2013
A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System
Burgess DJ, Gravely AA, Nelson DB, van Ryn M, Bair MJ, Kerns RD, Higgins DM, Partin MR. A National Study of Racial Differences in Pain Screening Rates in the VA Health Care System. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2013, 29: 118-123. PMID: 23183265, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e31826a86ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care patientsHealth care utilizationBlack patientsHealth care experiencesIndex visitCare patientsScreening ratesCare utilizationOdds ratioCare experiencesPrior health care utilizationVA health care systemPatient's index visitVeterans Affairs patientsDocumentation of painLogistic regression analysisElectronic medical recordsCross-sectional analysisHierarchical logistic regression analysisHealth care systemPain medicationPain scoresWhite patientsOutpatient visitsVA patients
2007
Meta-Analysis of Psychological Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain
Hoffman BM, Papas RK, Chatkoff DK, Kerns RD. Meta-Analysis of Psychological Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain. Health Psychology 2007, 26: 1-9. PMID: 17209691, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painPain intensityBack painD effect sizesPsychological interventionsInclusion criteriaHealth care provider visitsComputer-aided literature searchHealth-related qualityPain-related interferenceHealth care utilizationRandom-effects modelCohen's d effect sizesMinimal publication biasEffect sizeSelf-regulatory treatmentPain medicationProvider visitsActive control conditionCare utilizationPain interferenceCompensation statusClinical trialsPositive short-term effects
1998
Health Risk Behaviors and Their Relationships to Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Receiving Primary Medical Care
Benedetto M, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Burg M, Westgate K. Health Risk Behaviors and Their Relationships to Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Receiving Primary Medical Care. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 1998, 5: 441-447. DOI: 10.1023/a:1026258911757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care utilizationCare utilizationHealth risk behaviorsAffective distressRisk factorsRisk behaviorsBehavioral health risk factorsPrimary care providersPrimary care settingBehavioral risk factorsCurrent tobacco usePrimary medical careHealth risk factorsBehavioral health risksHealth care systemBrief self-report questionnaireBehaviour change interventionsRisk drinkingCare settingsTobacco useSelf-report questionnairesCare providersPatterns of useMedical careMild range