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Matthias MS, Adams JM, Eliacin J. Volunteer Peer Support for Chronic Pain Self-Management: A Qualitative Study of Benefits and Barriers. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Nov 25.
Matthias MS, Bolla AL, Bair SM, Adams J, Eliacin J, Burgess DJ, Hirsh AT. Communication and Activation in Pain to Enhance Relationships and Treat Pain with Equity (COOPERATE): a Qualitative Analysis of a Tailored Coaching Program for Black Patients with Chronic Pain. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Feb 1; 39(2):222-228.
Eliacin J, Matthias MS, Cameron KA, Burgess DJ. Veterans' views of PARTNER-MH, a peer-led patient navigation intervention, to improve patient engagement in care and patient-clinician communication: A qualitative study. Patient education and counseling. 2023 Sep 1; 114:107847.
Matthias MS, Burgess DJ, Eliacin J. Healthcare Access and Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Black Veterans with Chronic Pain: a Qualitative Study. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 Mar 1; 38(4):1024-1029.
Matthias MS, Hirsh AT, Ofner S, Daggy J. Exploring the Relationships Among Social Support, Patient Activation, and Pain-Related Outcomes. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2022 Apr 8; 23(4):676-685.
Fettig L, Tang Q, Newton E, Rosario R, Matthias MS, Torke AM. A Communication Skills Training Workshop to Improve ICU Team Relational Coordination about Goals of Care: A Pilot Study. The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2022 Oct 1; 39(10):1157-1164.
Shue SA, Matthias MS, Watson DP, Miller K, Munk SN. The career transition experiences of military Veterans: A qualitative study. Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psyc. 2021 Sep 9; 33(6):359-371.
Matthias MS, Henry SG. Reducing Frustration and Improving Management of Chronic Pain in Primary Care: Is Shared Decision-making Sufficient?. [Editorial]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 Jan 1; 37(1):227-228.
Robles M, Mortazavi L, Vannerson J, Matthias MS. How a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Curriculum Translates into Experiences and Internal Medicine Residents' Understanding of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder. Teaching and learning in medicine. 2021 May 11; 34(5):514-521.
Myers AL, Matthias MS. Nursing facility residents' cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions. International journal of older people nursing. 2020 Dec 1; 15(4):e12344.
Shue S, Brosmer J, Matthias MS. Reducing veterans' risk for suicidal behaviors: a qualitative study to inform development of the RECLAIM health promotion program. BMC health services research. 2020 Aug 1; 20(1):707.
Eliacin J, Matthias MS, Cunningham B, Burgess DJ. Veterans' perceptions of racial bias in VA mental healthcare and their impacts on patient engagement and patient-provider communication. Patient education and counseling. 2020 Sep 1; 103(9):1798-1804.
Matthias MS, Imperiale TF. A risk prediction tool for colorectal cancer screening: a qualitative study of patient and provider facilitators and barriers. BMC family practice. 2020 Feb 26; 21(1):43.
Matthias MS. Opioid Tapering and the Patient-Provider Relationship. [Editorial]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Jan 1; 35(1):8-9.
Lee JL, Williams CE, Baird S, Matthias MS, Weiner M. Too Many Don'ts and Not Enough Do's? A Survey of Hospitals About Their Portal Instructions for Patients. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Apr 1; 35(4):1029-1034.
Shue SA, McGuire AB, Matthias MS. Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation of a Peer Support Intervention for Patients with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2019 Jul 1; 20(7):1311-1320.
Matthias MS, Talib TL, Huffman MA. Managing Chronic Pain in an Opioid Crisis: What Is the Role of Shared Decision-Making?. Health communication. 2020 Sep 1; 35(10):1239-1247.
Shields CG, Fuzzell LN, Christ SL, Matthias MS. Patient and provider characteristics associated with communication about opioids: An observational study. Patient education and counseling. 2019 May 1; 102(5):888-894.
Henry SG, Matthias MS. Patient-Clinician Communication About Pain: A Conceptual Model and Narrative Review. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2018 Nov 1; 19(11):2154-2165.
Matthias MS, Donaldson MT, Jensen AC, Krebs EE. "I Was a Little Surprised": Qualitative Insights From Patients Enrolled in a 12-Month Trial Comparing Opioids With Nonopioid Medications for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society. 2018 Sep 1; 19(9):1082-1090.
Lee JL, Matthias MS, Menachemi N, Frankel RM, Weiner M. A critical appraisal of guidelines for electronic communication between patients and clinicians: the need to modernize current recommendations. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. 2018 Apr 1; 25(4):413-418.
Matthias MS, Fukui S, Salyers MP. What Factors are Associated with Consumer Initiation of Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Visits? Administration and policy in mental health. 2017 Jan 1; 44(1):133-140.
