2022
Joint longitudinal trajectories of pain intensity and opioid prescription in veterans with back pain
Buta E, Gordon KS, Gueorguieva R, Becker WC, Heapy A, Bathulapalli H, Zeng Q, Redd D, Brandt C, Goulet J. Joint longitudinal trajectories of pain intensity and opioid prescription in veterans with back pain. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2022, 31: 1262-1271. PMID: 35996825, DOI: 10.1002/pds.5531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painOpioid prescriptionsPain/Pain intensityRetrospective cohort studyTrajectories of painElectronic health record dataMental health diagnosesHealth record dataHigh opioidCohort studyClinical predictorsHigher oddsPainLatent class growth analysisOpioidsPain classesHealth diagnosisRecord dataVeteransLongitudinal trajectoriesPrescriptionOddsTrajectory classesDistinct patternsMental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Settings
Dobscha SK, Luther SL, Kerns RD, Finch DK, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh SJ, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Han L. Mental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Settings. Journal Of Pain 2022, 24: 273-281. PMID: 36167230, PMCID: PMC9898089, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain care qualityQuality pain careMental health conditionsPrimary care cliniciansVeterans Health AdministrationPain carePCQ scoresHealth conditionsCare cliniciansUse disordersCare qualitySevere musculoskeletal painRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsGeneral medical carePrimary care settingElectronic health record dataFinal adjusted modelMental health diagnosesEquation Poisson modelsHealth record dataBipolar disorder diagnosisSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorder
2018
Posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period
Buta E, Masheb R, Gueorguieva R, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period. Eating Behaviors 2018, 29: 8-13. PMID: 29413821, PMCID: PMC5935565, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisMedian ageBMI measurementsPost-deployment periodVeterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record dataWeight gainDisorder diagnosisOverweight/obeseOverweight/obesityWeight management servicesElectronic health record dataAccelerated weight gainHealth record dataWeight gain trajectoriesBMI growth ratePost-deployment veteransRelevant psychiatric diagnosisMedical visitsPotential confoundersNew Dawn veteransPsychiatric diagnosisWomen veteransWeight trajectoriesTreatment interventions