2024
Do veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities?
Meshberg‐Cohen S, Gilstad‐Hayden K, Martino S, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Rosen M. Do veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities? American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 675-684. PMID: 38849976, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisky substance usePain treatment modalitiesTreatment modalitiesPain treatmentPrescribed opioidsPain treatment utilizationSubstance Involvement TestNonopioid pain treatmentPain treatment outcomesSubstance useOver-the-counter medicationsNumerical rating scalePrimary careMusculoskeletal conditionsAssociated with numberPain serviceNonopioid treatmentsPrescription medicationsOpioid medicationsChronic painOpioid prescriptionsOver-the-counterVeteransDisability claimsOpioid
2023
Musculoskeletal Pain During Pregnancy Among Veterans: Associations With Health and Health Care Utilization
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace K, Higgins D, Martino S, Mattocks K. Musculoskeletal Pain During Pregnancy Among Veterans: Associations With Health and Health Care Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2023, 34: 90-97. PMID: 37580185, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA mental health careAdjusted odds ratioMental health careMSK painMusculoskeletal painVeterans Health Administration electronic health record dataIntegrative health approachesHealth care utilizationElectronic health record dataHealth careConfidence intervalsMajor depressive disorderHealth care engagementHealth record dataMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderPregnant veteransOpioid prescriptionsCesarean sectionPain groupSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCare utilizationEntire cohortCare engagement