Matthias MS, Kukla M, McGuire AB, Bair MJ. How Do Patients with Chronic Pain Benefit from a Peer-Supported Pain Self-Management Intervention? A Qualitative Investigation. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2016 Dec 1; 17(12):2247-2255.
Rattray NA, Sico JJ, Cox LM, Russ AL, Matthias MS, Frankel RM. Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2017 Mar 1; 43(3):127-137.
Henry SG, Chen M, Matthias MS, Bell RA, Kravitz RL. Development of the Chronic Pain Coding System (CPCS) for Characterizing Patient-Clinician Discussions About Chronic Pain and Opioids. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2016 Oct 1; 17(10):1892-1905.
Hollingshead NA, Matthias MS, Bair MJ, Hirsh AT. Healthcare providers' perceptions of socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with chronic pain: A qualitative investigation. Journal of health disparities research and practice. 2016 Oct 1; 9(3):35-44.
Luckhurst CL, Imperiale TF, Matthias MS. Acceptance of a Risk Estimation Tool for Colorectal Cancer Screening. Paper presented at: National Library of Medicine Informatics Training Annual Conference; 2016 Jun 28; Columbus, OH.
Ross JS, Williams L, Damush TM, Matthias M. Physician and other healthcare personnel responses to hospital stroke quality of care performance feedback: a qualitative study. BMJ quality & safety. 2016 Jun 1; 25(6):441-7.
Livorsi D, Comer A, Matthias MS, Perencevich EN, Bair MJ. Factors Influencing Antibiotic-Prescribing Decisions Among Inpatient Physicians: A Qualitative Investigation. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2015 Sep 1; 36(9):1065-72.
Matthias MS, Kukla ME, McGuire AB, Bair MJ. Facilitators and barriers to peer support for chronic pain self-management in Veterans. Poster session presented at: American Pain Society Annual Meeting; 2015 May 13; Palm Springs, CA.
Eliacin J, Salyers MP, Kukla M, Matthias MS. Patients' understanding of shared decision making in a mental health setting. Qualitative Health Research. 2015 May 1; 25(5):668-78.
Eliacin J, Salyers MP, Kukla M, Matthias MS. Factors influencing patients' preferences and perceived involvement in shared decision-making in mental health care. Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England). 2015 Feb 1; 24(1):24-8.
Hollingshead NA, Matthias MS, Bair MJ, Hirsh AT. Impact of race and sex on pain management by medical trainees: a mixed methods pilot study of decision making and awareness of influence. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2015 Feb 1; 16(2):280-90.
Fukui S, Matthias MS, Salyers MP. Core domains of shared decision-making during psychiatric visits: scientific and preference-based discussions. Administration and policy in mental health. 2015 Jan 1; 42(1):40-6.
Matthias MS, McGuire AB, Kukla M, Daggy J, Myers LJ, Bair MJ. A brief peer support intervention for veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a pilot study of feasibility and effectiveness. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2015 Jan 1; 16(1):81-7.
Hirsh AT, Hollingshead NA, Bair MJ, Matthias MS, Kroenke K. Preferences, experience, and attitudes in the management of chronic pain and depression: a comparison of physicians and medical students. The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2014 Sep 1; 30(9):766-74.
Matthias MS, Krebs EE, Bergman AA, Coffing JM, Bair MJ. Communicating about opioids for chronic pain: a qualitative study of patient attributions and the influence of the patient-physician relationship. European journal of pain (London, England). 2014 Jul 1; 18(6):835-43.
Hirsh AT, Hollingshead NA, Matthias MS, Bair MJ, Kroenke K. The influence of patient sex, provider sex, and sexist attitudes on pain treatment decisions. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society. 2014 May 1; 15(5):551-9.
Bair MJ, Matthias MS, Krebs EE. Issues in designing and conducting pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain in primary care. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2014 Apr 23; San Diego, CA.
Matthias MS, Kukla ME, McGuire AB, Bair MJ. Peer support for chronic pain self-management: A qualitative study of peer coaches' experiences. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2014 Apr 23; San Diego, CA.
Matthias MS, McGuire AB, Kukla ME, Daggy J, Myers L, Bair MJ. Effectiveness of a brief peer support intervention for Veterans with chronic pain. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2014 Apr 23; San Diego, CA.
Matthias MS, Kukla ME, McGuire AB, Bair MJ. Peer support for chronic pain self-management: A qualitative study of peer coaches' experiences. [Abstract]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2014 Apr 16; 29(1):169-170.
Fukui S, Salyers MP, Matthias MS. Shared decisionmaking (SDM) for people with serious mental illness. Paper presented at: Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference; 2014 Jan 15; San Antonio, TX.
