2022
Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine Pain
Higgins DM, Han L, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Skanderson M, Lisi AJ, Mattocks KM, Brandt C, Haskell SG. Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine Pain. Pain Medicine 2022, 23: 1423-1433. PMID: 34999899, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBack PainFemaleHumansMusculoskeletal PainPatient Acceptance of Health CareRisk FactorsVeteransConceptsSpine pain careSpine painHealthcare utilizationPain careRisk factorsPain episodesObservation periodNew episodesMultivariable logistic regression modelPotential risk factorsOutpatient visit dataLogistic regression analysisMental health conditionsBaseline observation periodLogistic regression modelsBaseline characteristicsOutpatient visitsClinical correlatesContinued careLower oddsPainVisit dataContinued episodesHealth conditionsCare
2021
Correlates of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture Use Among Rural Patients Seeking Conventional Pain Management: A Cross-sectional Study
Feinberg TM, Coleman B, Innes KE, Kerns RD, Jackson B, Lisi A, Majoris N, Brandt C. Correlates of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture Use Among Rural Patients Seeking Conventional Pain Management: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2021, 44: 330-343. PMID: 33896602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplementary health approachesManual therapyCross-sectional studyPain managementAcupuncture useHealth approachAge-adjusted logistic regressionConventional pain managementCurrent chronic painHigh pain burdenPrior opioid usePain scale scoresMind-body therapiesHealth-related factorsPain-related distressPain burdenOpioid useRheumatology clinicChronic painClinical outcomesPain carePain distressRural patientsMajority of participantsPrescription medications
2018
A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Novel Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain Tailored to Individuals with HIV
Merlin JS, Westfall AO, Long D, Davies S, Saag M, Demonte W, Young S, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Kertesz S, Turan JM, Kilgore M, Clay OJ, Starrels J, Pekmezi D, Johnson MO. A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Novel Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain Tailored to Individuals with HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 22: 2733-2742. PMID: 29340913, PMCID: PMC6047927, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2028-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painPilot trialBrief Pain Inventory (BPI) total scorePain self-management interventionMedian session attendanceUsual care comparisonRandomized pilot trialSelf-management interventionsNovel behavioral interventionModerate painPain severityPreliminary efficacyIntervention groupSession attendanceCare comparisonsEligibility criteriaControl groupPainInterference ScaleBehavioral interventionsTrialsHIVPreliminary evidenceFull-scale trialEfficacy
2005
Prevalence and correlates of depression in treatment-seeking women with vulvodynia
Masheb RM, Wang E, Lozano C, Kerns RD. Prevalence and correlates of depression in treatment-seeking women with vulvodynia. Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology 2005, 25: 786-791. PMID: 16368586, DOI: 10.1080/01443610500328199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChronic DiseaseDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPainPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrevalenceSeverity of Illness IndexVulvar DiseasesConceptsCurrent major depressive disorderMajor depressive disorderGreater pain severityCorrelates of depressionPain severityQuality of lifeCo-morbid major depressive disorderRates of MDDWorse functioningOnset of vulvodyniaLifetime major depressive disorderChronic pain patientsFirst depressive episodeDepressive symptom severityLifetime prevalence ratesPain patientsTreatment-seeking womenDepressive episodeSexual functionDepressive disorderPrevalence ratesVulvodyniaSymptom severityTreatment-seeking sampleWomen
1991
The pain behavior check list (PBCL): Factor structure and psychometric properties
Kerns R, Haythornthwaite J, Rosenberg R, Southwick S, Giller E, Jacob M. The pain behavior check list (PBCL): Factor structure and psychometric properties. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1991, 14: 155-167. PMID: 1880794, DOI: 10.1007/bf00846177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAffectChronic DiseaseFacial ExpressionFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient Acceptance of Health CarePersonality InventoryPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsPain Behavior Check ListBehavior Check ListChronic pain patientsPsychometric propertiesPain patientsPain behaviorStandardized questionnaireAffective distressCheck listOperant modelSelf-report instrumentSubstantial reliabilityPainPresent studyAudible expressionsSeeking HelpAmbulationPatientsVAMCCentral role