2024
Exploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace K, Higgins D, Martino S, Marteeny V, Walker L, Mattocks K. Exploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Women's Health Issues 2024 PMID: 39242321, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationExperience of painPain carePain managementPerinatal periodVeterans Health Administration providersImprove pain careHigh-quality careChronic musculoskeletal painImprove pain managementBarriers to treatmentPostpartum veteransPregnant veteransMusculoskeletal conditionsMusculoskeletal painBack painFramework approachHealth coverageHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisVeterans' experiencesIdentified veteransQualitative studyUnique needsCare
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