2021
Pain intensity and pain medication prescription patterns in Veterans with heart failure and back pain
Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Chui PW, DeRycke E, Bathulapalli H, Gandhi P, Bastian LA, Burg MM, Brandt C, Goulet JL. Pain intensity and pain medication prescription patterns in Veterans with heart failure and back pain. Heart & Lung 2021, 50: 770-774. PMID: 34225088, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid heart failureHeart failureBack painPain intensityMedication prescription patternsPain medication prescriptionsHigher likelihoodGabapentin prescriptionsNSAID prescriptionsPrescription patternsSevere painPain conditionsMedication prescriptionsClinical managementPainMusculoskeletal disordersDisorder cohortLower likelihoodVeteransFurther studiesPrescriptionFailureOpioidsCardiovascularCohort
2018
Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Fibromyalgia and in Concomitant Medical and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Veterans Health Administration Study
Arout CA, Sofuoglu M, Bastian LA, Rosenheck RA. Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Fibromyalgia and in Concomitant Medical and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Veterans Health Administration Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 1035-1044. PMID: 29608126, PMCID: PMC6425926, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidComorbidityConnective Tissue DiseasesFemaleFibromyalgiaHeadacheHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrevalencePsychotropic DrugsSex FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsConnective tissue diseasePain diagnosisPsychiatric comorbidityClinical epidemiologyMedical conditionsPsychiatric disordersVeterans Health Administration patientsPrevalence of fibromyalgiaPsychotropic prescription fillsComorbid medical conditionsType of painHealth service useDiagnosis of fibromyalgiaMultiple psychiatric comorbiditiesMedical outpatient servicesLogistic regression analysisOlder male samplePain syndromePain conditionsPrescription fillsClinical presentationTissue diseaseRisk ratioCharacteristics of menFibromyalgia
2007
Gender Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Chronic Pain
Kaur S, Stechuchak KM, Coffman CJ, Allen KD, Bastian LA. Gender Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Chronic Pain. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 228. PMID: 17356991, PMCID: PMC1824743, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0048-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painWomen veteransOutpatient visitsDurham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMultiple pain sitesHigh rateChronic pain conditionsOutpatient service useHealth care utilizationICD-9 codingPain sitesClinic visitsPain locationPain conditionsCare utilizationOutpatient utilizationPrimary carePhysical therapyMedical CenterPainMale veteransService usePsychiatric diagnosisVeteran population