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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Citations
(5 of more than 1336 PAIN focused publications)
- Giannitrapani KF, Ackland PE, Holliday J, Zeliadt S, Olson J, Kligler B, Taylor SL. Provider Perspectives of Battlefield Acupuncture: Advantages, Disadvantages and Its Potential Role in Reducing Opioid Use for Pain. [Editorial]. Medical care. 2020 Sep 1; 58 Suppl 2 9S:S88-S93.
- Hu QL, Dworsky JQ, Beck AC, Gilbert EW, Pockaj BA, Varghese TK, Maggard-Gibbons M, Ko CY, Weigel RJ, Laronga C. Perioperative Pain Management after Ambulatory Abdominal Surgery: An American College of Surgeons Systematic Review. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020 Aug 14.
- Nowakowski S, Levy-Meeks ME, Dawson DB, Meers JM, Stout-Aguilar JS, Kilic GS, Borahay MA. Association of preoperative sleep pattern with post-hysterectomy pain: a pilot study. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 2020 Aug 10.
- Baert F, McParland J, Miller MM, Hirsh AT, Wallace E, Dickson A, Trost Z, Vervoort T. Mothers' appraisals of injustice in the context of their child's chronic pain: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. European journal of pain (London, England). 2020 Aug 2.
- Ilgen MA, Coughlin LN, Bohnert ASB, Chermack S, Price A, Kim HM, Jannausch M, Blow FC. Efficacy of a Psychosocial Pain Management Intervention for Men and Women With Substance Use Disorders and Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA psychiatry. 2020 Jul 29.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 85 PAIN focused publication briefs)
- VA Patients Have Fewer Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations Post-Chemotherapy than Medicare Patients
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new quality measure to reduce potentially avoidable hospital admissions among patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy. In this study, investigators used this CMS measure to compare the quality of care received by chemotherapy patients treated through traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare versus VA, using a cohort of dually-enrolled ...
Date: July 15, 2020
- Veterans Reveal Positive Aspects of Routine VA Pain Screening
Using data from a study that evaluated a strategy to improve the use of the “5th Vital Sign” of pain in primary care, investigators identified 36 Veterans from five primary care clinics and three VA healthcare systems who were interviewed about pain screening. Generally, Veterans believed that routine pain screening is positive. Findings revealed five themes that summarize Veterans’ experience and...
Date: March 6, 2020
- Integrated Pain Team Programs Improve Outcomes for Chronic Pain and May Reduce Reliance on High-Risk Opioid Therapy
This study examined changes in self-reported chronic pain-, opioid-, and treatment-related outcomes among Veterans with chronic pain following the implementation of a primary care-based biopsychosocial Integrated Pain Team (IPT) model within the San Francisco VA Health Care System. Findings showed that Veterans with chronic pain who engaged in the IPT program reported improvement in several outcom...
Date: February 25, 2020
- Increases in Opioid Dosing of 20% or Greater were Not Associated with Improvements in Pain among Veterans
This study examined the influence of opioid dose escalation on pain scores recorded in the VA electronic medical record among patients on chronic opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain. Findings showed that increases in opioid dose of 20% or greater were not associated with improvements in pain scores. In the follow-up period, dose escalators had higher average morphine milligram equivalents (...
Date: January 7, 2020
- Health is the Main Concern of Newly Separated Veterans
This large study is the first in-depth investigation of U.S. Veterans’ health and well-being as they leave military service. Findings showed that health concerns were the most salient for newly separated Veterans, with many reporting that they had chronic physical (53%) or mental (33%) health conditions – and that they were less satisfied with their health than either their work or social relation...
Date: December 28, 2019
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Studies
( 5 of more than 81 PAIN focused projects
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Funding Start |
| IIR 19-265
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Enhancing Geriatric Pain Care with Contextual Patient Generated Profiles |
Butler , Jorie |
2020-10-01 |
| C19 20-397
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Virtual Pain Care for High Risk Veterans on Opioids during COVID19 (and Beyond) |
Moore, Brent |
2020-09-01 |
| CDA 18-005
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Targeting Barriers to Pain Self-Management in Women Veterans: Refinement and Feasibility of a Novel Peer Support Intervention (Project CONNECT) |
Driscoll, Mary |
2020-05-01 |
| SDR 19-287
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Does Choice Equal Quality? A Mixed-Methods Comprehensive Evaluation of the Quality of Community Care through the MISSION Act vs VA care for Veterans with PTSD, Depression and Chronic Pain |
Manuel, Jennifer |
2020-04-01 |
| PPO 18-213
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Adaptation of the Motivational Interviewing Skills Code to Identify Clinician and Client Language Predicting Reduced Opioid Use Risk and Increased Use of Alternative Pain Care Strategies in Veterans |
Borsari, Brian |
2019-03-01 |
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HSR&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
5 sample "Pain" publications displayed.
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FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids
...importance of pain research in VHA has never been higher. Defining pain as a public...Spring16 » FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids Health Services Research &...Commentary Chronification of Pain and the Science of Pain Management by Rollin M.
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FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids
...importance of pain research in VHA has never been higher. Defining pain as a public...Spring16 » FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids Health Services Research &...Commentary Chronification of Pain and the Science of Pain Management Rollin M. Gallagher
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FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids
...importance of pain research in VHA has never been higher. Defining pain as a public...Spring16 » FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids Health Services Research &...Commentary Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Pain as a Public Health Problem Erin E. Krebs
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FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids
...importance of pain research in VHA has never been higher. Defining pain as a public...Spring16 » FORUM, Spring 2016: Chronic pain, opioids Health Services Research &...Integrative Health Approaches to Addressing Pain Stephanie L. Taylor, PhD, HSR&D Center
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Examining Pain and Pain Care in the VA || In Progress
...help VA provide safe and effective pain management for all Veterans....Inprogress » Dec16 » Examining Pain and Pain Care in the VA Health Services...Treatment of Pain among Veterans » Table of Contents Examining Pain and Pain Care in
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