Research Topics
Pain Management
The medical management of chronic (long-term) or acute (short-term) pain is an important priority for VA, as some 77% of Veterans report pain control as among their top three priorities in primary care.* Important issues being studied include whether computer-aided screening will increase pain diagnosis, and what techniques will best support Veterans in self-managing their pain.
* Mitchinson AR, Kerr EA, Krein SL. "Management of chronic noncancer pain by VA primary care providers: when is pain control a priority?' Am J Manag Care. 2008 Feb;14(2):77-84.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 94 PAIN focused publication briefs)
- Women Veterans More Likely to Have Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Higher Pain Interference and Intensity
This study examined gender differences in chronic pain and its contributors. Findings showed that, compared to men, women Veterans were more likely to have chronic overlapping pain conditions and had higher levels of pain interference and intensity. Women had higher prevalence of psychiatric and sleep disorder diagnoses, greater levels of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigu...
Date: February 12, 2024
- Giving Veterans an Active Voice in Creating a Veteran-Centered Chronic Pain Research Agenda
Veterans Action League (VAL) 2.0 was a two-year community engagement project (2019–2021) that sought to develop a national Veteran-centered chronic pain research agenda that includes Veteran-generated recommendations for chronic pain management and chronic pain research priorities. Findings showed that Veterans’ most frequently cited need for chronic pain management and treatment was better access...
Date: March 23, 2023
- Black Veterans with Chronic Pain Express Dissatisfaction with VA Telehealth Options during Pandemic
This study sought to understand how Black Veterans with chronic pain experienced pandemic-related changes in VA healthcare delivery. Investigators conducted qualitative interviews with Black Veterans who had completed a randomized controlled trial of an intervention focused on communication and patient activation for Black patients with chronic pain. Findings showed that Veterans described mostly ...
Date: November 14, 2022
- AI-Guided Pain Care Might Work as Well as Phone Therapy
Investigators in this study developed a cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (CBT-CP) intervention using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically adjust the modality of weekly therapist interactions based on patient feedback reported daily via interactive voice response (IVR). This trial evaluated this intervention (AI-CBT-CP) relative to therapist-delivered telephone CBT-CP. Finding...
Date: September 1, 2022
- Low-Value Service Use Common and Costly among Veterans Enrolled in VA Healthcare
This study sought to quantify Veterans’ overall use and cost of low-value services, including VA-delivered care and VA-purchased community care. Findings showed that low-value service use is common and costly across a variety of VA services. In this study cohort, 19.6 low-value services per 100 Veterans were delivered by VA facilities or VA Community Care programs in fiscal year 2018, which involv...
Date: July 5, 2022
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Studies
( 5 of more than 100 PAIN focused projects
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Project No. |
Title |
PI |
Funding Start |
IIR 22-062
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Reducing Chronic Opioid Use Among Veterans Undergoing Community Care Surgery Using a Transitional Pain Service |
Brooke, Benjamin |
2024-02-01 |
IIR 21-207
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Evaluating Group-Based Psychological Treatments over Home Video Teleconference for Older Veterans with Chronic Pain
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Yarns, Brandon |
2023-10-01 |
CDA 21-015
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Addressing Disparities In Pain Management |
Javier, Sarah |
2023-08-01 |
PPO 22-051
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Addressing Disparities in Pain Management among Veterans: A Decision Tool to Support Preference-Based Safe Prescribing and Treatment Decisions in Primary Care
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Schapira, Marilyn |
2023-07-01 |
SDR 21-012
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Options for Pain Management using Nonpharmacological Strategies (OPTIONS) |
Matthias, Marianne |
2022-11-01 |
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Pain" seminars are displayed.
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Date |
Title |
Presenter(s) |
6/4/2024 |
Pain & Opioid Use Actively Managed Portfolio (POU AMP)
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Kusiak, Audrey
Sankar, Jayanthi
Fowler, Carol
Plouzek, Cathie
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5/16/2024 |
Complementary and Integrative Health for Chronic Pain and PTSD: An Overview of Recent Systematic Reviews
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Zaccari, Belle
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5/7/2024 |
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation Demonstrates the Impact of a Whole Health Based Chronic Pain Management Program for Veterans
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Haun, Jolie
Fowler, Christopher
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4/2/2024 |
Disability Claims as a Pathway to Pain Treatment in Veterans: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Pain Management (SBIRT-PM)
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Martino, Steve
Rosen, Marc
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3/5/2024 |
Ethical Responsibilities of a Military to the Social Determinants of Health of its Service Members
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Smith, Hunter
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Podcasts
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