2024
Factors associated with participation in a walking intervention for veterans who smoke and have chronic pain
Muller R, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Becker W, Bastian L. Factors associated with participation in a walking intervention for veterans who smoke and have chronic pain. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 994-1001. PMID: 39143444, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00511-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with participationCognitive behavioral interventionPain locationCounseling sessionsAverage daily step countPain self-management interventionMedian daily stepsDaily step countIntegrated smoking cessationSelf-management interventionsTelephone counseling sessionsChronic painModerate pain intensityMedian pack-yearsMultivariate logistic regressionWalking interventionLE painDaily stepsStep countsPain interferenceWalk componentSmoking cessationPain intensityPack-yearsIncreased odds
2021
Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain
Bastian LA, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Kerns RD, Lawless M, Quon C, Selander K, Snow J, Casares J, Lee M, Brandt C, Ditre J, Becker W. Pain and smoking study (PASS): A comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation counseling for veterans with chronic pain. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 23: 100839. PMID: 34485755, PMCID: PMC8391053, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsBehavioral interventionsAdaptive coping strategiesPain-related anxietyChronic painSmoking studiesGreater pain intensityCoping strategiesMotivational interviewingSmoking cessationPain-related functional interferenceTelephone counseling interventionCounseling interventionNicotine replacement therapyMental health comorbiditiesComparative effectiveness trialRandomized clinical trialsParticipantsEffectiveness trialRelapse managementVeteransCessation counselingBaseline characteristicsHealth comorbiditiesMedian age
2018
A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study
Driscoll MA, Perez E, Edmond SN, Becker WC, DeRycke EC, Kerns RD, Bastian LA. A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s84-s92. PMID: 30203011, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painEvidence-based smoking cessationWorst pain intensity scorePain intensity scoresTelephone-delivered interventionChronic pain reportVA healthcare systemCo-occurring smokingCurrent smokingPain intensityPain outcomesSmoking cessationTelephone interventionPrimary carePain reportsVeteran populationSmokingIntensity scoresMeaningful improvementsStudy participantsPilot studyFunctional interferenceHealthcare systemInterventionPain
2016
Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars
Bastian LA, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Kerns RD, DeRycke EC, Perez E, Lynch SM, Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Haskell SG. Cigarette Smoking Status and Receipt of an Opioid Prescription Among Veterans of Recent Wars. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 1089-1097. PMID: 27659441, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent pain intensityOpioid prescriptionsPain intensitySmoking statusOEF/OIF/OND veteransCurrent smokersFormer smokersOpioid useVeterans Health Administration primary care clinicsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New DawnMild pain intensityMore opioid prescriptionsSevere pain intensityNumeric rating scalePrimary care clinicsCigarette smoking statusCross-sectional analysisOpioid receiptFormer smokingCohort studyCurrent smokingCare clinicsChronic painCigarette smokersSmoking cessation