Matthias MS, Miech EJ, Myers LJ, Sargent C, Bair MJ. A qualitative study of chronic pain in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans: "A burden on my soul". Military medicine. 2014 Jan 1; 179(1):26-30.
Bergman AA, Matthias MS, Coffing JM, Krebs EE. Contrasting tensions between patients and PCPs in chronic pain management: a qualitative study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2013 Nov 1; 14(11):1689-97.
Salyers MP, Matthias MS, Sidenbender S, Green A. Patient activation in schizophrenia: insights from stories of illness and recovery. Administration and policy in mental health. 2013 Sep 1; 40(5):419-27.
Bonfils KA, Frankel RM, Salyers MP, Oles S, Matthias MS. Agenda setting in psychiatric consultations: An exploratory study. Poster session presented at: Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting; 2013 May 2; Chicago, IL.
Matthias MS, Salyers MP, Frankel RM. Re-thinking shared decision-making: context matters. Patient education and counseling. 2013 May 1; 91(2):176-9.
Matthias MS, Miech EJ, Myers LJ, Sargent C, Bair MJ. An expanded view of self-management: patients' perceptions of education and support in an intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2012 Aug 1; 13(8):1018-28.
Matthias MS, Miech EJ, Myers LJ, Sargent C, Bair MJ. "There's more to this pain than just pain": how patients' understanding of pain evolved during a randomized controlled trial for chronic pain. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society. 2012 Jun 1; 13(6):571-8.
Hirsh AT, Hollingshead NA, Wu J, Bair MJ, Matthias MS, Kroenke K. Provider decision making in chronic pain management: Influence of patient sex, race, and depression. Poster session presented at: American Pain Society Annual Meeting; 2012 May 16; Honolulu, HI.
Matthias MS, Miech EJ, Myers L, Sargent C, Bair MJ. "She Makes Me Feel Like an All-Star": Patients’ Experiences with Self-Management Education in an Intervention for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2012 May 11; Orlando, FL.
Bergman AB, Matthias MS, Coffing JM, Krebs EE. Managing chronic pain with opioid medications: Patient voices. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2012 May 1; Orlando, FL.
Hirsh A, Hollingshead N, Wu J, Bair MJ, Matthias MS, Kroenke K. Provider decision making in chronic pain management: Influence of patient sex, race, and depression. [Abstract]. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society. 2012 Apr 1; 13(4):S106.
Matthias MS, Miech EJ, Myers L, Sargent C, Bair MJ. "She makes me feel like I'm an All-Star": Patients' experiences with self-management education in an intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Journal of general internal medicine. 2012 Mar 1; 27(S2):356.
Campbell SR, Matthias MS, Bergman AB, Krebs E. "I feel like I’m not a doctor”: Physicians’ perceptions of opioid management. [Editorial]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2011 Jul 1; 26(S-1):264-5.
Miech EJ, Sternke EA, Myers L, Bair MJ, Matthias MS. "There’s more to this pain than just pain": How patients understand the management of chronic pain. [Abstract]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2011 Jun 1; 26(S1):S73.
Campbell SR, Matthias MS, Bergman AB, Krebs E. "I feel like I’m not a doctor”: Physicians’ perceptions of opioid management. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2011 May 10; Phoenix, AZ.
Matthias MS, Miech EJ, Sternke EA, Myers L, Bair MJ, Sargent C. "There’s more to this pain than just pain": How patients understand the management of chronic pain. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2011 May 4; Phoenix, AZ.
Matthias MS, Bair MJ. The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain management: where do we go from here? Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2010 Dec 1; 11(12):1747-9.
Matthias MS. The impact of uncertainty on decision making in prenatal consultations: obstetricians' and midwives' perspectives. Health communication. 2010 Apr 1; 25(3):199-211.
Matthias MS, Bair MJ, Nyland KA, Huffman MA, Stubbs DL, Damush TM, Kroenke K. Self-management support and communication from nurse care managers compared with primary care physicians: a focus group study of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Pain Management Nursing : Official Journal of The American Society of Pain Management Nurses. 2010 Mar 1; 11(1):26-34.
Matthias MS. Problematic integration and decision making in prenatal care: Providers’ perspectives. Paper presented at: National Communication Association Annual Meeting; 2009 Nov 12; Chicago, IL.
Matthias MS, Salyers MP, Frankel RM. Shared decision making in psychiatric consultations. Paper presented at: International Conference on Communication in Healthcare; 2009 Oct 4; Miami, FL.
Matthias M, Bair MJ, Damush TM. Self-Management Support and Communication from Nurse Care Manager Compared to Primary Care Physicians: A Focus Group Study of Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2008 Apr 11; Pittsburgh, PA.