2024
Stepped Care for Patients to Optimize Whole Recovery (SC-POWR): An Effectiveness Trial Evaluating a Stepped Care Model for Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain.
Rossi R, Cutter C, Beitel M, Covelli M, Fiellin D, Kerns R, Vassilieva S, Olabisi D, Barry D. Stepped Care for Patients to Optimize Whole Recovery (SC-POWR): An Effectiveness Trial Evaluating a Stepped Care Model for Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 29767342241245095. PMID: 38606900, PMCID: PMC11470109, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241245095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-as-usualOpioid use disorderChronic painCognitive behavioral therapyStepped careNonmedical opioid useEffectiveness trialOpioid useAlcohol useSession of exerciseStepped care modelWeekly group sessionsPain-related outcomesStress reductionDecreased pain intensityUse disorderNational Institutes of HealthOpioid use disorder treatmentCare modelInstitutes of HealthAssociated with higher levelsPain intensityPilot study of patientsPain improvementDurability of treatment response
2021
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pragmatic clinical trial participants
Coleman BC, Purcell N, Geda M, Luther SL, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD, Seal KH, Burgess DJ, Rosen MI, Sellinger J, Salsbury SA, Gelman H, Brandt CA, Edwards RR. Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pragmatic clinical trial participants. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 111: 106619. PMID: 34775101, PMCID: PMC8585559, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 infection statusClinical researchInfection statusPragmatic clinical trialsIntegrated care modelClinical trial participantsMilitary Health SystemFuture public health emergenciesClinical research teamPublic health emergencyPain managementNonpharmacological approachesPragmatic trialClinical trialsCare modelTrial participantsPain researchHealth departmentsThree-point scaleStudy participantsHealth systemHealth emergencyPeriod of quarantine
2018
Project STEP: Implementing the Veterans Health Administration’s Stepped Care Model of Pain Management
Edmond SN, Moore BA, Dorflinger LM, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Heapy AA, Sellinger JJ, Lee AW, Levin FL, Ruser CB, Kerns RD. Project STEP: Implementing the Veterans Health Administration’s Stepped Care Model of Pain Management. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s30-s37. PMID: 30203015, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemPrimary care providersVeterans Health AdministrationPain careStepped care modelCare providersPain managementCare modelHealth care utilization dataMultimodal pain careNonopioid analgesic prescribingLong-term opioidsElectronic health record dataPain intensity ratingsHealth record dataClinical health psychologyNonpharmacological servicesAnalgesic prescribingOpioid prescribingPharmacological managementNonpharmacological approachesNonpharmacological treatmentsReferral practicesPhysical therapyCare practices
2016
Improving pain care through implementation of the Stepped Care Model at a multisite community health center
Anderson DR, Zlateva I, Coman EN, Khatri K, Tian T, Kerns RD. Improving pain care through implementation of the Stepped Care Model at a multisite community health center. Journal Of Pain Research 2016, Volume 9: 1021-1029. PMID: 27881926, PMCID: PMC5115680, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s117885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care providersPain knowledge scoresCommunity health centersStepped care modelPain careHealth centersCare modelMultisite community health centerFederally Qualified Health CentersOpioid treatment agreementsQualified health centersUrine drug screensDocumentation of painHealth Services frameworkSafety-net practicesElectronic health recordsOpioid prescribingChart reviewPain managementPain outcomesPain treatmentChronic painPain assessmentTreatment agreementsPrimary careStepped care model of pain management and quality of pain care in long-term opioid therapy
Moore BA, Anderson D, Dorflinger L, Zlateva I, Lee A, Gilliam W, Tian T, Khatri K, Ruser CB, Kerns RD. Stepped care model of pain management and quality of pain care in long-term opioid therapy. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 137-146. PMID: 27006068, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.10.0254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Partnered Approach to Opioid Management, Guideline Concordant Care and the Stepped Care Model of Pain Management
Dorflinger L, Moore B, Goulet J, Becker W, Heapy AA, Sellinger JJ, Kerns RD. A Partnered Approach to Opioid Management, Guideline Concordant Care and the Stepped Care Model of Pain Management. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 870-876. PMID: 25355083, PMCID: PMC4239281, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3019-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyOpioid risk mitigation strategiesOpioid therapyGuideline-concordant careVeterans Health AdministrationPain managementStepped care modelOpioid managementChronic painPain carePrimary carePractice guidelinesCare modelHigh-dose opioidsKey ResultsThe proportionProportion of patientsNon-opioid analgesicsClinical practice guidelinesCommon presenting problemManagement of veteransPerformance improvement outcomesClinical research teamInteractive educational strategiesFour-year study periodConcordant care
2011
Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration National Pain Management Strategy
Kerns RD, Philip EJ, Lee AW, Rosenberger PH. Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration National Pain Management Strategy. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011, 1: 635-643. PMID: 24073088, PMCID: PMC3717675, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0094-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Multidisciplinary approaches to pain management in primary care settings.
Otis J, Reid M, Kerns R. Multidisciplinary approaches to pain management in primary care settings. 2005, 41-59. DOI: 10.1037/10962-003.ChaptersPrimary care settingClinical health psychologistsCare settingsPain managementMultidisciplinary chronic pain managementHealth psychologistsPain management centerChronic pain managementStepped care modelClinical research groupChronic painImproved outcomesCare modelBehavioral therapyPainPrimary aimTraining programSpecific roleSettingPatientsTherapy