2024
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraining-as-usualImplementation facilitatorsReferral to treatmentCase managementBrief interventionHybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trialPain managementImplementation strategiesPrimary implementation outcomeSubstance misuseProportion of participantsPain careUsefulness of screeningVeteran engagementVA sitesImplementation outcomesPragmatic trialPain serviceVeteran participantsCase management systemPain intensityDischarged veteransStudy enrollmentVeteransChronic painImplementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Dichter M, Iverson K, Presseau C, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Bruce L, Martino S. Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e59918. PMID: 39194059, PMCID: PMC11391160, DOI: 10.2196/59918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationImpact of screeningINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth care systemIntimate partner violenceIPV screeningQualitative interviewsCare systemHealth AdministrationConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchVeterans Health Administration facilitiesElectronic health record dataIntimate partner violence screeningMixed methods evaluationHealth record dataNational health care systemLongitudinal observational designPotential implementation barriersSignificant public health problemMen's health careClinical practice implicationsPatient populationMethod evaluationRE-AIMPublic health problem
2023
Weight change in a national cohort of U.S. Military Veterans engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder
Carr M, Wolkowicz N, Cave S, Martino S, Masheb R, Midboe A. Weight change in a national cohort of U.S. Military Veterans engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 168: 204-212. PMID: 37918033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone treatmentBuprenorphine treatmentUse disordersMedication treatmentWeight changeVeterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative dataWeight gainSignificant weight gainCourse of treatmentU.S. military veteransTreatment episodesNational cohortObservation periodMilitary veteransLinear mixed modelsVeteransTreatmentBMIDisordersAdministrative dataCohortFiscal year 2017Fiscal year 2019Mixed modelsMusculoskeletal 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 engagementUnderstanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization
Relyea M, Presseau C, Runels T, Humbert M, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S, Portnoy G. Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization. Health Services Research 2023, 58: 1198-1208. PMID: 37452496, PMCID: PMC10622301, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare utilizationIPV useChronic painMedical treatmentSevere chronic painNon-VA providersChronic sleep problemsNon-VA servicesPost-traumatic stress disorderChi-square testRisk factorsOperation New Dawn veteransProvider trainingSleep problemsVA healthcareNew Dawn veteransOperation Enduring FreedomDATA SOURCESWomen veteransOutpatient healthcareHealth AdministrationOperation Iraqi FreedomClinical settingStudy settingImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on nonpharmacological pain management trials in military and veteran healthcare settings: an evaluation informed by implementation science
Midboe A, Javier S, Salsbury S, Katsovich L, Burgess D, King H, Taylor S, Martino S, Mayer J, Wallace R, Der-Martirosian C, Kerns R. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nonpharmacological pain management trials in military and veteran healthcare settings: an evaluation informed by implementation science. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2023, 13: 601-611. PMID: 37030012, PMCID: PMC10415731, DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibad015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsImplementation science methodsVeterans AffairsHealthcare settingsFocus group interview guidePhase IMilitary healthcare settingsTreatment of patientsModel of carePhase IICo-occurring conditionsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicPain managementNonpharmacological treatmentsManual therapyClinical trialsPatient exposureVirtual deliveryClinical researchPatient safetyReporting AdaptationsTreatment feasibilityDisease pandemicInterventionTrial modificationThe Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Webermann A, Relyea M, Portnoy G, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S. The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2023, 38: 9514-9535. PMID: 37005795, DOI: 10.1177/08862605231165764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaUnit supportPTSD symptomsInterpersonal supportSexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransOperation New Dawn veteransNew Dawn veteransWomen veteransStress disorderSymptomsDisorder symptomsWomenService membersGreater PTSD symptomsVeteransTraumaPotential factorsGender differencesMediatorsLess units
2022
Effect of Computer-Tailored Print Feedback, Motivational Interviewing, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy on Engagement in Advance Care Planning
Fried T, Yang M, Martino S, Iannone L, Zenoni M, Blakley L, O’Leary J, Redding C, Paiva A. Effect of Computer-Tailored Print Feedback, Motivational Interviewing, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy on Engagement in Advance Care Planning. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 1298-1305. PMID: 36342678, PMCID: PMC9641591, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningMotivational enhancement therapyMotivational interviewingUsual careClinical trialsCare planningEnhancement therapySingle VA facilityPrimary care visitsPrimary care patientsList of patientsSelf-administered toolClinician-led approachQuantity of lifeACP activityHealth care agentSelf-reported completionOversampling of womenElectronic health recordsCare visitsCare patientsTelephone contactOlder veteransMAIN OUTCOMETelephone assessment