2018
Association Between Facility-Level Utilization of Non-pharmacologic Chronic Pain Treatment and Subsequent Initiation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy
Carey EP, Nolan C, Kerns RD, Ho PM, Frank JW. Association Between Facility-Level Utilization of Non-pharmacologic Chronic Pain Treatment and Subsequent Initiation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 38-45. PMID: 29633137, PMCID: PMC5902343, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4324-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyNon-pharmacologic treatmentsFacility-level variationNon-opioid medicationsChronic painOpioid therapyTreatment modalitiesVeterans Health Administration facilitiesPatient-reported painChronic pain treatmentChronic pain careImproved patient outcomesUtilization patternsOpioid treatmentPrior calendar yearMedication utilizationPatient characteristicsPain treatmentPain careKey ResultsAmongPrimary carePatient outcomesPainGreater utilizationAdministration facilities
2015
National Dissemination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in Veterans
Stewart MO, Karlin BE, Murphy JL, Raffa SD, Miller SA, McKellar J, Kerns RD. National Dissemination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in Veterans. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2015, 31: 722-729. PMID: 25171637, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-related outcomesCBT-CPQuality of lifeCognitive behavioral therapyHealth care systemVeteran patientsChronic painVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemPatient-reported pain intensityVA health care systemCare systemTherapeutic alliancePain-related cognitionsPain intensityTreat analysisPain interferencePain catastrophizingPatient outcomesSpecialty settingsOverall distressTraining programPatientsWeekly consultationEffect of trainingNational dissemination