2020
Adapting to disruption of research during the COVID-19 pandemic while testing nonpharmacological approaches to pain management
Coleman BC, Kean J, Brandt CA, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD, . Adapting to disruption of research during the COVID-19 pandemic while testing nonpharmacological approaches to pain management. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2020, 10: 827-834. PMID: 32885815, PMCID: PMC7499692, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusChronic PainCommunicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansMental HealthNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Pain ManagementPandemicsPatient SelectionPneumonia, ViralResearchSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryPragmatic clinical trialsChronic painCOVID-19 pandemicUrgent public health challengePain management interventionsClinical care teamPatient-reported measuresPublic health challengeVeterans Health SystemCOVID-19Pain managementNonpharmacological approachesStudy protocolClinical trialsCare teamIntervention deliveryHealth departmentsHealth outcomesHealth challengesHealth systemStudy designMental healthDisruption of researchParticipant recruitment
2018
Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2016
Dahlhamer J, Lucas J, Zelaya C, Nahin R, Mackey S, DeBar L, Kerns R, Von Korff M, Porter L, Helmick C. Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2016. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2018, 67: 1001-1006. PMID: 30212442, PMCID: PMC6146950, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6736a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-impact chronic painChronic painU.S. adultsNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataCommon reasons adultsNational Pain StrategyPain management interventionsSelf-care activitiesPopulation-based estimatesQuality of lifeInterview Survey dataPrecise prevalence estimatesPain strategiesPain servicePublic health insurancePain interventionsNormal life activitiesHigh prevalencePainPrevalence estimatesMedical careReasons adultsNational estimatesPrevalence
2014
The Feasibility and Acceptability of Groups for Pain Management in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Barry DT, Savant JD, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Kerns RD, Moore BA, Oberleitner L, Joy MT, Keneally N, Liong C, Carroll KM. The Feasibility and Acceptability of Groups for Pain Management in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2014, 8: 338-344. PMID: 25100310, PMCID: PMC4177009, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentRelaxation trainingMultimodal pain management approachAcceptability of groupsCharacteristic pain intensityPain management interventionsMethadone-maintained patientsPain management approachesPain intensityPain managementSession attendancePainGroup singingDecreased anxietyMindful walkingPatientsTreatmentAttendanceGroupWalkingManagement interventionsAcceptability