterans Affairs patientsChronic musculoskeletal painMedical record dataNoncancer painOpioid treatmentMost patientsVA patientsVA SurveyAlternative treatmentPatientsSignificant associationPain
2013
A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System
Burgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, van Ryn M, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Partin MR. A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2013, 29: 118-123. PMID: 23183265, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e31826a86ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care patientsHealth care utilizationBlack patientsHealth care experiencesIndex visitCare patientsScreening ratesCare utilizationOdds ratioCare experiencesPrior health care utilizationVA health care systemPatient's index visitVeterans Affairs patientsDocumentation of painLogistic regression analysisElectronic medical recordsCross-sectional analysisHierarchical logistic regression analysisHealth care systemPain medicationPain scoresWhite patientsOutpatient visitsVA patients
2008
Patient race and physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic low back pain
Burgess DJ, Crowley-Matoka M, Phelan S, Dovidio JF, Kerns R, Roth C, Saha S, van Ryn M. Patient race and physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic low back pain. Social Science & Medicine 2008, 67: 1852-1860. PMID: 18926612, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painPatient racePhysician's decisionWhite patientsBack painTreatment decisionsHigh doseAmerican Medical Association Physician MasterfileChronic pain patientsPrimary care physiciansPhysicians' treatment decisionsNon-clinical characteristicsStrong opioidsNonwhite patientsPatient characteristicsPain managementPain patientsBlack patientsCare physiciansPatientsOpioidsPhysician MasterfilePhysician behaviorPatient's verbal behavior