2024
Comorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Zhuang C, Driscoll M, Lund B. Comorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2024, 189: 2303-2306. PMID: 38869274, PMCID: PMC11536323, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComorbid chronic painChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderVeterans AffairsU.S. military veteransPsychiatric comorbiditiesPsychiatric comorbidityMultivariate logistic regression modelRates of psychiatric comorbiditiesNational Veterans AffairsMilitary veteransLogistic regression modelsPainStress disorderComorbiditiesComorbidityService usersStudy reports ratesAdministrative dataVeteransDemographic variablesRegression modelsDisordersUrban dwellingPatients
2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve chronic pain care: Evidence of AI learning
Piette J, Newman S, Krein S, Marinec N, Chen J, Williams D, Edmond S, Driscoll M, LaChappelle K, Maly M, Kim H, Farris K, Higgins D, Kerns R, Heapy A. Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve chronic pain care: Evidence of AI learning. Intelligence-Based Medicine 2022, 6: 100064. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmed.2022.100064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient interactionsPatient subgroupsInteractive voice response callsPain-related interferenceComparative effectiveness trialChronic pain careCourse of therapyPedometer step countsDisease management programsCognitive behavioral therapyCBT-CPChronic painMore patientsPain careTreatment modalitiesTreatment recommendationsEffectiveness trialPatientsStep countBehavioral therapyClinician timeWeeksTherapy sessionsMethods DataTherapist feedback
2021
I smoke to cope with pain: patients’ perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain
Lee M, Snow J, Quon C, Selander K, DeRycke E, Lawless M, Driscoll M, Ditre JW, Mattocks KM, Becker WC, Bastian LA. I smoke to cope with pain: patients’ perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2021, 133: 1012-1019. PMID: 34460005, DOI: 10.1007/s00508-021-01931-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painCigarette smokingMean pain intensity scorePain intensity scoresGreater pain intensitySmoking cessation trialPain-related distressYears of ageSelf-management strategiesBackgroundFor peopleConclusionMany patientsPain reliefPain intensityRetrospective thematic analysisCessation trialMedian numberPatient's perspectivePainKey ResultsParticipantsSmokingSmoking behaviorIntensity scoresSmoking studiesGreater painPatients
2020
Pain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients
Masheb RM, Douglas ME, Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Driscoll M. Pain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2020, 43: 479-486. PMID: 32107681, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00143-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Strides Toward Recovery From Intimate Partner Violence: Elucidating Patient-Centered Outcomes to Optimize a Brief Counseling Intervention for Women
Grillo AR, Danitz SB, Dichter ME, Driscoll MA, Gerber MR, Hamilton AB, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Iverson KM. Strides Toward Recovery From Intimate Partner Violence: Elucidating Patient-Centered Outcomes to Optimize a Brief Counseling Intervention for Women. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2019, 36: np8431-np8453. PMID: 30994401, DOI: 10.1177/0886260519840408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered outcomesVeterans Health AdministrationIntimate partner violenceIPV interventionsHealthcare-based interventionsPatient-centered interventionsClinical outcome measurementsBrief counseling interventionFocus groupsVHA facilitiesWomen patientsConventional content analysisPartner violenceRefined interventionOutcome measurementsHealth AdministrationLarger studyPilot studyOptimal outcomesWomenTypes of outcomesInterventionOutcomesCounseling interventionPatients
2018
Predictors of Participation in a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Chronic Back Pain
Higgins DM, LaChappelle KM, Serowik KL, Driscoll MA, Lee A, Heapy AA. Predictors of Participation in a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Chronic Back Pain. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s76-s83. PMID: 30753730, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic back painPredictors of enrollmentCBT-CPBack painCognitive behavioral therapyEligible patientsMost patientsChronic painPain careEligible participantsPredictors of participationNonpharmacological interventionsNoninferiority trialMedical CenterDuration of participationTreatment doseTrial screeningPatientsPainBehavioral therapyOpioidsRegression analysisEnrollmentPredictorsDose