2024
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond
Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess D, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s17-s27. PMID: 39514885, PMCID: PMC11548862, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsHealth careSocial supportChronic painEmotional healthHigher levels of painPain Management CollaboratoryEffective pain managementClinical trialsLevel of painEffectiveness of treatment outcomesPandemic impactAlcohol use disorder screeningCOVID-19-related impactsCOVID-19 pandemicChronic pain treatmentMental healthPain managementDisorder screeningNonpharmacological treatmentsPain treatmentStudy enrollmentCOVID-19HealthCare
2023
Musculoskeletal Pain During Pregnancy Among Veterans: Associations With Health and Health Care Utilization
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace K, Higgins D, Martino S, Mattocks K. Musculoskeletal Pain During Pregnancy Among Veterans: Associations With Health and Health Care Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2023, 34: 90-97. PMID: 37580185, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA mental health careAdjusted odds ratioMental health careMSK painMusculoskeletal painVeterans Health Administration electronic health record dataIntegrative health approachesHealth care utilizationElectronic health record dataHealth careConfidence intervalsMajor depressive disorderHealth care engagementHealth record dataMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderPregnant veteransOpioid prescriptionsCesarean sectionPain groupSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCare utilizationEntire cohortCare engagement