2023
Relationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort
Gordon K, Buta E, Pratt-Chapman M, Brandt C, Gueorguieva R, Warren A, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Goulet J. Relationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 4037-4047. PMID: 38054108, PMCID: PMC10695019, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s432967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective cross-sectional cohortCross-sectional cohortPersistent painSelf-reported pain scoresVeterans Health AdministrationRobust Poisson modelsCorporate Data WarehouseLGBT veteransPain screeningPain scoresClinic visitsPain assessmentPainAdjusted modelHealth AdministrationGreater painMental healthSubstance useCohortYear of entryBlack veteransHealthcare systemVeteransSignificant differencesAdministrative data
2021
Incorporating walking into cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain: safety and effectiveness of a personalized walking intervention
Heapy AA, Tankha H, Higgins DM, Driscoll M, LaChappelle KM, Goulet JL, Buta E, Piette JD, Kerns RD, Krein SL. Incorporating walking into cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain: safety and effectiveness of a personalized walking intervention. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2021, 44: 260-269. PMID: 33386530, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00193-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsCognitive behavioral therapyChronic painBehavioral therapyCBT-CPLongstanding painWalking interventionsDaily stepsTreatment groupsPainInteractive voice responseStudy sampleWeekly goalsSignificant differencesSignificant increaseTherapyTreatmentParticipantsVoice responseSafetyPersonsBaselineWeeks
2020
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain
Fraenkel L, Buta E, Suter L, Dubreuil M, Levy C, Najem C, Brennan M, Corn B, Kerns R, Goulet J. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1194-1202. PMID: 32702101, PMCID: PMC7372512, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsWOMAC pain scorePain scoresAnti-inflammatory drugsGlobal ImpressionKnee osteoarthritisMeloxicam groupMcMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain scoreCurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsLong-term clinical benefitMean differencePain score differenceParticipant global impressionWOMAC disability scoresKnee osteoarthritis painLower extremity disabilityPrimary outcome measureSignificant differencesCognitive behavioral therapy programCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapy programBaseline painOsteoarthritis painTreat basisDisability scores
2009
Pain among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: Do Women and Men Differ?
Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Kerns RD, Goulet JL. Pain among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: Do Women and Men Differ? Pain Medicine 2009, 10: 1167-1173. PMID: 19818028, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00714.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate-severe painPersistent painFemale veteransPain assessmentOperation Enduring FreedomVeterans Administration servicesPrevalence of painTreatment of painVA outpatient clinicEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomSex differencesOverall painObservational cohortPain disordersOutpatient clinicPain measuresVA carePainLast deploymentMen DifferVeteransSignificant differencesPrevalenceYears of observation