2017
Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Kahn M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Madden LM, Ginn J, Barry DT. Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2152-2161. PMID: 28177509, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedMotivationOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPain ManagementConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentChronic painDrug counselorsMaintenance treatmentTreatment needsUse disordersMedical providersCo-occurring chronic painMethadone maintenance treatment programPain management referralsChronic noncancer painPatient-related barriersMethadone-maintained patientsTreatment of patientsMaintenance treatment programPatients' treatment needsNoncancer painMedication regimensPain managementManagement referralsTreatment adherencePatient improvementPatient reportsPainTaking 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
Pain Psychology: A Global Needs Assessment and National Call to Action
Darnall BD, Scheman J, Davin S, Burns JW, Murphy JL, Wilson AC, Kerns RD, Mackey SC. Pain Psychology: A Global Needs Assessment and National Call to Action. Pain Medicine 2016, 17: 250-263. PMID: 26803844, PMCID: PMC4758272, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic PainCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlobal HealthHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansMaleNeeds AssessmentPain ManagementPatient ParticipationProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPain psychologyPsychology training programsPsychological treatment modalitiesDirectors of graduatePsychology servicesPsychology curriculumQualified therapistsPsychologyPain trainingNational Pain StrategyPhysical painTherapistsPostdoctoral educationTraining programUnanimous interestLow confidenceTrainingNeeds assessmentTreatment of painPoor insurance coverageHealth care cliniciansInstitute of MedicineLimited awarenessBetter trainingPain strategiesDrug Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain
Oberleitner LM, Beitel M, Schottenfeld RS, Kerns RD, Doucette C, Napoleone R, Liong C, Barry DT. Drug Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2016, 10: 34-39. PMID: 26690289, PMCID: PMC4733570, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelChronic PainCounselingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMethadoneNarcoticsOpiate Substitution TreatmentPain ManagementConceptsChronic painNonpharmacologic treatmentsDrug counselorsNonpharmacologic pain treatmentsMethadone-maintained patientsInterdisciplinary pain managementMethadone maintenance treatmentVulnerable patient populationCognitive behavioral therapyNonpharmacologic interventionsPain managementPain treatmentPain interventionsMaintenance treatmentPatient populationPainPatientsHerbal medicineGroup interventionEfficacyInterventionTreatmentPerceived EfficacyTherapyUndertreatment
2012
The Practitioner Proposes a Treatment Change and the Patient Declines: What to do next?
Falzer PR, Leventhal HL, Peters E, Fried TR, Kerns R, Michalski M, Fraenkel L. The Practitioner Proposes a Treatment Change and the Patient Declines: What to do next? Pain Practice 2012, 13: 215-226. PMID: 23462141, PMCID: PMC3668345, DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00573.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChronic PainDecision MakingDissent and DisputesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainProfessional-Patient RelationsYoung Adult